Nintendo invited a handful of journalists to mid-town Manhattan for a two-hour roundtable with celebrity game designer Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Donkey Kong, Mario and Zelda). In May, his latest creation, Wii Fit, will hit U.S. shores. The fitness game for Wii has already sold 2 million copies in Japan and the company expects to find the same success in America.

Mario's creator, Shigeru Miyamoto sure looks pretty fit.

During the two hours, Miyamoto demonstrated the game and mostly talked about Wii Fit's origins, many of which have been discussed in the Iwata Asks series published on the game's official site. Five years ago, he says he started weighing himself every day and graphing the results in his bathroom. Eventually, that evolved into the game that will soon hit store shelves.

We'll have the full conversation with Miyamoto over the next few days, but highlights from the event:

On the Pikmin 3 rumors: Miyamoto simply says that Nintendo is trying to determine "what to do next with a franchise like Pikmin."

On Wii Fit not making you fit: Miyamoto continues to stress that the game is about having fun weighing yourself and charting your progress. "To me, the spirit of Wii Fit is weighing yourself and tracking it."

Hidden Wii Fit levelThe idea behind Wii Fit was borrowed from Sumo wrestlers who weigh themselves on two scales. They have to keep perfect balance, so 50% of their weight is on the left foot and 50% on the right. The game version, also called the "Ultimate Balance Test" proved too difficult, so it was not included in the regular activity list in the final game, but it's been hidden in the game so you can give it a go.

New Wii Fit Content Over DS?There's talk of adding new content to the game either via the Wii Fit channel (which will be added to your Wii when you buy and play the game). Miyamoto also said that they've been tinkering with the idea of taking advantage of DS connectivity with the Wii. Maybe there will soon be a Wii Eat add-on for Wii Fit to take the experience one-step further.

Other Wii Balance Board Games Miyamoto didn't mention anything specifically but pondered using the board to create a music game where you tap your feet on the board to make sounds.

Using the Balance Board with Mario, SSBB, Zelda Games? Miyamoto says it depends how many people buy the balance boards and maybe he'd make a Mario game that would use the board in the game, but owning a Balance Board would not be a requirement. He also threw in that they've been tinkering around with using the Board on old games and are "finding fun things we can do with them."

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A famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, demonstrates how to use the new fitness video game on the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch the new fitness video game softwarer WiiFit including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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A famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, demonstrates how to use the new fitness video game on the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch the new fitness video game softwarer WiiFit including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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The famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, displays the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch a new fitness video game software WiiFit, including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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The famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, displays the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch a new fitness video game software WiiFit, including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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