Weight Loss with Wii Fitness Games and Nutrisystem

They’ve been out of stock at Best Buy, Gamestop, Toys R Us, and just about everywhere else you can think of, but I’ve noticed that in the last few days there have been a couple Wii U’s at Walmart. If you’ve been trying to pre-order, check them out.

Here’s a link to the Deluxe Console. As of this writing they’re sold out online but a few locations still have store pickup available:

Nintendo Wii U 32GB Deluxe Console w/ GamePad & Nintendo Land, Black (Available for Layaway at your Local Wal-Mart Store)

Here’s a bundle that had been available, but it’s going in and out of stock:

Nintendo Wii U Solution Bundle w/ Customer Choice of Wii U Game and Controller

Finally, here’s a link to Walmart’s page for the regular Wii U, although this has been out of stock for a very long time.

Nintendo Wii U

Check these links from time to time, as Walmart has been the only retailer that seems to have any kind of Wii U’s available at all. Good luck!

If you’ve been putting off getting a Wii Balance Board, there’s a huge clearance sale at K-mart right now. Click here to check it out.

Nintendo Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board at K-Mart

Here’s why this is a great deal: the Wii U is going to fully support the Balance Board (in fact, one of the titles that will be coming within the first few months of release is Wii Fit U, a completely retooled version of Wii Fit. You can wait to buy the bundled version at an exorbitant price, or you can just buy this balance board on clearance and buy the Wii U Fit game when it comes out.

But hurry–these kinds of deals usually last a blink and then they’re gone.

If you’ve been holding out on getting our top rated game, Just Dance 3, you can get it right now at Best Buy for $20. That’s the lowest I’ve seen it yet.

Just Dance 3: Best Buy Exclusive Katy Perry Edition – Nintendo Wii

To help everyone with their New Year’s Resolution, Amazon is having a big sale on a whole bunch of fitness games.

Some of the better deals you’ll find:

Just Dance 3 for $29.00
Zumba Fitness 2 for $29.99
Zumba Fitness for $27.99
Cyberbike Magnetic Edition (Wii Exercise Bike) for $149.99

Not a bad way to start the New Year. But jump on it quick before the sale ends!

Okay, a little off topic, but if you happen to own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, here are some great free apps you can download. They’re a great way to supplement your Wii workouts, or to let you exercise when you’re on the road and don’t feel like traveling with the Wii.

Fitness

• iYoga
• 8 Minutes Abs Workout
• iMapMyRUN – Running, Run, Jogging, Training, GPS, Fitness, Workout, Diet, Calories
• StrongLifts
• Nike Training Club
• Gym Training by Weightplan.com

Meals

• Healthy Food Finder by Caloricious
• Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal
• Healthy Grocery Recommendations, Personalized Nutrition Info, & Food Scanner by ShopWell
• Meal Planning by Food on the Table
• Must-Have Recipes from Better Homes and Gardens

Medical

• iTriage
• WebMD

Expectant Mothers

• Pregnancy Journal

Whether you use your iPhone, your Wii, or that coat rack in the basement that was once a piece of exercise equipment, here’s to a healthy 2012. Oh yes, I will be providing details of my own weight loss efforts again soon.

For today only (Monday, 12/5/11), as part of their Gold Box and Lightning Deals, Amazon is having a big sale on all kinds of Wii games throughout the day. Check this link throughout the day:

Amazon Sale

Some of the highlights (using my best guesses, as Amazon is often cryptic with their “clues” of sales that are coming:

- All day (while supplies last), Just Dance 3 is only $25.99, the lowest you’ll likely see it this season.

- At 1:00 PM Eastern (10:00 AM Pacific), Cyberbike will be going on sale, a Wii game that comes complete with its own exercise bike. Whenever this becomes a Lightning Deal, it always sells out within 2 minutes, so be there right on time if you want it!

- At 7:00 PM Eastern (4:00 PM Pacific), Zumba Fitness will be on sale.

- At 9:00 PM Eastern (6:00 PM Pacific), Zumba Fitness 2 will be on sale.

It’s a great time to stock up for Christmas, so get them while you can–these deals are not going to last long!

If you’ve been in the market for a new Wii (say, for your home gym or rec room…or for that friend who’s always coming over and playing yours), Best Buy has the best deal I’ve ever seen. For only $99, you can get a Nintendo Nintendo Wii Console (Black) with New Super Mario Bros Wii Game and Music CD.

Here’s the kicker–you can’t buy this in the stores. You need to be online at BestBuy.com on Thursday, at which time the price will drop for the day. I have a feeling this one is going to go fast, so I’d recommend getting there at midnight Eastern time on Thanksgiving morning.

When you consider that the New Super Mario Bros Wii game is selling for $44 on Amazon, and a new Wii Remote Plus is going for $36, that’s like getting the console for $19!

Good luck snagging this one!

For a very limited time, you can get Just Dance 3 on sale at Best Buy, plus a $10 gift card. Since it’s on sale for $35, the effective price after you get the gift card is $25. That’s as good a deal as any that’ll be available on Black Friday. But hurry, it’s only good for a very short time (look for the “$10 Gift Card with Purchase” link on the product page under “Special Offers” too see if it’s still on).

For those who don’t know, I just named Just Dance 3 as the top Wii exercise game for this Christmas. As a bonus, you get two extra Katy Perry tracks when you buy through Best Buy. Jump on this deal while you can!

Set your alarms for 6:00 PM eastern, everyone. That’s when Amazon will have the Cyberbike Magnetic Edition in their Countdown to Black Friday Gold Box. The last time they had a lightning deal for this package in September it sold out in 5 minutes.

This game has been out since June, but I’ve been resisting, as it was somewhat preposterous to me to shell out more money for a peripheral than I paid for my console itself. But I may bite the bullet and buy one for myself today if the Gold Box price is right, especially since the winter months are approaching when I won’t be able to ride my real bike outside. If so, expect a review here.

At one point
Tony Hawk: Shred – Nintendo Wii was released to a lot of fanfare. Tony Hawk himself participated in the design of the skateboard controller, and it seemed like this would be the first of many skateboarding titles for the Wii.

Unfortunately, consumers weren’t quite willing to shell out the money for it (at one point it was going for over $80), and those who did get it found the setup and calibration to be frustrating. On the other hand, die-hard Tony Hawk fans and skateboarding fans seemed to like it.

My guess is that Best Buy just wants to clear them out of their stores right now to make room for Christmas 2011 inventory (notice that it’s available for free in-store pickup only, not shipped). So if you’re looking for a great deal for the boarder in your life, jump on this one!