If you were to tell someone in the exercise industry in the early '90s that fitness games were to be the fastest growing genre in 2008/9 you'd probably be laughed at and told to drop and give them 50 for suggesting such craziness, but that's the world we live in. Following on from the success of the original game, Nintendo Australia has announced that Wii Fit Plus is due to land on Aussie shores on October 15.

　　The original game, Wii Fit, is synonymous with fitness and has sold an impressive 700,000 units to date in Australia since being released in early May 2008. Given that the latest Wii sales figures from the Aussie arm of Nintendo quotes over 1.5 million consoles sold down under, that equates to a little under one in two Wii owners owning a copy of Wii Fit and the Balance Board peripheral.

　　Wii Fit Plus will add 15 new balance games, the ability to customise and create your own workout, and more importantly, the ability to weigh your cat or dog! Though we're not too sure if any of the exercises cater to your furry companion if it determines they're overweight.

　　When it comes out on the 15th of October, Wii Fit Plus will cost A$29.95 for the software, or A$159.95 for a copy of the game and the Wii Fit Balance Board.