Miyamoto to gamers: Go outside! (and online Wii Fit is coming soon)
Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 11:50am by Jack
Nintendo guru Shigeru Miyamoto realizes there are parallels to be drawn between Wii Fit and real, live actual exercise, so he wants to make sure you understand that there’s no substitute for going outside and “moving around.”
“Spending too long, staying in and playing any video game is not good,” said Miyamoto. “I always tell my children to get out on a sunny day and I, myself, went jogging in Central Park yesterday. But I do my stretching on Wii Fit. They work together.”
This is just a sample of what amounts to a pretty good interview with Miyamoto. Take a look when you get the chance. Another sample: “Web-enabled Wii Fit Balance boards will be hooked up to the internet to enable users to compete live against anyone, anywhere. If Miyamoto has his way, we’ll all be doing press-ups at dawn and comparing ourselves with millions of others.”
April 28th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Oh man, I played Mario Kart Wii for six hours yesterday on a sunny day in Denver! Looks like Miyamoto would not be pleased….
April 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
lol he wouldn’t be pleased with me either…but I blame the awesomeness of Mario Kart!
April 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Web-enabled Balance Boards? Are these things coming with LCD screens attached?
April 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I was just thinking how funny it would be if instead of the screen that says “Go outside for a while.”, it said “Break out the Wii Fit”
April 28th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Haha! compare yourself with others without the embarrassment of being a gym newbie… I smell instant success for Nintendo on that one, Shiggy just made it easier to push oneself during a workout. Still not gonna buy one im pleased with my current shape.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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April 28th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I just plunked down my 90 bucks today.
I expect complete buffness in less than one week.
April 29th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Miyamoto, you make games, you’re not a doctor. Dr. Mario was more of a doctor than you, and he always kept me inside.
May 4th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Meh, Some people don’t have as much time as they’d like to do everything they want or need to do. If I have a lot of work and only get a chance to play a game or work out, chances are I’m going to play a game so I can complete another one of them 40 hour epics.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:31 am
[...] We are so used to the same digital toys that, over time, we have become comforted by the sameness. But all games are digital toys. Nintendogs is a toy that leads to real dogs. No one would argue that Nintendogs replaces real dogs. Wii Sports is a toy that leads to sports. However, as the retirement homes are testament, Wii Sports gives people a shadow of that feeling of sports which they can no longer experience in their older age. Wii Fit does not replace a gym and proper dieting. But Wii Fit can certainly lead to the gym and proper dieting. Is it that far of a stretch to say that Wii Music is a toy that strives not to replace real instruments but as a gateway to them? Learning an instrument takes years of patience and relentless practice. Some of us don’t have those years left. Others don’t have the time in their lives. Wii Music is an aid to that. We should remember that the Legend of Zelda games are not substitutes for real adventures and legends. When you are old and in your rocking chair, when your grandchildren ask for your adventures, will you tell them that your adventures were in Mario, Zelda, and Metroid? No wonder Miyamoto tells gamers to go outside. [...]