Walk It Out says Konami

If Yoga or Pilates aren't your thing, Konami invites you to just walk instead, with their latest fitness offering Walk It Out.

This up-tempo game/regime features over a hundred music tracks from artists like Black Eyed Peas and a glut of mini-games. A number of control schemes are supported too, including the Balance Board, Konami's Dance Pad and plain Nunchuk/Wiimote.

Graphs and statistics will chart how many calories you've burned, giving you an immense feeling of well-being and a positive glow which the opposite sex will find attractive. In no time at all you'll be healthy, wealthy and popular. Ker-ching!

Autopilot in more Nintendo games

The autopilot mode we talked about being in New Super Mario Bros Wii, will also feature in other games according to a report by Nikkei.

Referred to as "Skip Functionality", it will allow the player to pause the game and select a menu option to turn on automated play. It's claimed that Nintendo plan on using this feature in action games on both the Wii and DS handheld. They hope that it will stop players getting frustrated and quitting out, allowing them to experience the full game.

Nintendo DSi Joins Lineup at the 2009 All Good Music Festival

WHAT:
When festival goers flock to this year's All Good Music Festival, they'll have a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with a remarkable newcomer in hand-held entertainment. Appearing July 9-12 at the festival's idyllic site on Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, W. Va., the Nintendo DSi Mobile Tour invites consumers to board an interactive tour bus loaded with portable Nintendo DSi systems and software. Visitors and spectators can experience the unique features and creative fun of Nintendo DSi. With help from on-site Nintendo ambassadors, consumers can use Nintendo DSi to take and manipulate photos, tweak sound recordings and enjoy a wide variety of games. Visitors can print their original souvenir photos on the bus or store them online and download them from home.

As the latest evolution in Nintendo's popular line of hand-held video game devices, Nintendo DSi features two built-in cameras, audio recording and playback functions, and access to a wealth of downloadable games and applications from the online Nintendo DSi Shop. Players can use 10 different interactive "lenses" to tweak photos in unusual ways and share them over a local wireless connection, or have fun with their favorite music by using different audio filters to alter recorded voices or change the tempo of a song. Since launching in April, Nintendo DSi has sold more than 1 million units in the United States.

WHO:
Pittsburgh-area adults, teens, festival fans and consumers of all kinds

WHEN:
Thursday, July 9 – Sunday, July 12
Noon – 10 p.m. daily

WHERE:
All Good Music Festival
Route 7
Masontown, WV 26542
(The Nintendo DSi Mobile Tour bus will be located in the Village area.)

VISUALS:
• Consumers trying the new Nintendo DSi for the first time aboard a customized interactive tour bus
• Festival attendees snapping and manipulating photos of each other with a Nintendo DSi system
• Spectators gathering around the Nintendo DSi Mobile Tour bus for live demonstrations from Nintendo ambassadors
• Visitors enjoying unusual photos they created using Nintendo DSi

Starfy Makes a Splash at New York's Rockefeller Plaza

WHAT:
Already beloved by gaming fans around the world, the charming and powerful Starfy will celebrate the launch of his first game in the United States, The Legendary Starfy for Nintendo DS, at a unique retail event inside New York's Nintendo World store. Making his debut appearance at the Nintendo World store, Starfy himself will be available for photo opportunities with fans of all ages in a special underwater-themed area. The July 11 celebration will also feature face painting and a chance for attendees to play The Legendary Starfy and win fun Starfy prizes.

Released in the United States on June 8, The Legendary Starfy places its charming, five-pointed hero at the center of a wild adventure as he completes a series of challenges that highlight his incredible bravery and impressive underwater moves. Nintendo's newest standout character, Starfy, is one fierce friend that everyone will want to meet.

WHO:
Kids, tweens, teens, parents, video game enthusiasts and consumers of all kinds

WHEN:
Saturday, July 11, 2009
1-3 p.m.

WHERE:
Nintendo World store
10 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
www.NintendoWorldStore.com

VISUALS:
• Attendees posing for photos with a life-size costumed Starfy character
• Fans showing off Starfy-themed face paintings, clothes and balloons
• Kids and their parents playing The Legendary Starfy together
• Attendees vying for Starfy-themed prizes
• B-roll available

WiiWare and Virtual Console chart

Today's Top 20 most popular games on the WiiWare service in North America.

Final Fantasy IV: The After YearsWater WarfareReel Fishing ChallengeTexas Hold'em TournamentMy AquariumWorld of GooFamily Mini GolfTetris PartyMy Pokemon RanchDr Mario Online RxDefend your CastleSwords & SoldiersBubble Bobble PlusOnslaughtPool Revolution: Cue SportsBrain ChallengeBust-A-Move PlusFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a KingBomberman BlastMega Man 9

Good to see Water Warfare is doing well for itself. This is how the Virtual Console chart is stacking up:

Super Mario Bros 3Super Mario BrosSuper Mario WorldThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's MaskPunch-OutSuper Mario Bros 2Super Mario 64Mario Kart 64The Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimePac-ManDonkey Kong CountrySuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsDonkey KongPaper MarioThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastSonic the Hedgehog 2GalagaExcitebikeSuper Punch-Out

Games published by Nintendo have a really strong presence in that chart!

Mecho Wars coming to WiiWare

Nintendo has officially approved the turn-based strategy game Mecho Wars for release on WiiWare and DSiWare.

Designed by Luc Bernard and developed by Oyaji Games, Mecho Wars is already available on the iPhone and has been getting positive reviews. Here's the main theme for the WiiWare version to be:

Oyaji's Twitter says these games should be out in the next few months.

The Mii channel dance

Here's a surprisingly cool video of a guy called Mike Song dancing to the music from our beloved Mii Channel.

This kid's got some moves!