Le Wii Vitality Sensor pour 2010

C'est lors d'une session de questions/réponses sur les derniers résultats financiers avec les investisseurs de Nintendo, que Satoru Iwata, actuel Président Directeur Général de la firme a déclaré que le Wii Vitality Sensor devrait être disponible « pas trop tard en 2010 ».

Le mystérieux accessoire dévoilé par Big N lors du dernier E3 devrait ouvrir une quatrième dimension au joueur en évaluant son rythme cardiaque et sa dose de stress pour ensuite exploiter les données dans des applications ludiques. On se plait alors à penser à une utilisation dans un titre comme Eternal Darkness où l'accessoire permettrait de gérer les hallucinations, mais dans un marché toujours plus tourné vers le grand public, il sera plus que probable de retrouver l'engin sur des jaquettes de titres de relaxation.

Il ne nous reste plus qu'à croiser les doigts, Satoru Iwata ayant d'ores et déjà révélé qu'un jeu sur le dernier thème précité exploitant le Wii Vitality Sensor était actuellement en développement.

« A human pulse not only contains information as to how many times a heart beats in a minute, but also various kinds of information such as the condition of automatic nerve.

Traditionally, great games has made people excited and stimulated. Wii Vitality Sensor has great potential for various applications like measuring how horrified a player is in a horror title. What we are trying to propose first is a video game with a theme of relaxation, which is completely opposite from traditional ones, to enrich the users' lives. Especially among those who are constantly busy, I am sure you have experienced not being able to go to bed even when you are so tired after a busy day at work and coming home late at night... What if you were able to visualize how to unwind and relax, or check the condition of your automatic nerve by simply inserting your finger in the device once a day? We are conducting some tests internally at Nintendo, and found some patterns among our employees, like improving automatic nerve condition as the weekend nears or vice versa. Seeing what their condition is actually like, they can "visualize" how they are looking forward to weekend. And see completely different patterns on each individual person. And I think you have all had an experience where you are not in tune with how your body is doing or aware of how exhausted you body may be in a busy, strained period, but if you can visibly measure your condition every day, you can start to see how you're doing. It would be like stepping up on a scale every day and seeing the change of your weight. Our new challenge that is different from past software development is to make a video game by using the visible activities of your automatic nerve. »