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E3: Iwata shows Wii Vitality Sensor News
Wii News by Dan Pearson
Mario's legal guardian Satoru Iwata has introduced a curious pulse-measuring device known as Wii Vitality during Nintendo's E3 press conference.
Looking for all the world like one of those machines we have on Brighton pier which tells you if you're in love by sticking your finger in it, the device is designed to go beyond a simple cardio report.
In fact, in a rather poetic description, Iwata promised that it would provide information "relating to the inner world of your body". Although probably not in a particularly medical sense.
Instead, it's aimed at aiding relaxation by monitoring stress and nervousness, even helping people to sleep.
No software was announced, but expect Mario Police Polygraph to be hitting the shelves soon.
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Brain age trained your brain...Wii fit made you healthy...did they hell as like.
Just another plastic twat device for Nintendo to peddle out to the stupid arse heads that think it really does something. Don`t you think that if someone had shed loads of weight playing Wii fit that Nintendo would not of put them on show. The reason that you don`t see them is that after a few weeks people wake up a bit and realise that look like a donkeys knob whilst playing on bathroom scales. |
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grussbarbar
02/06/09 @ 18:07
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I'd love to see a survival/horror game with this, where the game throws a scare at you if you're getting too relaxed. :)
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If you're not relaxed enough, it punishes you with electric shocks. I want it.
I do remember seeing a documentary on mind-controlled games. You did it through your finger which was plugged into a sensor. Would be cool if this was that technology. If you thought of moving forward, you went forward in the game. If you thought about jumping, you jumped.
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Haha, nice. Miyamoto has said in an interview that he's been involved in a tech demo where you control a robot with your thought. Using the Vitality Sensor.
It's the technology I was talking about a few posts above. :) But it still was pretty stupid to present it without any games. I think they kept it as a backup, for when XBox would amaze people (which it did). "Others are copying our motion control, but we're working on thought control!" ... |
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@Canyarion: "I do remember seeing a documentary on mind-controlled games. You did it through your finger which was plugged into a sensor. Would be cool if this was that technology. If you thought of moving forward, you went forward in the game. If you thought about jumping, you jumped. "
I doubt it. If you could receive a signal from the brain via the finger, hospitals wouldn't need all those damn expensive MRI scanners. I would love to be proven wrong though. |
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