Miyamoto thinks Wii Fit could change family life
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Apr 28th 2008 at 3:00PM }
At first, we weren't going to post about Shigeru Miyamoto's Wii Fit interview with The Times, as it seemed fairly unremarkable. There are the usual platitudes from Shiggy about reaching out to all ages, and some tiresome examples of how mainstream press outlets still expertly patronize gamers (according to the article, the games industry "has long been the preserve of obsessive, nerdy teenagers, mostly called Alan"), but there's actually some interesting parts there also, tucked away amongst the fluff.
For starters, it appears that Miyamoto is an absolute hard ass when it comes to parenting. Well, not really, but the Nintendo legend does reveal that he's always nagging his kids to get off of their backsides and go outside when the weather is good. And this guy is trying to sell videogames?
More intriguingly still, the Nintendo legend speaks about how he hopes Wii Fit will have an impact on family life. As Miyamoto puts it: "In Japanese households, suddenly new conversations are springing up between fathers and mothers, fathers and daughters, talking about Wii Fit. We would love that to happen in Britain."
Can you folks envisage a day when your family time is dominated by talk of your BMI and hula hoop personal bests?
Gallery: Wii Fit
[Via videogaming247]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
samfish @ Apr 28th 2008 4:14PM
Alan? Really?
Of all the names you could consider nerdy names, I don't think Alan is one of them.
velocitystrike @ Apr 28th 2008 5:06PM
Alan Titchmarsh. Gardening nerd. Chris should have heard of him.
Chris Greenhough @ Apr 28th 2008 5:31PM
Haha, certainly have, velocity. And not forgetting of course...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2D3-FkoXNU
:D
stupid @ Apr 28th 2008 4:20PM
young men your age should be having sex!
lol i thought it was funny in my head :)
Rocketboy @ Apr 29th 2008 8:45AM
And that's where you should have kept it.
jasenj1 @ Apr 28th 2008 6:09PM
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3821516.ece
How about linking to the original article rather than to a blog about the article?
jasenj1 @ Apr 28th 2008 6:18PM
I'm an idiot. I saw the "Via" link but not the "Read" link. Sorry.
Mr Khan @ Apr 28th 2008 6:24PM
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makes your posts really distinctive, though
SoshiKitai @ Apr 28th 2008 8:18PM
I'm not sure if I can see that in the future for my family...
Seeing that I keep my Wii hidden from family.
(Yeah that's right, the only system you really should share with your family, I keep to myself............. it's a family thing, trust me)
...maybe if I get rich, I'll put a Wii in the living room just for my family.