With Namco's bizarre pose-matching game Muscle March now available as a $5 Wii Shop Channel download, the publisher has commemorated the occasion with an equally bizarre trailer that, sadly, implies someone actually did think of the children.

Because the recent announcement that Muscle March will receive a WiiWare release in North America this winter was greeted mostly by sheer bafflement, developer Namco Bandai has released a new gameplay trailer. After watching this complete level, you should understand exactly why bodybuilders and polar bears are zooming through the streets in their pants, dodging penguins and horses and striking poses with the Wiimote to fit through holes in walls. It's all quite straightforward. Read more »

Namco's barely clothed and amazingly quirky downloadable WiiWare title "Muscle March" is coming to North America this winter.

The muscular mini-game has players chasing after a protein powder thief, with Wii Remote and Nunchuk motions used to match the thief's pose after he blasts through a wall. When players finally near said thief, they shake the Remote and Nunchuk to tackle him.

No word yet as to when exactly the game will arrive (Namco's image of a press release only specified winter) or how much it will run (the Japanese version weighed in at 800 Wii Points / $8), but we'll let you know when we know more. Until then, enjoy: Read more »