The Wii Fit Peripherals That Didn't Make The Cut

manred · 02-16-2008, 03:33 PM

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In the latest "Iwata Asks" on Nintendo's website, the company boss is still talking Wii Fit, specifically how the dev team came up with the concept of the balance (balance, not fitness) controller. At first, it was only going to register your left-and-right movement. Not good enough. So the team expanded it, crafting one able to detect movement in eight directions. Better. Now all that needed work was the design, because the initial prototype looked rubbish. So, living in constant fear of having their tea table upturned by a furious Miyamoto, the team obliged, ending up with the squat, square-ish shape the board is today. Captivating reading for Nintendo fanboys and industrial designers alike.

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So, do you think that some of these should have made the cut?

jimbo · 02-16-2008, 03:56 PM

nice find... and is the 6 pic not the one they use??

261311 · 02-16-2008, 03:58 PM

I think that one (top right) is the most decent.

SantaClaws · 02-16-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 261311

I think that one (top right) is the most decent.

that's the actual one genius

Skorp · 02-16-2008, 04:41 PM

I can't wait to go best buy and laugh secretly at people trying out Wii Fit. Still unsure if I'll get it. I was hoping it would do more to actually get you in shape, it seems like a glorified controller now.

Milkman · 02-16-2008, 05:37 PM

it's not the actual one, just close to it. they decided against connecting it to the wiimote.

WiitnessID · 02-16-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Skorp

I can't wait to go best buy and laugh secretly at people trying out Wii Fit. Still unsure if I'll get it. I was hoping it would do more to actually get you in shape, it seems like a glorified controller now.

Isn't that what it always was? Treadmills across America are still safe as fat asses every where laugh at them. Since it you that get your self in shape. Wii fit is to keep track of those things. Yet the controller and game are just that fun ways to do the above.

GTH does not make rock bands or people good at playing the real thing. It's about having fun.

Adamquest64 · 02-16-2008, 10:09 PM

Guitar Hero and Rock Band are about having fun. I believe this game is about being a douche.

thas · 02-16-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Adamquest64

Guitar Hero and Rock Band are about having fun. I believe this game is about being a douche.

i do think the game kind provide some fun. but not enough for how much you pay for it.

AoWFraggit · 02-17-2008, 07:42 AM

a knock-off game with yet another peripheral.

just what we need.

14luke14 · 02-17-2008, 07:48 AM

surprises me... after the time and effort nintendo put into making things people still aint greatful... well say no more, thats how most people are these days

too "good" for themselves

AoWFraggit · 02-17-2008, 07:54 AM

nintendo really shouldn't put so much effort into developing this sort of game when the vast majority of wii owners aren't yet impressed by the wii's lineup.

giving wii owners wii fit is like giving an amputee a band-aid.

iPulsate · 02-17-2008, 07:55 AM

but it gives u something to do on your free time

gidget · 02-17-2008, 08:40 AM

it will be a big seller... and probably like wiiplay has only a couple good mini games, this may only have a couple also...

probably the biggest downfall of sales will be parents that image this "fun at first" expensive toy will probably plague the center of their livingroom floor like every other toy their kid owns... a good stumble-point

storage? if owners already own a zapper and wii wheel then maybe they'll wonder if it's convenient to store nearby... may not get pulled out often if it's stored in a closet down the hall.

it will get poor reviews but sell well and be surprisingly fun for most.

261311 · 02-17-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by iPulsate

but it gives u something to do on your free time

Like any other video-game, TV or the exercise of breathing (or not).

WlkSnake · 02-17-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Adamquest64

Guitar Hero and Rock Band are about having fun. I believe this game is about being a douche.

LOL, wow, I had no idea people get so caught up in a Wii game. If you feel the need to insult people who play a game, you need a better hobby, man.

Milkman · 02-17-2008, 12:07 PM

All they need to do is air a commercial of someone practicing yoga on the wii fit and every yuppie from coast to coast will buy it, along with the Wii itself if necessary.

That said, I'm going to get this myself. The Wii-Series is, and will continue to be, underrated. Wii Fit looks just as fun as Wii Sports, and seems to have even more content.

mushroomedmario · 02-17-2008, 12:11 PM

i say it's going to be good just for the sake that shiggy is making it.................he makes everything fun, so this is definitely going to be fun

Adamquest64 · 02-19-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by WlkSnake

LOL, wow, I had no idea people get so caught up in a Wii game. If you feel the need to insult people who play a game, you need a better hobby, man.

I just thought of a great new hobby.
Starting next Friday, I will make weekly visits to your house. While your parents and siblings are sleeping, and you are in the bathroom wanking it, I will quietly break in.
I will leave a little bag of animal crap in an obscure corner of your house, then sneak out. I will make the trip up to your house every Friday, and leave a different kind of animal's crap in a different hidden area in your home.
Your family will eventually be like "wtf is that horrid oder?!" as it's poignancy grows worse, untill your entire house smells like the monkey pen at the local zoo.
Hilarity will ensue.
The moral of this is that you're opinion is worth crap.

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Adamquest64 WiiChat Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 581 Friends: 0	Guitar Hero and Rock Band are about having fun. I believe this game is about being a douche. __________________

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02-16-2008, 05:37 PM	#6
Milkman WiiChat Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 35 Friends: 0	it's not the actual one, just close to it. they decided against connecting it to the wiimote.

02-17-2008, 07:54 AM	#12
AoWFraggit WiiChat Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,061 Friends: 3 8480-0209-2306-3955	nintendo really shouldn't put so much effort into developing this sort of game when the vast majority of wii owners aren't yet impressed by the wii's lineup. giving wii owners wii fit is like giving an amputee a band-aid. __________________ Currently Playing: The Conduit Call of Duty: World at War

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iPulsate WiiChat Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 85 Friends: 0 2847-2738-5670-4294	but it gives u something to do on your free time

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gidget . ☆ ☆ ☆ . Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: -= ohio, usa =- Posts: 2,784 Friends: 57 9999-9999-9999-9999	it will be a big seller... and probably like wiiplay has only a couple good mini games, this may only have a couple also... probably the biggest downfall of sales will be parents that image this "fun at first" expensive toy will probably plague the center of their livingroom floor like every other toy their kid owns... a good stumble-point storage? if owners already own a zapper and wii wheel then maybe they'll wonder if it's convenient to store nearby... may not get pulled out often if it's stored in a closet down the hall. it will get poor reviews but sell well and be surprisingly fun for most. __________________ .. click logo to join the... rainbows & unicorns clan!

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Milkman WiiChat Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 35 Friends: 0	All they need to do is air a commercial of someone practicing yoga on the wii fit and every yuppie from coast to coast will buy it, along with the Wii itself if necessary. That said, I'm going to get this myself. The Wii-Series is, and will continue to be, underrated. Wii Fit looks just as fun as Wii Sports, and seems to have even more content.

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mushroomedmario ssb4life Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waterloo, ontario, canada Posts: 3,834 Friends: 0 5701-4561-7633-7008	i say it's going to be good just for the sake that shiggy is making it.................he makes everything fun, so this is definitely going to be fun __________________ the mario that's roomed with mush my wii is not connected to the internet, so i can't play brawl online for a bit....please do not spam inbox with friend code requests

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