Can the DS make you a better person?
Well, no one is making any claims, but Nintendo has announced that the United States will soon be seeing its popular DS Personal Trainer series.
Looks like Americans aren't the only self-improvement nuts on this planet. This gaming genre has been popular in Japan for years now, and Nintendo has set its sights on the States by introducing us to Personal Trainer: Cooking. The cooking installment includes instructional videos and over 200 recipes from international cuisines. Incidentally, Personal Trainer: Cooking will be released on November 24, 2008, right on time for Thanksgiving and other get-together holidays.
The next two titles are scheduled to hit US retailers in 2009. Personal Trainer: Math will help players with arithmetic, and Personal Trainer: Walking will come with a wireless pedometer accessory to help with... walking.
You remember Jim Fixx? This human cipher used to write books on jogging. Now, what do you f----n write about jogging? "Right foot, left foot, faster, faster, oh hell, I dunno, go home, shower." Pretty much covers the jogging experience, I do believe. Then this doofus goes out and has a heart attack and dies.... while jogging. There is a God. "Right foot, left foot, hemorrhage."