Our drinking buddies at GameDaily were invited to an exclusive, two-hour roundtable with Mr. Wii Fit himself, Shigeru Miyamoto yesterday, along with several other industry outlets like IGN. But Miyamoto also stretched his way over to 1UP and MTV News in what we can only imagine is the warmup of a pretty significant Wii Fit media blitz. While there isn't much you haven't already read in the Wii Fit installment of Nintendo's Iwata Asks series, there are a handful of interesting comments. Iwata discussed a Wii Fit game modeled after Sumo wrestling, called "Ultimate Balance Test." It was pulled from the final product for being "too difficult" but, lucky for you Sumo wrestlers out there, will be available as a hidden game. While there's talk of a Wii Fit channel to bring additional content to the game, Miyamoto mentioned they've been "tinkering" with the idea of DS connectivity. He also talked about other uses for the Balance Board peripheral, suggesting they may incorporate it into other games – he pondered a rhythm game where you tap your feet – or even a Mario game, though it wouldn't likely be a requirement in that case.
A seemingly innocuous comment to 1UP – intended to assuage worries that Nintendo has gone totally casual – has curiously generated the most internet interest though: "The Zelda team is forming again to work on new games!" So, a team of developers that recently shipped a game are working on a new game? Incredible. But seriously folks, we're heartened to hear that too.
Read – Shigeru Miyamoto on Wii Fit [GameDaily]
Read – Creator Demos Wii Fit [IGN]
Read – Miyamoto on Wii Fit, Hardcore Gamers [1UP]
Read – Shigeru Miyamoto MTV Interview Preview [MTV Multiplayer]
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Can't imagine what'd make sense with DS connectivity, altho I'm sure Nintendo wouldn't have a problem cooking something up.
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seriously don't even bother if it's just gonna be another link to the past clone. Have the balls to change the series up and innovate a little and then I will shut my mouth...about this franchise
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I forget when, but the last time they talked Zelda, they were saying that the ground-up Wii Zelda would be the series' first major overhaul since Ocarina of Time
Why, thank you.
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Eh, not a bad game though, just not worth what they're asking yet
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...he could sell a bag of Sand as a Wii game and I'd buy it. :]
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Ahh, much better.
Ya hear that? It's Chris Hansen asking you to take a seat.
I hope you guys didn't join here just because "gaming's for kids"...
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(Not a slight on the PS3, or on the thrill of Time Crisis, but come on, look at it)
i cant believe people are falling over themselves about how innovative this is. what a waste of time.
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I could see Miyamoto WiiFit games similar to those exercise videos or info commercials you see.
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I guess I have a hard time visualizing most of the proposed functions of this product.
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It would really be nice to have some more Miyamoto's in the industry who are willing to try out something new, even if there is a high chance that it won't be that good.
Sure, I personally think that the WiiFit is kind of dumb, but it could very well surprise me. Even if it does end up being pretty dumb, at least they tried to do something new and inventive, unlike a large majority of the video game industry.
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Seriously, that's a logical answer taht people should be saying instead of HUUUUUURRRRRRR IT'S KIDDY!!
So many gamers, especially on Joystiq lack the ability to see the big picture. It's kind of sad really. So many would rather see the industry suffer than one of their consoles preform poorly.
Its actualy a very interesting piece of hardware it should definetly be sold alone and have more games work with it.
Id guess that Wiiware could be a good medium to have more games get to the people who got it already,IF the Wii could handle that data...
Alright N theres the nice board how about a HardDrive now ,that would really be useful.
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