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The N64 Vitality Sensor
GoNintendo —
We’ve talked about this numerous times already, even on our podcast. Still, if you are unfamiliar with the Vitality Sensor’s cousin that appeared on the N64, you might want to check out the article below. The device isn’t exactly the same, but the ideas are very similar.
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Wii Vitality Sensor Based On N64 Technology?
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... Vitality Sensor will turn out to be as awesomely innovative and useful as a Wiimote -- Nintendo has proven themselves smarter than the gaming cognoscenti before, and they just might do it again with this piece of gear.
But, on the other hand, when I try to actually come up with a single use for the Wii Vitality Sensor in a game, I draw a total blank. How about you? Is there any game that you think needs a Vitality Sensor? And if so, how would you use it?
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Old Is New: Nintendo Released A Bio Sensor A Decade Ago [Wii Vitality Sensor]
Kotaku —
... the "Bio Sensor" along with Tetris 64. The peripheral read the player's pulse by clipping onto their earlobe as opposed to the player's finger. The Japan-only Bio Sensor allowed players to speed up or slow down Tetris 64 based on heart rate speed. The Bio Sensor was only supported by Tetris 64 before it flatlined. Nintendo is going to need a steady pulse of Wii titles for the the Wii Vitality Sensor to keep this new peripheral alive. Nintendo ‘Vitality Sensor' Already Appeared on N64 [Game|Life]
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Reggie talks Vitality Sensor, calls Balance Board oversized bathroom scale
Infendo - Nintendo blog —
... as the third largest development platform across the globe. Croal: So I’m lacking imagination? And you’re lacking the specific software example that undoubtedly will show exactly how it comes to life. It’s not a bad comparison - I’m sure many of us remember wondering just how Nintendo was going to pull this “motion revolution” off, to say nothing of the aforementioned balance board or that second screen on the DS. Still, Wired brings up a good point when they say Nintendo’s gone down this route before , highlighting the Japaon only “Bio Sensor” used with Tetris 64, a flop ...
