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To me, watching the E3 conferences on G4TV this year was like a football fan watching the Super Bowl (or like me watching the Super Bowl, another thing that people are surprised to see me get into, mainly because I’m a indie rocker/nerd). The Microsoft pre-show was more than thrilling, bringing us Project Natal, Crackdown 2, Modern Warfare 2, and Splinter Cell: Conviction (just to name a few). Ubisoft’s developer conference was a borefest. Assassin’s Creed 2 looked fantastic, but I was really hoping to see Beyond Good and Evil 2. I couldn’t wait to see what Nintendo was going to bring the next morning.

Wednesday morning I woke up bright and early, made some coffee and turned on the TV to see that Sarah Palin looking lady talking about another “Super Mario Bros.” rehash. Not excited. More casual gamer-oriented drivel follows. More Reggie Fils-Aime. More boredom. Finally, some “core” gamer stuff. Mild excitement. Excitement passes. Tears begin to flow. Sleep comes. Heavy drinking. Sleeeep.

I wake up with one thing on my mind: What the hell is the Wii Vitality Sensor?

Here’s a video of Nintendo President Satoru Iwata speaking about this new device:


video by VoiceofReasonGP

I don’t know… I mean, I guess it could be cool. A lot of other people are talking about how it could work with horror games, monitoring your heart rate and possibly effecting accuracy. To me, this just seems like a piece of medical equipment. Although I’d be lying if I told you that I wasn’t even remotely interested.

This prediction by G4TV.com is pretty hilarious. Tell us what you think! Is this another revolution in gaming, courtesy of the big N? Is it a gimmicky piece of garbage? Is it a plot by Scientology? DISCUSS!