We really know very little about Nintendo's Vitality Sensor for Wii, outside of the fact that it made me facepalm at the the company's E3 2009 press conference.
It's expected that Nintendo will finally reveal just what the heck this thing could be used for at this year's E3. But what if it were to be incorporated into the upcoming Legend of Zelda title for the Wii? According to Nintendo's legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto, anything's possible.
"Whenever we are going to use any new device it is possible to expand the appeal to those who are new to the videogaming world," he told NowGamer. "At the same time, however, it is also fun of ways in which we might apply that new technology to existing forms of gameplay, just like the way we are working on the new Legend of Zelda together with Wii Motion Plus."
"So maybe you might like to ask me to incorporate the Vitality Sensor into Zelda, so that as you become more scared, the enemies become even tougher," he suggests.
While a far cry from a confirmation (it sounds like he's just spouting ideas off the top of his head), it's an interesting suggestion as to how we might see the Vitality Sensor implemented into games we already love. Miyamoto, here's a tip -- you're going to have to make those enemies really scary to get my blood pumping. Octoroks are just kinda silly.
Miyamoto: 'Vitality Sensor For New Zelda Possible' [NowGamer via The Tanooki]
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12:30 PM on 03.22.2010
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'Pull my finger!'
or
'Is that thing going to eat my finger?'
or
'Vitality Sensor bit my finger!'
Anyhoo, those sticks are serious business these days.
God knows Twilight Princess was way to easy. Just make this new Zelda game more challenging!
Are you having sex with robots or something?
Yeah, their toe. Did you think I meant something different?
Use it for old people to see if they still have a pulse when playing Wii Sports Bowling?
Paint it to look like an Ekans?
If only we could play Zelda on NES with a Zapper, wearing a Power Glove back in a day.
I don't think vaginas look like what you think they look like.
The list of games that manage that feat successfully include every game that has no use for the Vitality thing. Fighting games, Mario Kart and retro titles. Muramasa did it too, I believe.
It has potential for horror games, but not if I'm losing my analog stick for movement and whatnot.
Oh and I think his example was that Tetris would get tougher as the users pulse went up.
I don't think we'll see this used much outside of a fitness game gimmick!
What Renegade said - it completely negates the nunchuk, which doesn't sit well with me.
You really can't say based on one image whether or not the Vitality Sensor actually negates the nunchuck, we don't even know how the thing works yet. If it does, well that would be a shame, but I honestly would be willing to bet that it doesn't. Perhaps it's like the motion plus. I think it would be great if they made it wireless with a USB receiver or something.
its too early to tell if it'll be of any use
Far.
Shut up and sit down Nintendo.
The picture clearly shows it plugged into the remote. This is pretty much how every peripheral works that isn't a plastic shell. Maybe a third party might make a wireless one (like they did with the classic controller and nunchuck), but everything Nintendo has made plugs into the remote, with the exception of the balance board. Even guitars and turntables use the remote, which I will never understand. I highly doubt Nintendo will change their methods this late in the game.
Who knows though, maybe you're right and they will finally realize how insanely stupid it is to make every controller interface with the remote, even if the remote has absolutely no function in the game.
We can only hope.
Exactly.
Oh look, Twilight Princess is still like 50 dollars.
Oh, Mass Effect's only 20. Weiird.
completely agreed. eternal darkness needs a sequel, and this is one of the few applications of the nintendo finger cuff that i'm interested in.
Yes because it is totally Nintendo's fault that stores are selling their goods at high prices I mean how dare Nintendo not tell these stores to stop making money!
@HeilHiggie
Peter Pan... OH. MY. GOD!
@thefaulk
I would like to know what else you think looks like a vagina. A steam whistle? A chair? Making your hand into a giant O?
http://images.movieplayer.it/2003/05/16/la-follia-di-howard-hughes-leo-dicaprio-in-the-aviator-13839.jpg