There hasn't been any substantial balance board games news for a little while now but that's all changed as GC 2008 kicks into high gear and the press releases flow. Here's a quick update on balance board news that matters.

Kororinpa 2

First up on the new games front is Kororinpa 2, Konami's ball-rolling maze game. If you like the Wii Fit marbles game then you are going to love this one. 100 levels of ball-rolling mayhem although, rather disappointingly, only 10 levels are said to be balance board compatible. The game will also include multiplayer support and an editor so that you can create your own levels and balls. Kororinpa 2 is scheduled for release in Europe Q1 2009.

Babysitting Party

Ubisoft released some more details on Babysitting Party (previously Babies Party).

More than 30 mini-games - Enjoy exciting and various games inspired by babies daily life:

• Take care of them
• Help them progress with memory games, puzzles, coloring and cutting up activities
• Entertain them through hilarious mini-games

Solo or multiplayer modes for every desire - Choose which character you want to embody:

• As a babysitter, you'll have to take care alone of these adorable little monsters!
• As a baby, you can play up to 4 players with your friends, and do what was always forbidden.

Easy gameplay for immediate fun:

• Thanks to intuitive motions the game is easy to pick-up and play and the use of the Wii Balance Board makes the Party Games experience brand new.

A great story to live:

• Choose the families you want to baby sit for. As a member of a babysitting academy, you will have to do your best to graduate and become the best Babysitter.

Many unlockables:

• Unlock a huge range of more than 50 cute and funny outfits and customize all the babies you take care of.

Raving Raving Rabbids TV Party

More info on those wacky rabbids from the Ubisoft factsheet.

Unique use of the Wii Balance Board:

• Play loads (Ubi are still not saying how many) of exciting new games with the new Wii Balance Board and experience the first game in the world that you can play with your rear end!

New wacky games:

• 65+ brand-new games that spoof popular culture, from TV series to TV classics, not to mention insane ads!

All-new party mode:

• Play co-op or battle your friends simultaneously with up to four players, or go crazy with up to eight players in party mode! You can even sabotage your friends while they are playing!

Unique use of the Wii Remote:

• Discover new and innovative ways to play with eight types of gameplay, including shaking, precision, dexterity and balance.

Shake that Rabbid:

• Use the Wii Remote and Wii Balance Board to dance and wiggle your booty.

Customize your bunny:

• Pimp your bunny out, take his photo and send it to your friends online.

Other than that, we're also seeing a lot of new trailers and screen shots for Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip but I think I'll save those for a best of post once GC wraps up at the end of the week.

Keen to cater for everyone, and one of the less hyped announcements coming out of Ubidays is Babies Party for Wii, a logical extension of the already popular Imagine Babies DS title.

Babies Party and its 'babysitting academy' is said to include 30 mini-games that are based on a baby and carer's typical day and include memory games, puzzles, colouring and cutting up activities. The game is also said to include Wii Balance Board support although for which activities is unknown.

Since the announcement I've seen a lot of comments from gamers about this being nothing more than shovelware from Ubisoft. I'm certainly not going to rush out and get it but then it was never intended for a bloke like me so each to his (or in this case her) own I say.