Nintendo has the Wii Balance Board, Zapper, Wheel, MotionPlus, and Vitality Sensor. The only thing missing is an inflatable saddle to simulate horseback riding on a games console — something for which Nintendo recently filed a patent. It’s the latest idea coming out Nintendo’s peripheral skunkworks. The patent, filed in the European Patent Office in January and unearthed by Siliconera, …
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Nintendo Developing Horseback Wii Controller? (I4U)
Nintendo has always been a bit of an odd duck. The history of their brand is peppered with weird controller designs, like the power glove, or that rocket launcher that everyone wanted but couldn’t get their parents to buy for them. With the advent of the W…
Nintendo patents inflatable horseback riding peripheral (GameSpot)
Japanese publisher details vibrating, air-filled cushion that would let gamers use Wii Remote, Nunchuk as reins.
Horseback riding; Many purposes and advantages (Kern Valley Sun)
Pat BrooksCourtesy of Articlecity.comSpecial to the Sun
EQUESTRIAN: Nagel riding high at Oswego (The Journal-Register)
Jennifer Nagel gave Oswego State its first national horseback riding championship in 24 years.
Charity horseback ride Sept. 19 (Tulsa World)
Riding for a Miracle’s second-annual horseback ride is set for Sept. 19 in Westville.
The after-school challenge (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Just as finding the right school for your child is critically important, so is finding the best option for after-school care — where kids can spend more than three hours each day while mom and dad are finishing up their workday.
Prairie Pines Preserve ceremony includes horses and llamas (North Fort Myers Neighbor)
The second most prominent 20/20 conservation project in Lee County opened Aug. 10 with an unusual announcement – besides over 20 miles of trails for horses, local llama owners are invited to use the site to walk their pets.
The Press of Atlantic City (Press of Atlantic City)
8 p.m. today, Aug. 12-15 and 2 p.m. today and Aug. 16 at Surflight Theatre, Engleside and Beach Avenues, Beach Haven. Call 609-492-9477.
Brighter Future Fund Helps Lothlorien Host Veterans (East Aurora Advertiser)
The Brighter Future Fund has awarded a $2,000 grant to the Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center in East Aurora in order to bring the Horses for Heroes program to Western New York. The six-week program provides therapy for injured soldiers and veterans through horseback riding. VA Western New York Healthcare System’s Recreational Therapy Program also partnered in this effort.