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Nintendo and the AHA to make an announcement May 17 photo

This is it. The partnership you've all been waiting for. On May 17 Nintendo and the American Heart Association are going to make an announcement in the city of New York. What this announcement will be is shrouded in mystery. A mystery so thick that only wanton speculation could follow -- and so it shall.

It's pretty obvious that this will have something to do with Nintendo's ever expanding focus on getting people off their couch. The release only mentions Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus as examples of Nintendo's games. Most likely the AHA is going to come out and support them or co-brand a game with them.

However, if you'll allow my speculation to run a bit more wild, this could have something to do with the Wii's upcoming Vitality Sensor. After all the sensor measures your heart rate and the American Heart Association cares about people's hearts. I have put two and two together and concluded that Vitality Sensor news could be coming from this announcement. Then again, with E3 so close why would Nintendo blow its load now?








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Diremagic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 13:08
Diremagic
Wild speculation indeed.
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 13:15
Cartman
Clearly this means I AM EXCITE
KGator's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 13:15
KGator
They could implement this in horror games, to monitor scare-level by BPM, so they can prevent zombie-induced heart attacks (or to make sure they happen). xD
Max-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 13:27
Max-


Are Nintendo going to take them on?
janoDX's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 13:32
janoDX
Nintendo and Silcon Knights should do Eternal Darkness 2 with Vitallity Sensor...
tdrules's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 13:48
tdrules
@Max

IN A DAY OR TWOOOOOOOO
Rammstein's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 13:58
Rammstein
@Max: First thing that came to my mind.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 14:26
ArrestedDeveloper
I just wish it would come out already so the internet can start including it on "Worst Peripherals Ever Conceived" lists.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 14:47
mix
More stuff to hang off me while I bounce around on my Wiifit pad, yay!

@Kgator
That would be a neat idea, see how much you got scared at certain points.
Pudge Controls the Weather's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 14:58
Pudge Controls the Weather
@Rammstein

Alas, me too.
IRLEOIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 15:10
IRLEOIN
@the toilet duck
AHA
i Iove that show
IRLEOIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 15:12
IRLEOIN
@the toilet duck
just got the pun. im a bit slow you see :P
Operative20's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 15:21
Operative20
American heart association...thats the company that my school told us to beg money for so we could get a very cheap handheld fan that breaks in 30 minutes.
flea friend's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 15:27
flea friend
Nintendo and the AHA create a partnership to see just how far the company can stray from making video games before it starts to hurt their bottom line.
MichMasteR's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 15:47
MichMasteR
Also cocks.
KalosBlue's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 15:59
KalosBlue
Are those real hands? those are some NICE hands, not even kidding.
InfraredChimera's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 15:59
InfraredChimera
Fingerbang: The Game.
NoMore's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 17:07
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@KalosBlue
Holy Crap those are some damn nice hands!
KGator's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 18:17
KGator
@mix

Yeah, like a timeline through the level: not scared here, pretty scared here, relaxed here, shit your pants here, lol.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2010 20:51
Los255
Rapelay compatibility confirmed.
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2010 01:51
Electrium
Tangentially related: this?

Hehe.
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2010 05:04
lewness
The vitality sensor will automatically turn off the Wii when the user suffers a heart attack. Convenient.
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Canopy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/10/2011 14:39
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Jsparco's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/06/2011 11:41
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