Vitality Sensor WILL Come Bundled With Software

Nintendo has confirmed that the Vitality Sensor will come bundled with some form of software that will showcase what the peripheral can do.

“The Wii Vitality Sensor is planned for 2010 and will come with software that shows off its unique abilities,” said Amber McCollum, director of entertainment and trend marketing for Nintendo of America. “We believe the Wii Vitality Sensor will enable Nintendo to take another important step in expanding the appeal of video games,”

Source: Infendo

It should come as no surprise that I'm a big skeptic of the vitality sensor. I don't honestly know what it will be able to do to enhance the gaming experience. If you have the peripheral connected, as of right now, there is no way to combine the Nunchuk with it so that limits the amount of controls you can have when using it. I am really hoping that Nintendo can wow us with this device. They've proven in the past with things like the balance board that a wacky control scheme can work and be successful. There's no reason to think otherwise.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said earlier this week. “What we are trying to propose first (however) is a video game with a theme of relaxation, which is completely opposite from traditional ones.”

I'm going to take a cautious, but optimistic approach to the Vitality Sensor. I really hope Nintendo can pull off another surprise.