According to 1UP is going to be released on MAy 20th.

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We're unclear as to what exactly constitutes the Japanese equivalent of a North American Wii-happy, pilates obsessed, nongame loving 'alpha mom' -- but whoever they may be they're snatching up Wii Fit like it was going out of style.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, reports out of Japan indicate that Nintendo's latest gamble into the casual crowd is paying off like a busted slot machine. Even though the program has only been on store shelves officially for just over 1 month now, Nintendo's fitness application has already broken the 1 million sales marker.

Japan's Nikkei business news brought word of Wii Fit's outstanding debut in their nightly news feed. The title, which launched in Japan December 1, aims to improve a user's BMI and overall fitness level through the use of a special balance board peripheral and a calculated exercise regimen which tracks gradual improvement over time in the style of Nintendo's uber-popular Brain Age series.

Wii Fit is expected to be one of the year's biggest sellers both in Japan and abroad. North Americans can expect to see the game on May 20th... by which time presumably they'll have that 'plus-sized' Western balance board properly stress tested and ready for use.

Can't wait for those inevitable Wii Fit special interest pieces on the morning talk show circuit. At the very least it should at least provide some counterarguments to McDonald's latest claim that it's actually the video games (as opposed to, say, McGriddles) responsible for making us all fat.

Link:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165333

I was really hoping it would be sooner than that. :(

My gf really wants it and I told her probably february sometime.   

What about australia? im really looking forward to this game but I think we will have to wait til at least july or august and possibly late 08 if it takes off in NA. hope nintendo ramps up production on the board though

Can't wait to see the effect of this game on the American market...

i'm really looking forward to this game too, both NA and Europe/Aus are supposedly going to see a Spring 2008 release, and May 20 fits into that time line nicely.. i just hope Aus doesn't haven't to wait too much longer than that

by which time presumably they'll have that 'plus-sized' Western balance board properly stress tested and ready for use.

We knew that was the reason for the delay... 

original article gone.... So maybe just a rumor?

or maybe they realised they accidentally let it slip?

EDIT: there is a space at the end of the link in the first post, the article is still there

What the hell? Honestly, Nintendo, I've got an idea, maybe you should hire more than one overstressed 12 year old to be your localisation team!! get your arses into gear, I'm sick of your completely ridiculous lag times when it comes to releasing games in Europe and North America.

I don't think its localization OMG, but production of the board