Fitness games form one of the most popular genres in the gaming industry, and although many hardcore gamers dislike the titles, it is hard to ignore the high sales such games have. With Nintendo’s Wii Fit franchise having sales in the tens of millions, developers and publishers cannot be blamed for wanting a piece of this lucrative market. For fitness games to truly work, they require peripherals that measure your levels of interaction and exercise, meaning that publishers must create and support costly controllers that can either end up creating a hugely successful franchise or an expensive failure. Recent patent publications reveal one such device which may end up in front of your PlayStation some time in the future. Read more