When none other than Reggie announced that the
Wii Fit Balance Board was being used in
"over ten" games currently in development, we probably should have made the connection with
Don King vanity project Prizefighter. Well, we didn't, but, luckily, the developers at Venom Games did, revealing in an
interview with CVG that their game will include Balance Board-compatible training games designed by "top boxing trainers."
The interview doesn't go into many details, but it does mention a "jump rope game" which involves bouncing on the Balance Board with "the Wii Remote in your back pocket." Developing a joke asking whether that pocket Remote indicates we're "just happy to see you" is left as an exercise for the reader.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
samfish @ Apr 16th 2008 10:26AM
"but it does mention a "jump rope game" which involves bouncing on the Balance Board with 'the Wii Remote in your back pocket.'"
That seems like a sure-fire way to make sure you break your Balance Board...
kbomb1upc @ Apr 16th 2008 11:19AM
@samfish
You have to stop being a tease and show us the rest of the pic...My mind can only do so much...lol
bloggersmosaic @ Apr 16th 2008 10:30AM
amazing...
BLOGGERSMOSAIC
Joeshie @ Apr 16th 2008 10:58AM
In before Nintendo fans claim that the balance board will make you a better boxer.
T H @ Apr 16th 2008 11:03AM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
They're trying WAY too hard.
Jomolungma @ Apr 16th 2008 11:26AM
I hope this game has a demo on 360. I just want to get a small taste of Don King's fantabulistic verbulosity in a gaming environment. Will his hair actually fit on screen?
Worst Review Ever @ Apr 16th 2008 12:09PM
Yes, his hair will fit on screen. In fact, as a way to compensate for lack of a balance board, PS3 and 360 users will be able to buy magical cables that display said hair in glorious 2160p. Take that, Nintendo!
ComicShaman @ Apr 16th 2008 11:33AM
Are they suggesting that you can actually jump on the WiiFit? Or do you just sort of bob up and down on your toes? It seems like jumping would create many opportunities to a) fall off and possibly damage yourself, and b) break the device.
This is a damned strange product.
velocitystrike @ Apr 16th 2008 12:54PM
But what if people aren't wearing clothes with pockets?
FAIL.
ComicShaman @ Apr 16th 2008 12:58PM
Or what about people who aren't wearing any clothes at all? I happen to know that marketing research indicates that a significant percentage of people like to take off their clothes before they play with their Wii. Didn't think of that, did you, Nintentdo?
... I certainly wish I hadn't.
Jack (SFC: 4983 4617 3409) @ Apr 16th 2008 5:38PM
I brawl nekid.
Jansperus @ Apr 16th 2008 1:05PM
What's the point of the Wii Balancing Board if you have the freaking remote in your pocket? Can't the remote track your jumps itself? Why not throw in the nunchuk as well?
mike @ Apr 16th 2008 1:27PM
the point of the board is to make nintendo money with one of the biggest gimmick peripherals of all time.
Jansperus @ Apr 16th 2008 1:34PM
Well, if that's the case, then I expect this to sell millions! If there's a group of people that enjoy a company getting rich off their money even more than Apple fanboys, it's Nintendo fanboys!
dawg44 @ Apr 16th 2008 6:29PM
I presume if you don't have a back pocket you could always shove the wiimote in your ass? :(
Faar @ Apr 17th 2008 3:07AM
I'm surprised and extremely disappointed that Nintendo would want to have anything to do with a corrupt, crooked scumbag criminal like Don King.
Besides, jumping on the balance board with a wiimote stuck down your back pocket seems like a sure-fire way of causing Wiinjuries, and lawsuits. I'm sure an idea like that would never fly in reality.