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nintendo.joystiq.com - 6/3/2009

Classic Controller Pro mysteriously on display at Nintendo E3 booth

— nintendo.joystiq.com — At the reception desk at Nintendo's E3 booth, among stacks of Nintendo brand licensing catalogs (full of... your favorite things with pictures of Nintendo stuff on it), two Classic Controller Pros were displayed in cylindrical plastic cases. Nintendo ... (more) Classic Controller Pro mysteriously on display at ...

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venturebeat.com - 6/5/2009

Nintendo CEO: Wii care about your heartbeat, but not your iPhone, the recession or free games

— venturebeat.com — Satoru Iwata is very excited about your heartbeat. The chief executive of Nintendo wants to capture it... on his new Wii Vitality Sensor, an add-on peripheral for the Nintendo Wii , so that video games can tune in to your level of excitement or ... (more) Nintendo CEO: Wii care about your heartbeat, but not ...

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gizmodo.com - 6/2/2009

Nintendo's E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive [Nintendo]

— gizmodo.com — Nintendo's E3 press conference hasn't even started, and they've already slammed Sony. Impressive! The conference kicks off... at 9AM PT—noon ET—but our liveblog is getting fired up now. Besides the New Wii Fit Motion Music Plus New Play ... (more) Nintendo's E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive [Nintendo]

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Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor To Detect Heart Rate, Deflect Law Suits
GadgetReview — Nintendo changed the face of video gaming when they introduced their Wii Fit.  But to what risk did the company take by suggesting that the generally out of ship and malaise get active?  Perhaps its the conspiracy theorist in me, but Nintendo’s latest device, the Wii Vitality Sensor, has been introduced to mitigate their risk.  That way the next time they’re sued when someone keels over from too much Wii Fit after a night of binge drinking, they can simply point to the heart rate monitoring device and suggest they put in place safety devices to prevent such over exertion. Read ...

Nintendo Wii Makes Pulse Oximetry Fun
Medgadget — ... assuming that the "number of other signals" (plural) really means "oxygen saturation" (singular), but it will be interesting to see how Nintendo works this into their games. According to the press release Nintendo wants to "provide information to the users about the body's inner world." Maybe the world will see some Wii Fit mash ups? Or it might make for a fun twist in Resident Evil. Pulse too high? Sorry weakling, you're too scared. Game over. Press Release: Nintendo Unveils New Mario and Metroid Games and Pulse-Sensing Device hat tip ( ...