Something that might give wiifit a run for its money

[DBloke]

Yay for games that get us off our arseis
(Till somebody makes a handheld controller for it)
And YAY for more game controllers that will fill the cuboard
Taking a page from Konami's DDR handbook, Bandai Namco Games is releasing a mat based title sometime this year in Japan. Called Family Trainer, the game originally appeared on the Nintendo Famicom back in 1986. The Wii version is an exercise game that uses both a bundled mat and the Wii-mote. Mini-games include log jumping, canoning, mountain "sliding", Whack-a-mole, waterfall climbing and a Temple of Doom-style train ride. Nice to see such strong third party support for the Wii, but too bad they couldn't figure out a way to get this to use the Wii Balance Board.


Web page with pics (IN JAP)
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080111/ft.htm

Translation of site (Be warned gramer perfect not is)-

Corporation バンダイナムコゲームス the software "family trainer" for Wii has planned sale in 2008. Price is undecided. The title where the "family trainer" is sold in '86 year wins confidence as the software for the family computer and. This work with the title which it should call Wii edition of the "family trainer", using the private mat and Wii remote control, has become the new feeling athletic action game which you play with the entire body.
The mode which is recorded being colorful, has been prepared also the mode which from 1 human private mode you can play in the friend and the family and simultaneous. With 1 family trainer private mat, as for 1 human play of course, you say that it is possible to enjoy even to 2 human plays of competition and cooperation. In addition, on air of TVCM "of タッキー & wing" performance is decisive. This time it keeps introducing the portion of the game which is recorded.


Log jump When it continues to step on the middle mark of the mat alternately, it is possible to advance. The time while exchanging the log which is approached from the time before with jump, stepping on the mark side and moving to the lane of next door it finishes to run to goal, more quickly the game which.



* Canoe river descent It has Wii remote control on left and right and balance, the mat puts the foot left and right in the central mark, the canoe advances by the fact that Wii remote control like all of the canoe is shaken largely on left and right. The time jumping, when you evade the obstacle, being involved in the eddy hurrying, stepping, it will escape from the eddy.




* Mountain slider Approximately expanding the foot, it is possible to move the trick by the fact that it stands in the mat, jumps and exchanges the obstacle, steps on the mark left and right while jumping.




* Mole panic As the mark position of the mat stepping on the mole which projects from the hole which is the same position the contents that it pushes down. You play with the foot, "the mole it hits and" should have had representing probably.




* Tramcar adventure In combination with the tramcar which automatically advances to before, to the curve it bends by the fact that center of gravity is made left and right one side, exchanges the break of the rail with jump, the time the obstacle which falls the time before shooting with Wii remote control, it breaks and/or with it can enjoy the game which used the entire body.



* Cascade climbing 1 person jumps on the mat, the game where the player character climbs the cascade by the fact that timing well it does the kind of operation where 1 person has Wii remote control already parallel on side and pulls up to the top and bottom.




* Log exchanging From side and the game which keeps exchanging the log which rolls from front rear with jump. When it is caught to the log, little by little it is thrust to outside the cliff, it becomes the being defeated of the person who first was dropped from the cliff.

 

[CrowTRobot]

I'm sure the folks over at WiiFit (1 million sold in Japan) are nervous.

 

[Wiimoto]

This looks cool... I hope we get it soon, instead of waiting years for it like most japanese stuff...

 

[T3kNi9e]

Looks just as stupid as the WiiFit to me.

 

[solidkirby]

Looks just as stupid as the WiiFit to me.

Nothing could be lamer than WiiFit.
Nothing.

This is some stiff competition, though, huh?

 

[delta38]

pfft, i cant read that, its in japanese! lol, i think thatd be a waste of money, i got wii sports, what else do u need,