Having tried the Wii some weeks ago (great concept by the way) i believe that playing Wii is NOT good for your shape.
I have read various articles online about guys losing weight using this console, which is great.
Then one website kind of opened my mind -- if i'm not wrong the phrase that made me change idea was:
"Why people play WiiTennis instead of real tennis? Wouldn't it be better?"
Playing on the Wii is NOT like the real thing, it's REAL FUN and it's MUCH BETTER than doing nothing, but it's like 5% of what you should be actually doing for your health.
A SledgegloWii (now THAT'S a great name, i should register it
) would be funny, but nothing like the real thing.
I read it can be possible to hack the Wiimote (which is basically a bluetooth accelerometer if i'm not wrong) and create new programs, one cool thing would be sticking one to the handle of the sledgehammer head and create a software that:
- Counts down 14 minutes (or less, if needed)
- Show you the good way to do moves (maybe alerting you if you're cheating and doing incomplete reps, like not moving the hammer high enough)
- Counts the reps for you and tells you what the next movement will be
- Turns the screen to FLASHING RED in case you're too near, which is great if you spent your savings on that cool HD screen
- In case you selected the fantasy scenario mode, on the screen it should show dragons/orks to kill, with lots of gore and disemboweled dragons laying everywhere
- In case you selected the farmer scenario mode, on the screen it should show dig holes, butter bars, chopped logs
So, i think you had a great idea ph0rque, but only if the Wiimote is used as a measurement aid, not as a substitute