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Nintendo Registers European Trademark for WiiRelax

by Jon Lindemann - December 19, 2009, 9:31 am EST
Total comments: 14 Source: SiliconEra

Another curious trademark is registered in PAL territories.

Nintendo has filed another interesting trademark, this time with The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union. The December 17 filing is for something called "WiiRelax".

The product's classification in the application contains the typical all-encompassing video game verbage (features such as being able to play the game on a television, control it with a joystick, etc.), but it also reveals some other telling details. It is submitted for classification in the same categories as devices with "pulse-measuring functions", and is further classified alongside "body-fat meters" and "pulsimeters".

The Wii Vitality Sensor was announced at this year's E3, but little has been said of it since, aside from vague confirmation of a 2010 release date in an interview with Cammie Dunaway. Given the similarities between the functionality of the Vitality Sensor and the features described in this filing, it's likely that the first product to employ the device will be known as WiiRelax.

Thanks to BlackNMild2k1 from the NWR Forums for this news tip! In addition to the Talkback thread for this article, you can further discuss the Wii Vitality Sensor here.

Talkback

PlugabugzDecember 19, 2009

The link in the article needs /forums/ added.

ShyGuyDecember 19, 2009

I'll wait for the Natal Chillax(tm) knockoff in two years.

KDR_11kDecember 20, 2009

Quote from: ShyGuy

I'll wait for the Natal Chillax(tm) knockoff in two years.

It comes with a bong.

Well, I guess we know what the big Christmas game of 2010 is going to be.

Mop it upDecember 20, 2009

So what's this going to be, similar to those "sounds of the ocean" CDs?

BlackNMild2k1December 20, 2009

Wii Fit's sit on the balance board and relax.
now take a few deep breaths and relax.
now hold that position for 30 seconds.
4...3...2...1...now you are Wiilaxed.

RennyDecember 20, 2009

WiiLax, don't do it...

ShyGuyDecember 20, 2009

I'm guessing this will be like the candle mini game in Wii fit. Hold still for a certain amount of time.

BlackNMild2k1December 20, 2009

Quote from: ShyGuy

I'm guessing this will be like the candle mini game in Wii fit. Hold still for a certain amount of time.

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Wii Fit's sit on the balance board and relax.
now take a few deep breaths and relax.
now hold that position for 30 seconds.
4...3...2...1...now you are Wiilaxed.

...

StratosDecember 20, 2009

I always thought that Snorlax sounded like the name of the only sleeping pill that is also a laxative.

Wiilax sounds like that feeling of relief you get when you pee if you were holding it in.

BlackNMild2k1December 20, 2009

Quote from: Stratos

I always thought that Snorlax sounded like the name of the only sleeping pill that is also a laxative.

LOL. That would be a horrible combination of pills to take.

Do not take this pill unless you are able to commit to 8 hours of sleep..... on the toilet.

Ian SaneDecember 21, 2009

WiiRelax is like the sort of joke name one would come up when dissing non-gaming.  Can Nintendo make something that is less of a game than Wii Music?  We'll find out!

Snorlax sounds like something that is exclusively sold in joke shops.  It would be the ultimate spite pill to slip into the drinks of people you REALLY hate.

KDR_11kDecember 22, 2009

Quote from: Ian

Can Nintendo make something that is less of a game than Wii Music?

The DS Cookbook?

Come on guys, the proper name is WiiRelax.  WiiLax is the name used to describe the console's third-party support.

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