In 2007, the company set off a craze for 'exergaming' technology with its Wii Fit peripheral, but can the new Ring Fit Adventure, a fitness add-on for the Switch, do the same?
. Over a decade later, the exergaming trend has quieted, until Thursday morning, when Nintendo unveiled the first look at its upcoming, a hula-hoop, leg-strap peripheral hardware add-on to the Switch console that is aimed at getting gamers' heart rates up. was staggering. More than 18 million units — $2 billion in worldwide sales — were sold over the 18 months following the game's launch.
While the Joyboard was a commercial failure, it wasn't the only planned fitness add-on from Atari. The Atari Puffer was to be a device which attached to exercise bikes, making the fitness equipment the controller. Pedal faster, make your car go. Huff and puff to getto shovel more dirt. Et cetera. Ultimately, the project was scrapped and never made its way to the market as Atari declared bankruptcy following the video game crash of 1983.
Over the next decade-and-a-half a number of other companies tried their hand at exergaming, from massive, expensive rigs such as the Tectrix VR Bike to elaborate arcade cabinets such as Konami's, which later made its way to home consoles via its own set of peripheral add-ons. that the trend really broke wide open. Nintendo signaled to the gaming industry that this was a market with potential, if the price was made right and the game itself was engaging .
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