The new version of the popular Nintendo Wii Fit game is set to be launched... with the backing of the UK government.

Wii Fit Plus has been endorsed by the Department of Health and the NHS and will ship with marketing material baring the NHS’s Change4Life logo.

The Change4Life programme aims to persuade children, to take more exercise and eat healthily. Previous adverts have encouraged children to ditch computer games and get outside more.

But that seems to have all changed with the new game due to go on sale on Friday, which lets players do exercises including skiing, hula-hooping and yoga.

In addition to encouraging game-players to get fit the Wii balance board can also be used to measure the weight of pets - we wonder if it will get backing from the PDSA too.