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#1 NintendoReport

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Posted 23 March 2015 - 12:21 PM

From http://www.eurogamer...-train-surgeons
 
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A Wii U eShop developer plans to release what may be the most bizarre Wii Remote peripheral yet.
 
The Wii U laparoscopic controller is a specially-designed peripheral that holds two Wii Remotes and two Nunchuks.
Grendel Games developed the device to work with its adventure puzzle game Underground, using technology intended as a way of training doctors in laparoscopy, otherwise known as keyhole surgery.


The studio also designed the educational Virtual Endosuite, software which actually lets you practice surgical scenarios. It's nothing like Surgeon Simulator.
Underground replicates the movements used when operating on a patient, with two mechanical arms on either side of the screen that allows players to interact with the environment.

In the game you play as Sw4nk, a robot butler who has to gather resources and then construct a safe path through hazardous areas for his owner to follow.
In doing so, Grendel has said that players are also being "subconsciously" trained in the skills that needed to operate via keyhole surgery - you're just doing it in a safe environment, and not armed with anything that could slice open anyone's spleen.

 


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Posted 23 March 2015 - 06:58 PM

I was going to make some comment about how much work you have to go into to replicate the large amount of control you get on a pc, but then I realized maybe the point was in the motion controls instead, what with the practicing for surgery and stuff.


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Posted 24 March 2015 - 05:59 AM

wut......


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Posted 24 March 2015 - 08:14 AM

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The post above was certified to be simply smashing by the Wii U Forum Staff.

 

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Posted 24 March 2015 - 08:16 AM

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as long as it doens't come bundled with NX. 


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Posted 26 March 2015 - 03:01 PM

Ever since Trauma Knife, Nintendo has been praised by a few doctors on the news for helping with the training.


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Posted 26 March 2015 - 03:15 PM

Ever since Trauma Knife, Nintendo has been praised by a few doctors on the news for helping with the training.

Then they are praising the wrong company. Atlus made that series. Nintendo only published it in the EU but Atlus developed and published everywhere else.






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