Wii Qube and Relax: Obscure Yet True

April Fool's day hit over a week ago.  Usually, it's the best time of year to avoid the internet entirely.  You may have heard ridiculous rumors about Ocarina of Time getting a Wii-make, IGN's hilarious mature Smash Bros. expansion video, or that Wii Fit has a sense of humor.  There were real news stories snuck in throughout the day, but no one would have guessed this was among it

Pub Company, an Italian publisher, sent out a press release on April 1st ensuring that their new Wii products are far from being a joke.  The company recently announced two titles, Wii Qube and Wii Relax, which use alternative control methods to create new games experiences.

Wii Qube (above), literally has players placing their remotes inside a cube, then play a Tetris-style game by rotating the cube.  The real April Fool's joke would have been introducing a mini-game where gamers could virtually pack their car with boxes.  Inherently, a problem is introduced with no MotionPlus support thus far.  The version of Tetris in Wii Qube is actually in 3D, with a mode that plays from a first-person perspective where "you can 'enter into' the game... interacting with the blocks by moving your own body."

While Wii Qube seems fairly "out there," Wii Relax doesn't hold back from being equally as odd.  Wii Relax is made up of two products, Relax Mind and Relax Body.  According to the press release, the games aim for a combination of mind/body "awareness" exercises, as it attempts to:

"mix mental control for psycho-physical relaxation training, body movement and which foresee a series of activities that contribute to physical and mental well-being thanks to the implementation of techniques such as Yoga, Thai Chi, Qu-Gong, progressive relaxation, mental visualization, massage, meditation and breathing techniques."

The game features an unprecedented notion in gaming; being able to monitor your own stress level in real time.  The 3i Mind Controller headset included with Relax boasts some impressive abilities, like playing "games operated by one's own mental input... by using exclusively your mind's own powers for game movements," in addition to the more calming element the game intends to have.  Of course, I'm still holding out for my Emotiv Epoc.

It's never a good thing that a company has to send out a press release reassuring that their products aren't a joke.  They are intriguing though.  Anyone interested?

Source: Joystiq