I spent this weekend playing around with Wii Fit: the balance board peripheral for the Nintendo Wii. This is what I call a game-changing-game (GCG) - like Guitar Hero or Doom, something that comes along and completely redefines what this medium can deliver. While the Sony EyeToy and Dance Dance Revolution have aimed to make players sweat, Wii Fit is the sweatiest yet - as you exercise, do yoga, jog, and jump your way to a high score (and, ostensibly, better body).
But, on a sidenote, it's also continuing another trend of DDR, Rock Band, and the like: the Living Room Takeover. I mean, seriously - my TV room is cluttered with vidgame stuff, and not more than a normal gamer these days. Is this a problem? How are parents dealing with this? The new must-have McMansion accessory will be the gamer nook - a spacious gear closet near the media room. I suspect that when gaming ultimately goes hands/feet free and 1000% virtual this will seem as clunky as a 2600 joystick.
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I have two brief questions:
1) A lot of people I've spoken with have expressed disinterest in WiiFit itself as a game, but think that the board it uses could have some very promising third-party applications. What are your thoughts on this?
2) Have you ever considered the optional accessory packs for systems? For example, my sibling is required to clean up whatever system he finishes playing with for the day (we have pets) and does so with cleverly compartmentalized backpacks which seem to account for every component the given system has. As for what he does with the bags themselves -- they wait their turn on coat hooks in a shoe closet. (Although, to be fair, this does not account for guitars...yet.)
Thanks,
Kim
Posted by Kim Dieser | May 23, 2008 7:49 AM
Posted on May 23, 2008 07:49
That's why a 57" projection tv comes in handy. You just build a shelf right about it and stack your systems there. We have our Tivo, XBox and Wii and WiFi box on top the tv.
Posted by Joe | May 23, 2008 8:48 AM
Posted on May 23, 2008 08:48