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According to engadget.com: "It was inevitable we guess what with everyone plus your grandma usingthe Wii. Now Nintendo Japan has announced a new Wii "Check-Up" channelthat acts as a health guidance system between you and healthprofessionals. Scheduled for an April launch, the system developed inpartnership with Hitachi, NEC, Panasonic and a health insurance companyis said to provide 2-way communication between users and health leaderswho'll provide "healthy guidance" to otherwise Cheeto-stainedgamer-types. The service appears to be compatible with both Wii Fit andits Balance Board as well as NEC's mobile phone health platform forchecking progress or accessing advice remotely. It also appears to beusable anonymously. We'll update you just as soon as we get all theseJapanese press releases translated."
What do you think about having Wii as your healthcare? I think this is awesome....maybe not for finding cancers but it is for basic checkups! Our economy is bad with our healthcare system....why not let Nintendo help us out?