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Konami does Yoga June 19, 2007 - by Ian Bogost A couple recent exergame related happenings to relate. First, Konami has announced Groove Motion DDR. It's the DDR you know and love, with six additional programs like yoga and martial-arts exercises. In addition to the familiar mat, the game also sports a motion sensor the player wears around his or her waist. Konami runs (and has, for some time) fitness clubs in Japan, and that is the initial destination for these products. No telling if they'll make it to the broader market or to the Stats or Europe. Second, again from Konami, a new DS game called Doko Demo Yoga. As Kotaku reports, and as you can see on the video they posted, the game appears to focus more on technique, an interactive how-to ebook of sorts. Hard to tell exactly, and the narration is all in Japanese. Probably another one we won't see in the West. POST A COMMENT
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