Nintendo has put development of its Quality of Life sleep and fatigue device on hold, president Tatsumi Kimishima revealed to investors earlier this week.
Speaking during an investor Q&A, although not actually in response to a specific question, Kimishima said (translated by Wired):
“In regards to the Quality of Life [device], which was not mentioned in any of today’s questions, we do not have the conviction that the sleep-and-fatigue-themed [device] can enter the phase of actually becoming a product.
“We no longer have any plans to release it by the end of March 2016. On the other hand, we still believe there are things we can do in the general category of Quality of Life, and we will continue to study the possibility of expanding into this field.”
The “non-wearable” device was announced back in 2014 by then president Satoru Iwata.
“Fatigue and sleep are themes that are rather hard to visualize in more objective ways. At Nintendo, we believe that if we could visualize them, there would be great potential for many people,” he said at the time.
Nintendo has had great success in the health-based games market with the Wii Fit series, and also its Brain Training titles on DS. It would not be a surprise to see more of these types of experiences appearing on the Nintendo NX in the future.
Source: Wired
