Nintendo Working On Football Controller 123
Siliconera found patent filings from Nintendo for a football controller addon that will work with the Wii. After tucking the Wii Remote into a lateral slot on the football, you slip your hand through a strap so that your fingers touch the Remote's buttons. Then you mimic running and throwing, which is interpreted by the accelerometer. 'The pitch angle and force of the throw determines the trajectory arc of the throw. Side to side motion determines the yaw angle. Pressing buttons on the Wii remote can adjust other options.' The device is described as 'squishy,' so your TV is probably safe, but I'd try it at a friend's house first.
slip your hand? (Score:5, Funny)
someone needs to let them know you're not supposed to touch the football with your hands
Re:As a european... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What's funny here... (Score:1, Funny)
Yea the image of somebody kicking a football ball in the living room, towards the TV, is weird. Then again the image of somebody having an American Football egg in his hand and doing pretend throws, isn't much better either.
I wish the Wii came with a freely accessible camera and all that spastic flailing would be broadcast online :D
Re:What's funny here... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:slip your hand? (Score:1, Funny)
You people play that pussy sport SOCCER. You don't have big well protected men slamming into one another.
WELL NOW, I'm a LOUD European.. [wikipedia.org]
You people play that pussy sport AMERICAN-FOOTBALL. You must have very well protected men slamming into each other for short, paused time periods.
Disclaimer: I am actually not an European, although I am trying to pass as one of them while living there.
Re:What's funny here... (Score:4, Funny)
There was once, so I understand, quite an interesting ball sport played in the US. An evolved variant of all the other 'football' type games played round the world. I believe it may even still be played by a small group with just an oval ball and a bunch of shirts/cones/stones to mark out a pitch and a sense of sportsmanship.
But the commercial/educational variant of it has morphed into a mockery of a sport which exists solely as a vehicle for advertising, sportsware sales and pay-per-view.
Ah.. In fact it's just like soccer then..
Re:What's the point (Score:1, Funny)
But wouldn't be even safer to run around inside your virtual home playing virtual sports?
Attention, non-Americans! (Score:5, Funny)
Please replace all references to "football" in the summary with "throwball". [urbandictionary.com]
Thank you for your patience.
Now a proper footy game for the Wii, that would be interesting. Maybe they could strap a Wiimote to each leg or something.
Amy: (Score:3, Funny)
"Wow! I could swear I was really playing virtual skeeball!"
Re:slip your hand? (Score:2, Funny)