Fitness Boxing is Crossing Over With Fist of the North Star
Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star is a crossover game between the popular anime and Nintendo Switch exercise game that will be released next year. This incredibly strange but fitting crossover was announced at the most recent Nintendo Direct, published by Imagineer. Much like the other two games in the Fitness Boxing series, this game sees the player using the Joy-Con motion controllers to box in tune to the music and give the player a workout based on a variety of factors. This includes how fit they are, the player's age, their height and weight, and more.
This spin-off sequel however makes the game a full-on crossover with the Fist of the North Star anime and manga property, first published in 1983. It follows the bloody adventures of Kenshiro, who is a practitioner of the martial art style Hokuto Shinken. The anime became a cult classic in the West, becoming a fan favorite and influencing many other Shonen anime for years to come. With this popularity and emphasis on punching enemies, it's a fitting crossover with Fitness Boxing.
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As revealed in the game's brief trailer, Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star will be released in March 2023. Players will have some of Fist of the North Star's strongest characters as their instructors, where they learn to box to the beat and train themselves in «Exercise Mode» as the trailer dubs it. This includes the deadly practitioner of Hokuto Shinken himself, Kenshiro. Like other Fitness Boxing games, these workouts can be daily, and players will get a better score if they are precise with their punches and other techniques.
The game isn't just limited to practicing punches and dodges, as players can also participate in
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