Nintendo release the first Olympic instalment of their Wii games series tomorrow. It would have been very interesting and original for them to include more events utilising the Wii fit board within this game, and would have stood them head and shoulders above the rest of the consoles sporting this game, but unfortunately they haven't.

The game looks great fun and is released tomorrow (Friday the 15th August). I'm guessing the title for the Wii game "Summer Athletics" is like that as they probably don't have the rights to use the "Olympic" name in the title. Still it's obvious that this game is simply a summer Olympic Games Wii title.

I wonder if it'll actually get you fit? In it's fairness after a day spent slogging it out on the boxing in "Wii Sports" I was feeling like i'd actually had a few rounds boxing! So I think that there is something to be said for interactive games. It's not as good as the gym, but at least it gets you active instead of sitting in front of the TV doing nothing.

Below is a trailer for the new Summer Athletics - Nintendo Wii game and is available from tomorrow.

More information on Summer Athletics can be found here.