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Nintendo Pedometer: Walking Is Now in Shortage
Posted by Mark Wilson at 4:50 AM on October 1, 2008
Spotted in the OAMI (European trademark registry), this Nintendo-branded pedometer will most probably become an official piece of must-have Nintendo gear soon. Lacking any external screen, there's no indication whether it will sync with the DS or the Wii (like for Wii Fit or something), but we're assuming Nintendo has some decent software integration in mind for the device, since third parties have otherwise struck first in this niche. [OAMI via Kotaku]
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Earthslide
Posted 5:12 AM 1/10/08
This would be perfect for us fat people. Keep this away from skinny people big N.
Earthslide
Dooosh
Posted 4:59 AM 1/10/08
They should make a divice like this for parents to give to kids... it records movement such as playing outdoors, riding a bike, and for every hour they kid spends doing an active activity it syncs up and alows then to play Wii for an hour...
Dooosh
VideoVampire
Posted 5:50 AM 1/10/08
It's the newest attempt to get the fat video game kids outside for some excercise. See its tied to a program control, much like parental controls only it will only let fatass billy play his Wii after he runs or walks three miles.
VideoVampire
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 5:31 AM 1/10/08
Chris Hansen misunderstood what this product does and has a large pre-order in now.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
SgtToastie
Posted 6:12 AM 1/10/08
Kids could use it to record their exercise on Wii Fit, but it also doubles as a radar that let's them know of child predators in the area.
SgtToastie
CountryJustice
Posted 12:38 PM 1/10/08
@CountryJustice: Oh if only I'd read the linked articles, I'd have seen that a photo was already provided.
Research. Harumph.
CountryJustice
CountryJustice
Posted 12:36 PM 1/10/08
Here is a photo of the pedometer that comes bundled with My Weight Loss Coach for DS: [www.amazon.com] This is relatively new, and already it looks outdated. C'est la vie for the DS user, though. The application itself, though, is awesome.
This new gadget's design looks a little too fresh to be for use with the DS, so my guess is that this will be for use with the Wii and not DS. But who knows, it could ultimately be cross-compatible (doubtful, but it would be awesome).
CountryJustice
AndromedaTelamon
Posted 7:21 AM 1/10/08
I spy an IR window. I'll bet it transfers data to the Wii using an ultra-cheap IR LED bulb. Point your Wii Remote's IR camera at it and press that big button on the top of the pedometer. It could transfer the number of steps in under a second and it would cost maybe two cents to manufacture the thing.
AndromedaTelamon
DJTripleRRR
Posted 5:36 PM 2/10/08
Hahaha like the walking is now in shortage. You go giz.
DJTripleRRR