Is this the future of Wii Fit?

[Shrygue]

via Computer and Video Games


The US patent and trademark office has revealed a file by Nintendo for a controller that senses vital signs, including blood pressure.

The filing 'summarises' what the device can do in a lengthy sentence. Here it is:

"A wireless controller for a video game console is disclosed and includes a main body including a measurement unit including a control circuit including a first amplification circuit, a control IC, a second amplification circuit, an ADC, a display circuit, and pins for setting, a top recess, a display, two first measurement devices adapted to contact the fingers as the hand holding the main body for measuring pulse and body temperature of a user playing a video game on the video game console, and a rotation counter for counting the number of rotations of the main body; a control unit mounted in the recess; a band including two second measurement devices for measuring blood pressure and pulse respectively by wrapping the band around the wrist; and a cable interconnecting the main body and the band."

Blood pressure, pulse and body temperature values will also be shown on the display whilst the 'game' is played.

It sounds a lot like a complete medical check-up kit for Wii. Our natural assumption is that this is the patent for whatever peripheral is to be bundled with the inevitable Wii Fitter.

[KristenBaldousor]

MMMMMMMM, i can think of a game using the pulse and body temperature measure devices

WiiSTRIP!!!!!!!

THE EXCITER YOU GET, THE MORE YOU SCORE

Implementing also WiiSpeak so you can dirty talk over the net!!!!!!!

[vicious1988]

Wii Lie Detector

Interrogate your friends and post it on youtube.

Person 1: "Have you ever had dirty thoughts about your cousin?"
Person 2: "Hell no!"
Person 1: "THAT IS A LIE YOU PERV!!!! But I don't blame you, she is pretty hot."
Person 2: "Goddammit."