Turn Any Wii Game Into A Fitness Work Out?!

[UberMicro44]

Came across this the "Blaze UMove" controller today (there's a video on YouTube of it as well).

Apparently you can turn any Nintendo Wii game into a fitness work out!? I like the idea of playing Call Of Duty and running around!

Anyone used one?

[Diligence109]

it's a gimmick if I've ever seen one XD

it's a nunchuck with a built in pedometer that disables the control stick if it detects you aren't stepping/jogging in place - i.e. if you wiggle it up and down for the duration of you game it will work or you have to keep jogging/bouncing in place for the duration of your play session.

I suppose there's a market for everything...

BLAZE and Fitness First have developed a revolutionary patented Nintendo Wii Nunchuck controller which can turn Nintendo Wii games (any which use the thumb stick to control your character) into a fitness work out!

The U-Move Nintendo Wii nunchuck controller enables you to introduce a whole new level of realism to your Wii games. When using the U-Move controller you are required to move (by either jogging on the spot or by moving your arms around) to generate “energy” for your on-screen character – when you aren’t “moving” your thumb stick becomes “disabled” and your character will stop moving! In effect, you become part of the game and need to “run” if you want your character to run!

Sauce: http://www.blazeeurope.com/news/umov...er/2011/03/30/

[UberMicro44]

I also like the idea of playing FIFA by running around!

[Saph]

I think you misunderstand the concept, bro...

This motion Nunchuck is actually not this cool thing that makes your character run when you run. All it does is like a security mechanism really...

If the controller is not in constant movement, your controller turns off. That's it, that's all it does, other than that I think its just another regular old controller...

[UberMicro44]

That's what I thought it did though, it would be difficult to actually run around in your living room but I like the concept! You have to "work" to play your game and not just lounge around lol

I think i'm gonna get one and see what it's all about, for £20 if it doesn't work i'll just stick it on eBay or something.

[Exentenzed]

Even if it was, i think that if im going to be running around playing fotball i might aswell go outside and play it with my mates. xD

[UberMicro44]

Great point "Exentenzed"!!!

We try to play at least once a week at our local 5 a-side pitches but can't always get the numbers I guess we could meet up in the virtual world instead!!!!

[Exentenzed]

Great point "Exentenzed"!!!

We try to play at least once a week at our local 5 a-side pitches but can't always get the numbers I guess we could meet up in the virtual world instead!!!!

Heeey! You spelled my nickname right! Thats rare, But why the ""?? :S

[Jayhmmz]

To be blunt, if I wanted a work-out on the Wii, I would get the Wii Fit game :P

[paecmaker]

To be blunt, if I wanted a work-out on the Wii, I would get the Wii Fit game :P

If I wanted a workout I would get away from my console(like Exentenzed said earlier) or get kinect(damn I hate that name)