# posted by Brancibeer @ 6/03/2009 02:05:00 PM
LOS ANGELES — To keep the Wii on top, Nintendo intends to keep its finger on the pulse of the game-playing public.
Tuesday at the E3 video game expo, the company showed an add-on that wraps around the finger to takes a player's pulse.
Though no specific games or uses (or price or availability) were revealed, the Wii Vitality Sensor is "another entirely different way of thinking about games," says Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata.
Iwata sees one potential use for the Sensor as a relaxation tool: "Maybe everyone under pressure in our stressful society can use this to relax with video games."
But acknowledging that the main role of gaming is to get the heart pumping, Nintendo also unveiled the Wii Fit Plus with new exercises and games, due this fall, and two new titles starring company mascot Mario: Super Mario Bros. Wii, due later this year, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 next year.