NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime says new peripheral will wow when software is shown
Outspoken Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that the muted reception to Nintendo’s Vitality Sensor reveal at last month’s E3 is down to the fact that it’s not yet understood.
It’s true potential, he argues, will not be realised until the first software to sue the device is demonstrated.
“Until you have that software, it's tough to understand,” Fils-Aime told FastCompany. “If I told you that you would be standing on an oversized bathroom scale, and having fun doing it, you probably would have said ‘Reggie, I don't get it’.
“And yet here we are with the balance board arguably as the third largest development platform across the globe.
“I had very similar conversations when we first showed the Nintendo DS. How is it going to work, why a touch screen, voice activation – I don't get it. I had similar conversations about the Wii Remote. How is this going to work, how is it going to work with the games that I want to play – I don't get it.
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“Now I'm hearing something similar for the Wii Vitality Sensor. And all I can tell you is, with the game developers that we have, we will bring forth an experience that you will say ‘wow, I get it’.”
I am sorry but I have to disagree. The Wii-mote was great, the DS was great, but this just seems so utterly pointless. The prospect of myt heartrate contributing to the gameplay seems nonesense.
I look forward to seeing lots of bad third party games based upon those annoying youtube videos where a zombie pops up and there is a loud scream noise when you arent expecting it.
Yeah it may seem pointless but you know that now when Nintendo puts their name on it...it's going to sell
Of course its not understood, until we see software that can actually use the damn thing efficiently we won't see a meaningful purpose for it.
We have these at the hospital I work at. The super deluxe models cost less than a pound, I think people don't realise this could be stuck onto any game for minimal hit.
Forget using them for the shock and such, these will probably be linked into the Wii's first proper Brain Training game. That way they can deliberately stress you out and see what makes you crack. 'Hmmm - I see you find maths questions stressful, but have no problems with the word games'.
Couple this with WiiFit3/WiiHealthPack data collection to measure aerobic/anaerobic activity and you have a great tool that you can stick on the cover of magazines and still make a profit.
I'd say Nintendo know that this is quite cheap and easy for others to copy so are keeping their ideas much more closely guarded than normal.
Thanks, ghgh, for responding to a fairly lucid, well-thought out opinion by calling the poster a retard. I needed my daily reminder of how dumb the average human being is, and hadn't gotten it yet today.
Yes, it's not like a doctor is going to know ANYTHING about heartrates, how silly of him.
just because you don't like what someone has to say, doesn't mean you should call them a retard. You're not in 7th grade any more....
it has great potential for what it can do to the games we play. By reading our current condition while playing a game, the game can then react to our condition and increase difficulties if we are finding something to easy or decrease them if they are too hard. the most obvious use for this contraption is the keep-fit games and horror titles. those of you who cant understand its potential cant because you arent bothered or are just passing judgement at a glance, for shame on you fools for shame on you all.
As a PS3 fanboy, I gotta say, I am quite intrigued by Nintendo's new offerings. Makes me want to pick up a Wii actually.
I won't be one of those [negative] naysayers, because, we all know new technology is always going to be bashed almost immediately. Just give it time people! When it arrives and then "fails", then by all means bash the vitality sensor if you want. But until then, relax, breathe and get on with your lives.
i look forward to seeing how this will be used. however im not 100% sure how a "peg" stuck on the end of my finger will affect my use of controller, etc. perhaps if the technology was intergrated in the wii remote (e.g. incorporated into the B button?) then that could work.
WTF, doesn't even look fun .. Who exactly wants that ? Old people ?
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