“Nike has been at the forefront of integrating technology with their gear for years. Nike recently gave the task out to 78 artists to “hack” a pair of Nike’s for something truly extraordinary. Nick Marsh did just that and hacked all of the internal circuits from a Wii Fit Board and put them inside a pair of Nikes. Is this a cool concept that people could get into to change their gaming? Thoughts? Comments?” (You MUST write 5 sentences or you will get ZERO CREDIT)
You can also read: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/nike-air-maxes-get-a-wii-balance-board-infusion/ for further understanding
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Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:13:16
i dont really get this, but it seems like a cool idea but i dont think it would change much. it dont seem like like it would attract peoples attention that much. it will probably just cost people more money for something that is cool, but not that productive.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:13:23
I THINK ITS KINDA OF DUMB AND THATS ALL I THINK 🙂
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:15:31
i think its stupid cuz a lot of stuff could happen like it could over heat and the person could blow up. and it is stupid cuz its not like a lot of other games and not a lot of people will like it.people might love the idea of the shows but the idea of them benning a game i don’t think people will like that.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:15:57
People will love the shoes.Then they will hate it. Because the shoes can over heat. You can die wearing the shoes. Because you can get on FIRE THEN YOU WILL DIE. So don’t buy the shoes.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:18:23
ii think it would truly change the meaning of gaming because peole instead of jus using the Wii remote for things like runni you can use the nike shoes for Wii Fit and for other activies when using the Wii.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:20:01
i guess its a cool idea. i mean i can see a whole lot of people playing. but i don’t think it will change how people feel about gaming because theyre just another part to a game to me. and theyre just going to create more stuff.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:20:46
I think people will get into. Because it is different because you can play with your shoes and you don’t have to hold anything in your hands. its on your feet. i think people will like it cause its different.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:21:02
That would be so cool if people could play video games without a controller. I mean, if they get rid of the wires that you could trip over! Hey, that’s kind of like the Kinect for XBOX. I think it would be a lot easier to wear the controller than to hold it and drop it and bump it into things. It would really get you up and moving around instead of sitting on the couch, eating potato chips and getting fat while you’re playing video games.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:21:31
I think it is cool. haveing a wii in your shoes people all over the world would want to get this. people will stop playing video games like xbox and ps3 because it’s like there game is in there shoes.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:23:09
I think its an alright idea . I think its a pretty cool idea having a wii parts in your shoe . But the bad thing about it is that some people might forget that they have them on and they might go out side when its raining and then get shocked ! Its something that i might enjoy trying out but i dont think its something that would stay popular for a while.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:25:23
I think it is a good idea. I think this because it would be funner. You just have to be care ful cause it can over heat. Some people might not like it cause it will cost a lot of money but once the price goes down more people will buy it!
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:26:00
i think that it is not a good idea because i would rather just use the wii fitness board because it is easier to just use the fitness board instead of trying to hack the fitness board and put it in your nike shoes
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:26:23
i think it’s an okay idea because most people are going to use this, but other’s wouldn’t because some people don’t play game’s. A lot of people own wii, & alot of people like nike’s & this may catch on really fast !
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:29:49
I think it is a dumb idea. I think it is dumb because you are risking your life to play a stupid video game. Your foot will get all and sweaty and its gonna make your feet smell really bad. Also what if your foot grows because your body is still developing then you have to go buy another special shoe for the game thats just going to cost you more money. This is one of the stupidest things Ive ever heard!
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:10:29
That is a good idea. It would be cool to have this because it would be easier on games such as skateboarding games or snowboarding games. I like to have a new kind of technology like this but i do agree with some other people that the wii board is funner but this is a great idea. I would feel way different because it would be on my feet but i would enjoy useing the new foot wii. I think they should try it out for a while and see if they make money but first i would put a demo in stores to let people try it out.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:30:45
i think its ok. i think its ok because instead of using a wii controller you can use this. but it would feel weird if a controller is in your shoe but its a good idea for techology like this. i would like to have this for a controller. so this would be a good idea.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 08:31:01
i think this is not a good idea because the wii fit is easier to use
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:02:32
“Nike has been at the forefront of integrating technology with their gear for years. Nike recently gave the task out to 78 artists to “hack” a pair of Nike’s for something truly extraordinary. Nick Marsh did just that and hacked all of the internal circuits from a Wii Fit Board and put them inside a pair of Nikes. Is this a cool concept that people could get into to change their gaming? Thoughts? Comments?” (You MUST write 5 sentences or you will get ZERO CREDIT) its cool so you dont have to hobd a controler
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:04:08
I think it a good idea but they might want to lowere the price of thmoney because people wont by it if it cost alot of money.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:04:12
i think it is a bad idea because the wii fit board is easier and funner to use.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:04:36
I think its cool now we should keep them. Nike has been out for a long time. Now there has been lots of new nikes that com out. I think it would cost alot of money though.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:04:42
i think that it was real cool how he did it he must have been genus but it would be cool if u could buy it that would be a hot product on the market i would buy one but i cant they would probly coast a forchane but any way i think that he should make alot of them for america.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:33:36
good point just saying whats up
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:04:57
yes its cool instead of using a controller you can use nike wii
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:06:04
welp hrs muh opinion..i thank tht it wudd be kewl but to have a controller in your shoe.wouldnt tht be kinda weird to control with your feet and not a controller in your hand.i like nike but tht is weird to use but yeah i think it would be cool to use and maybe peple will try it but fo now ima stick wit its kinda weird but it just mitee work out if you give ot a try and do somehting diffrernt for a change.welp thrs muh opinion..
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:06:47
i thank tht it wudd be kewl but to have a controller in your shoe.wouldnt tht be kinda weird to control with your feet and not a controller in your hand.i like nike but tht is weird to use but yeah i think it would be cool to use and maybe peple will try it but fo now ima stick wit its kinda weird but it just mitee work out if you give ot a try and do somehting diffrernt for a change.welp thrs muh opinion..
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:07:14
I thinks it a really cool idea instead of haveing to stand on the borad and putting the sencier in the shoes.technology these day are really upgrading so i think that idea i really good for game nerds!
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:07:23
i thank tht it wudd be kewl but to have a controller in your shoe.wouldnt tht be kinda weird to control with your feet and not a controller in your hand.i like nike but tht is weird to use but yeah i think it would be cool to use and maybe peple will try it but fo now ima stick wit its kinda weird but it just mitee work out if you give ot a try and do somehting diffrernt for a change.welp thrs muh opinion..
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:07:32
Yes because its cool to have nike shoes. He’s really smart to make somthing like that. The wii fit gets on my nerves. Its fragile and u have to stand on it
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:07:42
i think it’s a bad idea because that just cppying off wii fit plus your feet get big every year and you will have to keep buying new ones plus its a lot of work. when all you have to do to wii fi is plug it in.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:07:44
I GUESS CAUSE I THINK ITS FOR THE WII FIT AND U COULD JUST PUT THE SHOES ON AND PLAY THE WII INSTEAD OF HAVIN TO STAY ON THAT BOARD THING YOU COULD JUST WEAR THE NIKEZ !!!!!!!
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:08:01
that would be so tight. its alot of reasons i would use this kind of wii controller. its such great idea. i bet he’s getting paid for doing this. i wonder if the shoes are wireless just like the regual wii controllers. nd plus i could have a game under my shoes. that is like so tight. i would use it alot. instead pluging in the wii fit pad i would slide on my fresh pair of Nikes. but really i think its a great idea.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:08:05
“Nike has been at the forefront of integrating technology with their gear for years. Nike recently gave the task out to 78 artists to “hack” a pair of Nike’s for something truly extraordinary. Nick Marsh did just that and hacked all of the internal circuits from a Wii Fit Board and put them inside a pair of Nikes. Is this a cool concept that people could get into to change their gaming? Thoughts? Comments?” (You MUST write 5 sentences or you will get ZERO CREDIT)
I THINK NOOOOOOO BECAUSE SOME ONE COULD HACK UR GAMMING AND CHANGE IT SO U COULD NO GET ON IT ANY MORE.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:08:05
i guess its could be a good idea.. but like the idea. may not be the greatest but i guess its pretty cool. and maybe not every one will not use it….. and to some it will make it easier for them like to move with thier feet instead of with there hands!! 8 )
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:08:43
that is realy cool. i think that is very smart. i like the fackt that you don’t have to stand on a board. i would want it now. i realy think that is so cool i want to.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:09:04
i think that it would be considering cheating and i dont think it wouild work because things on the wii are perfect and your not goin to get any thing good out of that
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:09:04
-$impley Jazzy*]
Yes , beacuse think it would be cool to be
able to hackk some ones computerss !! to
know what they be saying to people but
on the other hand i wouldn’t want some-
one else to take muhh stuff !!
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:09:58
I THINK IT IS A BAD IDEA BECAUSE IF YOU STEP IN A PUDDLE YOU WOULD GET SHOCKED. I DO NOT WANT TO BE SHOCKED. DO YOU WANT TO BE SHOCKED. THAT IS PAINFUL TO BE SHOCKED. SO DONT BUY THESE AND GET SHOCKED.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:13:03
i think that this is a pretty cool idea. i think that would be a great expansion for the wii. some people might find it better than then the wii board.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:14:30
I think it is a good idea. It would be kinda different because you are wearing it but it seems cool. I agree with other people that the wii board is way funner but this would be cooler to use sometimes. I think they should give it a try. First they should put it in stores as a demo then should release it so they can make money.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:15:49
I THINK IT IS STUPID. NO ONE WANTS TO USE A STINKY SHOE AS A CONTROLLET THATS BEEN ON YOUR FOOT ALL DAY
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:17:31
I think that is cool. They had to be smart to think of that. But it may not be the best idea. People might get mad if some one hacks some ones computer. It would be cool to have a controller on ur feet instead of ur hands.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:19:05
i dont like et cuz some body kan jus hakk yo stuff and like the cotrollers in the shoes if you step to hard it gon break so i dont think its a good idea.think bout it say you for get you got on the controller shoes and you go outside while its rainin you gon get elcrictucited
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:19:29
i don’t think that that is a very smart idea. the shoes if not wired properly can over heat and cause severe damage to ur feet. it would probably also feel weird. people will probably like it at first until someone gets hurt. then they will hate it and no one will buy them.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:20:55
i think this is a really cool idea. Becuase when u play your wii you dont have to hold you wii controller: you wear it. This is great exercise. plus it’s nike, its a great shoe brand. I would buy this, if it really got shipped to stores.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:21:50
I fee it could be a great way to get fit honestly. The shoes would obviously be very popular. I would buy them for myself. It would change gaming experience, maybe more people would get into gaming. For people who already love gaming this would be like paradise.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:23:55
I feel it could be a great way to get fit honestly. The shoes would obviously be very popular. I would buy them for myself. It would change gaming experience, maybe more people would get into gaming. For people who already love gaming this would be like paradise.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:24:46
I think that it is cooler than using a wii remote. It changes the world of gaming as we know it. Technology is growing everyday, so why not put it into our clothes and accessories? It is a very wise and unique idea that would sell quickly in the market. It also helps people get more active with their video games. Which is great. XD
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:25:29
i think it’s a bad idea because that just cppying off wii fit plus your feet get big every year and you will have to keep buying new ones plus its a lot of work.also i dont like et cuz some body kan jus hakk yo stuff and like the cotrollers in the shoes if you step to hard it gon break so i dont think its a good idea.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:25:43
dont think it a good idea becuse can hack your stuff and like the cotrollers in the shoes if you step to hard it can break so i dont think its a good idea.think about it say you for get you got on the controller shoes and you go outside while its rainin you gon get elcrictucited or it could kill you or something bad could happen so i dont think its a good idea
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:26:06
i think it would be better if people could play video games without a controller. I think it would be a lot easier to wear the controller than to hold it and drop it every time you do something
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:27:11
Its bad i guess cause you would get mad if people are taking your stuff. It isnt gonna make the player play better. Its all about the player not the shoes (:
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:28:11
i think it is a bad idea because if you was to walk outside in the rain you could get shocked.. plus if you go outside in certain weather conditions you could ruin them..
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:28:22
it really do not matter to me because there are going to be a lot of things that other people are not going to like so do not buy it if you do not like it
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:29:34
how did the dude do that? i would have no idea how to take the wii fit apart and put it in a shoe! That”s Really cool though, if i was that dude i would sell what he made. could make some serious money by selling that. well thats all i have to say.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:31:26
i dont even get what it’s talkinq about for real this is really confusing, but it seems like a nice smart idea but i dont think it would change much. it dont seem like like it would attract peoples attention that much. it will probably just cost people more money for something that is cool and people dont be having money for all that, but not that even that important
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:31:50
i guess its okey
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:33:12
I feel that this is a very good way to get in shape. These shoes are a stylish way to play a game. From experience i have been on wii fit board is very hard to stay on. Also you want to move and the balance board isn’t capable of moving where you want to. Another advantage is that nike is very popular which means everyone will buy them
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:35:31
~~~~~VENERA ~~~~
I think that’s mad because I wouldnt want to be hacked .
No one would want to be either . So I wouldnt hacked
someone’s computer unless I hated them.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:35:57
I think that’s mad because I wouldnt want to be hacked .
No one would want to be either . So I wouldnt hacked
someone’s computer unless I hated them.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:37:18
I don’t get this and i think that this is lame. Who would want to use an shoe to play the wii
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:38:24
that was pretty cool. I have no clue how he did that though. It seems like it would cost a lot of money though. I think that it would be cooler if they did that wit Jordans. I think they would make more money than the nike ones
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:39:20
yes that is cool. Yes it , i think it would change their games. I think that it is cool. its cool that people can have a Wii Fit connected in their shoes. I think it would be nice for them to make some more Nike shoes with the Wii Fit in it.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:42:20
idkayy , ithinkk it’s kind of cool becausee it chanqes the way peoplee lookk at qamess . andd i thinkk it’s betterr thann usinqq a wii remotee/controllerrr ! Also , you can hackk other people’s stuff & lookk at what theree sayinqqq . Plus , it’s different becausee youu actuallyy qet to wearr it , unlikee all thee otherr systemss wheree you havee to use youur handsss . Theyy shouldd see whatt peoplee thinkk of it thouqhh beforeee theyy startt actuallyy sellinqq themm in storess ♥ qooddbyeee Mr.steeddd = )
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:46:46
ithink it was some beastly frump right there the need to make better stuff like it
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:54:07
I think that’s truly cool. But also not. That may be a good market now, but at the same time be a problem in the future. Because of the fact it started out with a hack. So that makes it more possible to have problems in the future.
Nov 22, 2010 @ 13:58:00
***** I THINK ITS PRETTY LAME IF YOU ASK ME….
******* ANY WAY I HATE NIKES……
***********SO STICK THAT IN UR JUICE BOX AN SUCK IT……
❤ DESTINY FOLEY
I LUV ME
(NOT YOU)
Nov 22, 2010 @ 14:01:28
****** I THINK IT’S PRETTY LAME IF YOU ASK ME……
********* ANY WAY I HATE NIKES…….
************** SO STICK THAT IN YOUR JUICE BOX AND SUCKM IT…..
❤ DESTINY FOLEY
I LOVE ME
(NOT YOU)
Dec 15, 2010 @ 14:19:07
I DONT THINK SO. FOR REAL IT IS JUST WASTING A NICE PAIR OF NIKES. I THINK THIS DUDE HAS TO MUCH FREE TIME ON HIS HANDS. WHO HAS THE TIME TO TAKE APART A WII FIT BOARD. I MEAN WHY WOULD YOU TAKE APART A WII FIT BOARD. THAT ALL I HAVE TO SAY.