Wii will get you Fit

And it probably won't cost you as much as a Fitness First membership

After 1.4million sales in Japan and due to hit Europe April 25, the Wii Fit is the latest in a now very long line of games and peripherals flooding the market for the world's most popular console.

If you're still carrying around the extra weight of Crimble and with an onslaught of chocolate eggs looming large at Easter, the Wii Fit could be the answer to shedding some pounds without technically leaving the sofa. The game comes bundled with a specially developed Wii Balance Board. Wireless and pressure sensitive, it detects weight and shift in body balance in any direction so you can control your on-screen character while embarking on the most exercise you've had since the annual school cross country run.

Nintendo promises the four training categories in the shape of Aerobic Exercise, Muscle Workout, Yoga and Balance Games will develop body balance control, burn fat, help to improve muscle tone and condition and increase aerobic stamina.

It all sounds a little too healthy for our liking, but with games like Hula Hoop, Ski Jump, Rhythm Boxing, Lunge and classic Yoga to play, it does sound like good healthy fun. Might give the Press-Up Challenge a miss though.

Picture Caption: Burn the fat without leaving the sofa with Wii Fit