Nintendo trademarks mysterious pedometer

by Chris Greenhough { Sep 30th 2008 at 10:50AM }

Could this simple, lozenge-shaped device be what we're all talking about come Thursday morning? Currently, all the evidence points to a souped-up DS being unveiled during Nintendo's Media Summit, but NeoGAFfer Shiggy spotted this on the site of European trademark body OAMI.

It was registered by Nintendo in late-August, and is apparently a pedometer. This being related to Wii Fit in some way seems like an obvious first guess, but any speculation we indulge in is just that for now. Like most companies, Nintendo is always registering stuff, some of which it never uses, or some of which doesn't get officially announced until months or years later. This post could just be a really, really early preview for ... some gadget Nintendo releases three years from now!

[Via NeoGAF]

Tags: oami, pedometer, trademark, wii-fit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tony @ Sep 30th 2008 11:04AM

That will look great right next to my Nintendo wireless router/gateway.... what a waste. Wheres my hdd? :(

wiiboy101uk2008GIZZA @ Sep 30th 2008 12:52PM

its a online wifi safty device so nintendo can drop freinds codes it seeks out pedofiles on the internet and records how many pedofiles are online it meters there activity if a pedofile trys to contact you it vibrates and makes a loud noice to notify your mum to whats going on......

theres another in the works meters sonys fans and mesures there bullshit

Sonic_13 @ Sep 30th 2008 12:57PM

I'm sorry, but that joke has just been used to death already...and it's not even that great of a joke.

MMLgamer @ Sep 30th 2008 11:12AM

First comment.

Was just thinking of buying a new ds. Guess I'll wait and see what this thing is first.

MMLgamer @ Sep 30th 2008 11:13AM

dang. second comment

bukizzle715 @ Sep 30th 2008 11:26AM

Didn't Nintendo say they were done making peripherals for awhile?

Sonic_13 @ Sep 30th 2008 12:34PM

It's only a patent application. It doesn't mean that this will ever find its way into the market.

Sonic_13 @ Sep 30th 2008 12:47PM

Rather I should say trademark application.

Alvin @ Sep 30th 2008 7:07PM

is it confirmed as a pedometer? or are people just saying it is one because it looks like one?

James @ Sep 30th 2008 11:36AM

Maybe it's a Wii version of the Pokémon Pikachu game thingies they had a while back.
It was basically a tamagotchi, but you fed Pikachu with steps you'd taken..

Mr Khan @ Sep 30th 2008 11:38AM

I think it's related to fitness, but on the DS side of the line. Wii Fit used the Wii remote as a sort-of pedometer for that jogging minigame. I'd imagine this device could wirelessly link to the DS while you're out during the day and the DS is in sleep mode, and the DS could keep track of your physical activity

A more refined version of the health tracker that Wii Fit had, perhaps.