The Wii Fit Plus will introduce 15 new mini-games and come as either a standalone disc for $US19.99, or as part of a bundle with the original Wii Fit and Balance Board for $US99.99. It also looks like Nintendo will be releasing black editions of the Wii remote, nunchuk and MotionPlus, so those concerned about matching their toys to their furniture will finally breathe a sigh of relief.

We’re happy to get the release info, but one question remains: will the Wii Fit Plus mean more pictures of Brian in his boxers? [USA Today via kotaku]

Hey Brian, are you ready for more confidence-crushing Wii Fit workouts?

Ones that are “more accurate” and completely sharable with friends over the Internet? Great, because I smell another sweaty six-month review in your future if this rumour comes true at E3.

Basically, as the headline suggests, an online WIi Fit, complete with enhanced MotionPlus sensitivity, is arriving sometime this year, with the big announce scheduled for E3. Here’s hoping one of the new workouts is a Star Wars kid jump-around-the-room-til-you-pass-out routine involving a sword and some cool balance board moves.

Oh, and there’s Mario to consider too. Kotaku has more. [Kotaku]

What is Nintendo up to for E3? With the new DSi out and Wii MotionPlus coming out, it looks like a year for software. And these two new trademarks may reveal their announcements early.

‘Wii Fit Plus’ sounds obvious enough to us. A sequel or expansion for Wii Fit, we’d love a bigger balance board to support normal pushups…but chances are that this hardware is too profitable to be pulled from standardisation. OK, what about some sort of Riiflex dumbbell accessory? Hell, throw a few sweat bands in there and Jason Chen will still play an hour a day. Whatever Nintendo does, that’s the game’s real logo. And November retailer availability floated around in a rumour from last month.

“Art Academy” brings up fond memories of Mario Paint, with the slightest overtones of Brain Age knockoff Big Brain Academy. Wii MotionPlus’ 1:1 motion tracking combined with the Wiimote’s IR could make for a neat painting game. But you know Nintendo, they’ll just need to stick a white plastic easel and beret in the box. [Siliconera via Joystiq]

This Wii Fit Balance Board offered by Chinavasion is just $US65—not a bad price as the Balance Board is only offered in a Wii Fit bundle for $US90. But we wouldn’t recommend the purchase.

A quick look at the measurements reveals that this generic board is roughly 2 1/2 inches narrower than Nintendo’s board and almost an inch shallower front to back. I can’t speak for everyone here, but my size 12s are already poking their way off Nintendo’s board. I can’t imagine using an even more cramped peripheral for Wii Fit.

But should you be a Lilliputian, you may benefit from the electric blue non-slip surface. Like Lam. That guy might love this thing. (I squish your head, Brian Lam. I squi- OK, please don’t fire me…I swear your head will be fine with a little rehab.) [Chinavasion via CrunchGear]

Just down that whole shaker of salt right now, please, because some obscure Dutch games retailer has given Nintendo’s press shy MotionPlus attachment a July 10 European release date.

Kotaku has feelers out to Nintendo Europe for a comment, but my Spidey Sense is telling me they’ll probably get the usual “We do not comment on rumours or speculation.” For the faux fitness freaks out there, Wii Fit Plus is also given a July 10 release date. [GoNintendo via Kotaku]

The Weight Fat Checker is actually exactly what its name proclaims it to be: It’s a body fat checker that measures, displays and monitors your weight/fat when you grip the sides of it like a steering wheel. Here’s a thought: Just let me grip your fatty sides and I’ll check your weight/fat for you, for free. [CAG via Kotaku]

The add-on is a special channel for the Wii, called the “Health Checkup Channel”, that provides two-way communication between doctors and their patients. For the doctors, the system is essentially a readout of whatever information Wii Fit collects, presented over time and in the context of the patient’s medical history, which I would assume he or she would be privy to. For the patient, the experience is much like the vanilla Wii Fit, except with a real-life doctor feeding you personalised guidance.

The Checkup Channel is expected to launch in Japan by April. Video of Nintendo recent Wii Fit guilt campaign. [Nintendo via Akihabara]

The acupressure dots that cover the top of the pad act as a massaging agent for your feet—plus it should provide extra traction when you are dizzy with effort and sliding on your own slippery sweat. The only problem is that I don’t think that Wii Fit is all that it is cracked up to be in the first place. [Amazon via Technabob]