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Friday19th Apr 2024
News Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing Game Is Getting A DLC Update
Free costume and music also confirmed
Following local classifications for Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing game, Imagineer has now announced the Japanese release will be adding an "Editor Mode" in a new DLC update next week. This DLC will go live on 25th April 2024 and is priced at 990 yen (around $6). This new mode will allow players to create...
Saturday16th Sep 2023
News Hatsune Miku Is Getting Her Very Own Fitness Boxing Game On Switch
Update: Arriving in Japan next March, new Direct footage
Update [Sat 16th Sep, 2023 02:00 BST]: During the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast in Japan, Hatsune Miku fans got another look at her upcoming Fitness Boxing Switch game. It's scheduled to arrive in this region on 7th March 2024. There's no word on localisation at this point in time. Here...
Wednesday30th Aug 2023
News Fitness Boxing Is Being Removed From Switch eShop Later This Year
But only in Europe for now
Nintendo UK has announced that Fitness Boxing will be unavailable to purchase from the Switch eShop after 30th November 2023, 11:59pm UK time. Sharing the announcement on Twitter, the company did not give a reason for the removal, simply stating that " it will no longer be possible to purchase the digital version of...
Tuesday10th Jan 2023
News Nintendo Provides A Look At Switch's Games Line-Up For 2023
Zelda, Pikmin 4 and more!
If you've been wondering what's on the way to the Switch in 2023, Nintendo's UK website has now shared its own list - highlighting what's on the horizon for the year. It includes "just a handful of announced games" on the way to Switch, but it's already got some highly anticipated releases in it such as The Legend of...
Tuesday11th Jan 2022
Random Reviews For This Hopeful Ring Fit Competitor Are Not Good
"The Quell Hero is in for a tough fight"
When Ring Fit Adventure was first announced, some of us were unconvinced. Wii Sports was great, but we fell off it hard in the end, and having all that extra equipment was a bit of a pain. But we were wrong. Ring Fit Adventure is very good — good enough to spawn competition. Enter the Quell Hero, design...
Friday27th Aug 2021
News Fitness Boxing Is Getting An Anime Series In Japan
It's got a storyline and everything
Imagineer's Fitness Boxing series is getting its own anime, it has been revealed. The short-form series will air on Tokyo MX in October, and will focus on what the game's cast of fitness instructors get up to once they're done encouraging flabby gamers to exercise. The original Fitness Boxing arrived on Switch...
Friday15th Jan 2021
News Fitness Boxing 2 Quietly Sells 500,000 Units, Reaching 1.5 Million Across The Series
Free DLC update has launched to celebrate the occasion
Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise has been a quiet hit on Switch. Released last month, it offers a cheaper alternative to Ring Fit Adventure and though it didn't expand upon the original game as much as we hoped – we gave it 6 stars out of 10
Thursday17th Sep 2020
News Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Punches Its Way To Switch In December
A new contender
As part of the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase September 2020, it's has been announced that Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise is coming to Switch on 4th December — to help keep you trim over the holidays, no doubt. A sequel to the boxercise rhythm game Fitness Boxing, this new game will add a host of new modes...
Tuesday31st Mar 2020
Video The Best Switch Games To Play When You Can't Leave The House
Because it's raining outside
When you can't go outside what should you do? Play video games, of course! Our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has been indoors a little more regularly than usual as of late, and to help pass the time he's decided to put together a video of the best Nintendo Switch games to play in this situation. Games like...
Wednesday4th Dec 2019
News Nintendo's Fitness Boxing Reaches 500,000 Worldwide Sales
Still selling strong a year on
Ring Fit Adventure may well have received the majority of Nintendo's marketing efforts when it comes to new fitness games in the west, but another one of its recent efforts is performing rather nicely, too. Fitness Boxing has now shifted 500,000 copies worldwide according to Imagineer, the studio which developed the...
Monday11th Feb 2019
News Imagineer Issues Apology For Fitness Boxing Shortage In Japan
Recommends downloading from the eShop for an immediate workout
Remember the time when Square Enix had to apologise to fans who missed out on a physical copy of Octopath Traveler? Well, Imagineer has now had to issue a similar apology via Twitter, after stores around Japan ran out of copies of
Tuesday29th Jan 2019
News Fitness Boxing Faces Stock Shortages In Japan After Players Share Weight Loss Stories Online
A sudden hit
After a very slow and steady start, Imagineer's Nintendo-published title Fitness Boxing appears to be blooming in Japan, all thanks to players sharing their weight loss stories online. Since its release in the country last month, Fitness Boxing has been slowly gathering a small handful of sales each week without making much of a dent...
Wednesday16th Jan 2019
News Nintendo's Private Store Event Turned Out To Be A Promotion For Fitness Boxing
Mystery solved
Last weekend, the Nintendo New York store posted a message on Twitter notifying followers it would be closed until 11:30am on 15th January due to a private event. It turns out it was a promotional event for the recently released rhythm-based Switch game, Fitness Boxing. Thanks to the PR, we now know the Nintendo NY store invited a...
Friday4th Jan 2019
Video This Fitness Boxing Overview Trailer Is Here To Motivate You
Knockout your workouts
If you're trying to improve your fitness in the new year, perhaps Fitness Boxing for the Switch might be worth checking out. It may not offer quite the same level of variety as the Wii Fit series, but it can at least provide you with an intense physical workout. If you have been on the fence about this Imagineer-developed...
Thursday3rd Jan 2019
Nintendo Download 3rd January (North America)
Fitness Boxing, Catastronauts and Animated Jigsaws!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch - Retail: Fitness Boxing...
Tuesday1st Jan 2019
Video Can Fitness Boxing On Switch Help You Achieve Your New Year's Resolution?
Your fitness, all boxed up
A new year has hit us like a more-literal-than-usual gravy train, and suffice to say despite this happening every year, next year we promise we'll be better. Before then, it would no doubt do us - and anyone else who perhaps indulged a bit too much - some good to start of the new year proper; a healthier outlook could...
Friday21st Dec 2018
Reminder Nintendo's Fitness Boxing Is Out Today In Europe, North American Launch Coming Soon
Burn those calories
The Nintendo-published Fitness Boxing has launched today on Switch and, in case it had slipped from your radar, Nintendo UK has shared a brand new launch trailer to celebrate. If you're anything like us, you'll be scoffing your way through far too much food over the holiday period before inevitably feeling absolutely terrible as...
Thursday20th Dec 2018
Nintendo Download 20th December (Europe)
Fitness Boxing! Firewatch! Bring Them Home!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Fitness Boxing (Nintendo, €49.99...
Thursday29th Nov 2018
News Nintendo-Published Fitness Boxing Gets Free Demo On Switch eShop, Full Pricing Revealed
Time for try-outs
One of the more curious titles to be hitting the Nintendo Switch this winter is Fitness Boxing, a Nintendo-published title that popped up out of the blue earlier this year. Now, though, a demo has appeared on the European eShop, giving players a chance to see what the fuss is all about before going ahead and making a purchase. If...
Tuesday30th Oct 2018
News Track Listing And First Gameplay Video Revealed For Switch Exclusive Fitness Boxing
Knock-out
Imagineer has shared a brand new video and the track listing for its upcoming Switch exclusive Fitness Boxing. If you've missed the news with this one, Fitness Boxing is a soon-to-be Nintendo-published title that has players taking part in boxing-based workouts, all while strutting their stuff to instrumental versions of popular hits. The...
Tuesday9th Oct 2018
Out just in time for Christmas
Nintendo has finally lifted the lid on the mystery surrounding Fitness Boxing, a Switch exclusive title that was teased a little while back. We first heard about this one several months ago, although details were extremely few and far between back then. Now, though, Nintendo tells us that the game will have players...
Friday17th Aug 2018
News Nintendo Published Game Fitness Boxing Appears On Australian Classification Board
Get ready for a workout
During the month of July, Nintendo's latest financial results made reference to Imagineer's upcoming title, Fitness Boxing. Prior to this, the original announcement revealed the Switch game would follow on from the Shape Boxing series on the Wii, and would reportedly use the Joy-Con to simulate intensive boxing...
Tuesday31st Jul 2018
News Nintendo Reveals Fitness Boxing Exclusively For Switch
Knock out
Alongside Nintendo's latest financial results, which were shared earlier today, small tidbits of information surrounding release dates for future games have also been tweaked, updated, and revealed in the process. One such game is Fitness Boxing, a title that was first announced by Imagineer just over a month ago. The game's initial...
