EA has just released a whole bunch of new games for smartphones and the iPod. “New” may be a bit of a stretch since many of them are based on popular board games. Nonetheless, if you’ve got one of these devices and you are itching for a new game… you may want to check them out.

EA Mobile has launched The Sims 2 Castaway and The Sims Pool, both extensions of the enormously popular The Sims franchise; Monopoly Here & Now, a modern version of the world popular board game; Yahtzee Adventures, the treasured dice game updated with unique characters and settings; and Merv Griffin’s Crosswords, based on the popular TV show. In addition, visually rich iPod versions of the hit Hasbro games Scrabble (in North America only) and Yahtzee are now available for purchase from the iTunes Store.

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco last Wednesday, Nintendo announced a new game for its leading console: Wii Fit. What? A console which already battles sedentary gaming is adding a product that will improve your health too?

Wii Fit comes bundled with a wireless Balance Board “controller” with which you can stretch, exercise and even try out ya ya ya ya-Yoga! WiiFit includes mini-games that test your hand eye coordination with Soccer-related challenges, Marbles and Down-Hill skiing. Additionally, it adds the Wii Fit channel to the already large list of channels on the Wii Conole. The channel allows users to check in and track fitness progress by weight and body mass index (also known as BMI).

Although originally rumored to come out in January this year, WiiFit will be available May 19th. In addition to WiiFit, Nintendo announced WiiWare–a digital distribution game service set to launch May 12th allowing gamers to download new games directly to the console–some of which are said to include episodic content. This is different than the Virtual Console which has existed since its incept.