News

Is ‘WiiRelax’ The Vitality Sensor’s Debut Title?

In April, an Italian company announced “Wii Relax.” Siliconera notes that, not only is that company’s product site gone, Nintendo has now trademarked “WiiRelax” in Europe. Maybe they muscled in on the name after seeing I had shrewdly registered “WiiSittingOnOne’sAss.”


August 10, 2009
News

Iwata Explains The Pitch For An Early Wii Vitality Sensor “Game”

You’ve had your laughs at the Wii Vitality Sensor, at least in part thanks to Nintendo’s utter inability to explain what the thing is actually for. Well, during a Q&A with analysts, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has shed a little light.


July 10, 2009
News

Reggie: Be Patient, The Wii Vitality Sensor Will “Wow” You

Nintendo’s announcement of the Wii Vitality Sensor at E3 was met with some amount of befuddlement and a heap of “WTF?” But Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime says, eventually, you will say “Wow, I get it.”


June 12, 2009
News

Nintendo: Wii Vitality Sensor Targets Gaming Hold-Outs

Nintendo’s announcement of the Wii Vitality Sensor was one of the most mystifying product announcements at the show. We asked for more information.


June 10, 2009
News

How The Wii Vitality Sensor Actually Works

When Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata took to the stage last week to unveil the Wii Vitality Sensor, he didn’t really tell us how it all worked. No, that information now comes a week later.


June 9, 2009
News

Old Is New: Nintendo Released A Bio Sensor A Decade Ago

The Wii Vitality Sensor tracks a players pulse while playing. A novel Nintendo idea — or is it?


June 3, 2009
News

Wii Vitality Sensor Gets Smoothly Fingered

Nintendo announced today that it was adding the Wii Vitality Sensor to the list of things one can attach to the Wii Remote. Nintendo’s official announcement claims it will expand the appeal of video games.


News

The Wii Vitality Sensor Seems…Nice

Nintendo announces the Wii Vitality Sensor, a device that attaches to the tip of the player’s finger that measures their vital signs and helps them relax.