One of the few Power Pad/Family Trainer games was Athletic World: an Olympics-style collection of games including hurdles, rafting, and "Hop a Log." And now, in one of the worst-timed moves ever, Bandai Namco is releasing a new version of the Family Trainer along with a new version of Athletic World.
Regardless of the quality of the single screenshot included, is this really the time to introduce a new exercise peripheral for the Wii? We're actually not going to leave that as a rhetorical question. No, it isn't. The Family Trainer has somewhat of a nostalgia factor, but even that's disrupted by the fact that Athletic World wasn't that great on the NES. And its main competition, Wii Fit, has the invincible Wii Sports factor.
The best we can hope for is another super-limited release in the U.S., as a moneymaking opportunity. Click on the image to see a larger version (with plenty of family air-paddling!) and click the link for the Japanese press release.
[Via NeoGAF]
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9-18-2007 @ 12:48PM
sixtyfps said...
Their house looks cool.
*takes notes*
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9-18-2007 @ 1:45PM
Tristan said...
couldnt it possibly work with the DDR pad already out or something?
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9-18-2007 @ 2:56PM
Powergloved Belmont said...
I had the power pad for NES all those years ago. But for the Wii I am less excited.
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9-18-2007 @ 3:55PM
jt_bombtrak said...
Ahh the Power Pad. How I miss pounding on you with fists instead of burning the energy necessary to use my actual feet on you.
Also...why isn't this thing wireless?
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