http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/05/02/wii-pole-dancing-game-intended-for-fitness-fun-for-men-and-women/
Wii Pole Dancing Game Intended For Fitness, Fun For Men And Women

A few weeks ago, Peekaboo Pole Dancing, the company behind the Carmen Electra pole dancing kit (the “Electra-pole”), announced that they are seeking a partner to license a pole dancing game for the Wii.

The announcement had many wondering, “Why?” According to Peekaboo, it’s all about… exercise.

When I inquired about further details, Simon Kay, a rep for Peekaboo and licensing agency AT New Media told me via e-mail:

“Peekaboo will be all about fun and fitness for a new generation. Peekaboo wants to make the fitness benefits of aerobic pole dancing accessible to millions of Wii users. The goal is to encourage men and women of all shapes and sizes to improve their pole dancing skills while having fun, toning up and burning calories. Ultimately Peekaboo and AT New Media want to do for pole dancing what ‘Guitar Hero‘ did for rock n roll!”

As for the pole peripheral development, the game’s ESRB rating and how the game would actually work (we imagine you’d need hands on the pole as well as on controllers), he declined to disclose those details. Kay did claim that the company is already in talks with developers and publishers for the Wii title, though they “will still entertain other third parties.”

Additionally, Kay said the game probably won’t involve Carmen Electra. When I asked if Electra was ever asked to be involved in the first place, the response was no. But is there a chance she could be involved in the future? “Unlikely… but not impossible,” Kay said.

He also said that the company was looking for additional partners for mobile. A mobile phone pole dancing game? We can only wonder.
:lmao:

That dood is SERIOUS about pole dancing...

so we gotta buy the poles?? and hook it up to our wii? lol

:lol: :lmao: :lol: :lmao: :lol: :lmao: :lol: :lmao:

ummmm, nintendo probably wont like that concept...

imagine stippers doing a demonstration on ur tv... all pixelated... i dont think it would be that fun to watch then perform their moves

This is gonna be sweet.

Finally i can be a male stripper without people laughing at me

This is gonna be sweet.

Finally i can be a male stripper without people laughing at me
Mii in the background will!!! :lol:

WiiPole :rofl2:

so we gotta buy the poles?? and hook it up to our wii? lol

Ya, if you want to pretend to be a man you'll have to buy a pole and some Wii balls.

very cool.i want a wii

man...too bad Wii isn't HD.... :sadwalk:

man...too bad Wii isn't HD.... :sadwalk:

It is :P

so we gotta buy the poles?? and hook it up to our wii? lol

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

what has the world come to?

man...too bad Wii isn't HD.... :sadwalk:

maybe not HD, but now it'll be in double D!!! ;)

maybe not HD, but now it'll be in double D!!! ;)
:lol:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26449595
Wii Homebrew spawns Wiibrator

This is obviously just the kind of thing that Nintendo wanted to stamp out when it released firmware 3.3, complete with provisions intended to stop people from playing homebrew Wii games. The so-called Twilight Hack, which this firmware upgrade was reported to have disabled, involved manipulating a save game file for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to allow unauthorised code to run on the consoles.

Well now its worst nightmares have come true--Nintendo's wholesome family console has become an adults-only vibrator in a unique homebrew application by Team DWiildo. Called the Wiibrator, the application runs through the Wii to make the Wii Remote, well, vibrate. Team DWiildo suggests using the Wii Remote jacket, for safety's sake, and instruct gamers to "Not try to use this with either the Wii Zapper or Wii Wheel peripherals."

There are four different "playing levels," in what is described as a "highly advanced technology demo." The team clearly have ideas for where the project is now going, possibly featuring the ability to add a "stimulating" slideshow of images, USB webcam support, and online chat functionality, as well as local multiplayer options to future versions.

Online multiplayer for up to 32 eager participants may also be coming soon. According to the info, "This would make it the first ever widely available tele-diIdonics."
:rofl2:

Damn -- I wanted to invent the technical jargon tele-dildonics.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26449595

:rofl2:

Funniest blog entry ever.

http://gizmodo.com/367698/technosexual-one-mans-tale-of-robot-love

widely available tele-diIdonics

:lol: Good stuff. The Wii is available in how many homes now?

:lol: Good stuff. The Wii is available in how many homes now?

half the WII stock is in the resellers threads homes

half the WII stock is in the resellers threads homes

Note to anyone buying a used Wii: wipe down the Wiimotes with alcohol wipes before the first use!

Wii Fit hula hoop + this = priceless

The best line from the comments was that nintendo would have to start selling wii points in singles!

So basically they made a small app that lets you activate rumble by pressing a button, then wrote a funny story surrounding it? Ok then.

So basically they made a small app that lets you activate rumble by pressing a button, then wrote a funny story surrounding it? Ok then.

I guarantee there will be people doing it, if they aren't already. "mom, what's on my wiimote?"

I guarantee there will be people doing it, if they aren't already. "mom, what's on my wiimote?"

I just installed it. Indeed, it's just a text screen with a jokey paragraph, followed by telling you to press A to turn it on/off or Home to exit.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=5333140
JV Games has cleaned up its new Nintendo Wii version of the college drinking game "Beer Pong" by removing references to booze and renaming the title, but authorities and mental health experts fear that it will only reinforce an alcohol culture on teens.

"Pong Toss," as its now called, still gives gamers the ability to practice the tossing skills required for Beer Pong, a popular drinking game involving ping pong balls aimed into cups of beer. Beer-guzzling is the goal of the real Beer Pong game in many college settings.

The game earned a rating of "T" for teen – ages 13 and up -- from the independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), and that has caused parents, educators and even one state's attorney general to react with dismay.

"When a behavior is modeled or practiced in any form, it becomes more likely to be practiced in the future," said New York psychologist Eva Levine. "Kids are very susceptible to this type of media. I see it all the time with young kids and adolescents. It's definitely true that children that are exposed to alcohol use are much more likely to engage in alcohol behavior."

On Monday, Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal expressed concern about the game, and about the future games that will be released under JV's Frat Party Games line.

Blumenthal believes that a game like "Pong Toss" has more worrisome consequences than other types of violent or dangerous video games.

"My strong concern is the ratings, which fail to reflect the potential dangers," said Blumenthal. "It promotes alcohol use and even abuse and binge drinking, which certainly seems a more realistic prospect than someone driving a car dangerously after playing 'Grand Theft Auto,' although obviously, that's a problem as well. But what the beer pong game does is much more immediate for teenagers then what happens in 'Grand Theft Auto'."

The worry about teen drinking is real and rising. On Monday, an Associated Press analysis of federal records found that 157 college-age people, 18 to 23, drank themselves to death from 1999 through 2005, the most recent year for which figures are available. The number of alcohol-poisoning deaths per year nearly doubled over that span, from 18 in 1999 to a peak of 35 in 2005, though the total went up and down from year to year and dipped as low as 14 in 2001.

Blumenthal thinks that playing the game may greatly increase the chances of engaging in real Beer Pong. He says that since the game and equipment are simple and basic, that will encourage people to play the game in real life.

Alan Kazdin, a professor of psychology and child psychiatry at Yale University, says video games are a powerful teaching tool. "In science we recently learned about mirror neurons. We've known for years that learning is helped by active involvement. If you actively involve rather than observe, it is even more effective."

But Kazdin also says that he does not think that games like "Pong Toss" will necessarily have an effect on the likelihood of a player's alcoholism or engagement in Beer Pong in the future.

"It depends on all sorts of other influences in the child's life," Kazdin explained. "If a child is susceptible to being influenced, the video game could have an effect. But there's never one influence because there are so many other factors. From the perspective of educators and mental health professionals, we want people to play videogames that keep people healthy and happy."

The ESRB sees the game much more simply. "Despite being premised on a drinking game, the game's content involves essentially nothing more than tossing ping-pong balls into plastic cups," Patricia Vance, president of ESRB, wrote in a letter to Blumenthal. "We are thus unsure of the basis for the statement in your letter suggesting that this content 'glorifies alcohol abuse and binge drinking.' "

The states have no authority to regulate video game content or ratings, beyond extreme material that may fall under obscenity laws. "Grand Theft Auto," which has sold over 70 million copies, lets players take on the role of an urban criminal, including carjacking, pimping and assassinations such as killing police. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against Rockstar Games, alleging damage from actions by gamers who may have been influenced by the title.

The Nintendo Wii game was originally titled "Beer Pong," but JV Games renamed it to "Pong Toss."

"We changed the name on our own accord," JV Games Co-Founder Jag Jaegers said. "It was something we were discussing before Attorney General Richard Blumenthal even got involved. It's for the most part the same game. But any alcoholic reference we simply removed. If the ball gets in the cup, you get points. In the game we never focused on anybody drinking or getting drunk. We were primarily focusing on the sport of the game itself."

Nintendo, which produces the popular Wii console, said it was satisfied after alcohol references were removed from the game.

"Nintendo supports JV Games' decision to change the name of its WiiWare title to Pong Toss," Nintendo of America said in a statement. "WiiWare is designed to be a forum for creative new ideas that are widely appealing to all consumers, and eliminating alcohol references in the game's title and content allow it to be enjoyed by a wider audience."
Great more Wii accidents

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=5333140

Great more Wii accidents
Wii wrist?

Seriously -- Beer pong is an ancient game. It's basically "bozo buckets." the only thing that makes it "adult" is the beverage inside the cup. If you remove the beer reference, I hardly see how it's noteworthy.

Wii wrist?

Seriously -- Beer pong is an ancient game. It's basically "bozo buckets." the only thing that makes it "adult" is the beverage inside the cup. If you remove the beer reference, I hardly see how it's noteworthy.

[rickety old man]
In my day, we called it "quarters" and you had to bounce a quarter off the table and into the cup. And that's the way it was AND WE LIKED IT!
[/rickety old man]

[rickety old man]
In my day, we called it "quarters" and you had to bounce a quarter off the table and into the cup. And that's the way it was AND WE LIKED IT!
[/rickety old man]
I played that once. I then realized that after man invented the wheel, we evolved to the sphere and followed the trend.