I believe that Wii has a product that tracks body motion and will translate it into walking/ect. No treadmill.T.O.E Dream said:If there was a device that allows the simulation of walking (maybe a practical omni-direction treadmill), would gamers be interested in such a product. For example, wii has many products that allow video games to be more interactive but all of which you can't walk or run with. With this be a big product?
Wii has a line of exercise games. They are rather successfully expanding the women's market in gaming.Moonbear said:It might be a good idea for an arcade, or even a gym. I think I'd be more willing to hop on a treadmill if I could feel like I was doing something while walking or running on it since usually they are just very boring to me. I'm more in favor of just going out and doing the actual activity than playing it on a video game, but they're good alternatives for when the weather is cruddy
Galteeth said:The origional nintendo had that. It was a pad you could run on.
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