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Using Wii Fit to cruise around Google Earth

12 pointsby pbnaidualmost 17 years ago

4 comments

SwellJoealmost 17 years ago
We just got the Wii Fit yesterday (great job, Amazon, on that whole "pre-order" thing, getting it to us only a week after release), and it's made of awesome.<p>It suffers a bit from some of the same problems as the Wii-mote--it doesn't quite behave the way it seems like it should, and the further from your feet the body part it tries to measure is the less well it works (the heading soccer balls game is a bit frustrating, because it just doesn't respond very well), but the skiing stuff is great and very responsive. The girlfriend also likes the hula hoop game. Now that I think of it, I like the hula hoop game, too...not so much playing it myself, though.<p>Anyway, the wide array of controller options makes me want to write software for the Wii. A live music performance system would be wonderful with a Wii-mote, a nunchuk, and the balance board. I'm a little giddy just thinking about it. Might be a good time to learn one of those new-fangled music languages...maybe I'll drink the Lisp Kool-aid and go with CLM.
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TrevorJalmost 17 years ago
Nintendo is really cool in my book, if only for all the great hacker ideas they have spawned with the wii controllers.
bprateralmost 17 years ago
Would be more cool if leaning rotated instead of just moving left or right.
brandonkmalmost 17 years ago
This is awesome, wii fit just dropped and someone has already taken it to the next level. Very cool manipulation of the wii, interested to see whats next.