Retro_Link Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/08/31/nintendo-almost-made-a-knitting-add-on-for-nes Nintendo Almost Made a Knitting Add-On for NES Prototype shows off how the '80s could have gotten some awesome sweaters. by Andrew GoldfarbAugust 30, 2012A recently-surfaced 1980s brochure reveals that Nintendo nearly released a knitting add-on for the NES. Posted on the Facebook page of former Nintendo employee Howard Phillips, the brochure shows off the Nintendo Knitting Machine, a device that would have connected to the NES and allowed players to create and print their own designs. “You're looking at the Nintendo Knitting Machine,” the ad reads. “It's not a game; not a toy; not something a young girl can outgrow in three or six months or even a year. It's a machine that interacts with the powerful Nintendo Entertainment System to actually knit sweaters: and not just one or two patterns but a multitude of different and unique designs.” “The Nintendo Knitting Machine is just one more example of the innovative thinking that keeps Nintendo on the cutting edge of video technology," it continues. "And your customers on the edge of their seats. Of course we should probably mention that no other video game system offers anything even remotely similar. But why needle the competition?” According to Phillips, original Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa asked him to pitch the peripheral to Toys R Us chairman Charles Lazarus in a live demo, which he humorously describes as “one of my least genuinely enthusiastic demos.” While no reason for the cancellation of the Knitting Machine has been revealed, Phillips added that it was shown off at the 1987 Winter Consumer Electronics Show to gauge retailer demand "and then forgotten." Phillips also noted that while the Nintendo Knitting Machine was never released anywhere, pattern editing software was released in Japan in 1986 for the Famicom Disc System. While it didn't include a peripheral, Phillips said with a wink in the comments of the photo that "The Famicom Disc software alone was a 'hit' in Japan likely because every father who bought a Famicom Disc System purchased the knitting software too in order to help justify the purchase." A bit of the Japanese knitting software can be seen below:
madeinbeats Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) But.. but.. IT PRINTS CLOTHES, I WANT ONE!!! Edited August 31, 2012 by Retro_Link youtube link
Retro_Link Posted August 31, 2012 Author Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Maybe this is the real reason Nintendo don't want to reveal the Wii U too early! :p But.. but.. IT PRINTS CLOTHES, I WANT ONE!!!I'll admit, I would like a World 1-1 scarf!! Edited August 31, 2012 by Retro_Link
Dcubed Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Remember, old ideas are never truly abandoned with Nintendo...
RedShell Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 "Now You're Knitting With Power!"... Genius! Remember, old ideas are never truly abandoned with Nintendo...Good. This needs to become a Wii U accessory!
Mokong Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 I wouldn't have minded it that got a real release, basically it allows you to make your own Nintendo Merch. Speaking of such things though....what ever happened to teh Vitality Sensor (Note: Reading the title I actually though the trhead would be about the Vitality Sensor )
Fused King Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 I bet Gunpei Yokoi took the only one ever made with him in his grave. Along with a full suit made with this 'game'
The Peeps Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Still waiting on that Nintendo Toaster peripheral!
Serebii Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 That'd be amazing. Sears sprites onto the toast
Retro_Link Posted August 31, 2012 Author Posted August 31, 2012 Still waiting on that Nintendo Toaster peripheral!
Cube Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Is that real? It's so beautiful http://www.spinninghat.com/super-nes-toaster/ (It was an April fools)
Zechs Merquise Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Has everyone forgot Miracle Piano on the NES?
Dcubed Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Is that real? It's so beautiful That one isn't... This one IS real though! (James Rolfe/AVGN owns this one)
Helmsly Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Snes Toaster I'm not joking when I say I wish that was real. Heck, sony made a parappa toaster
darkjak Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 "Now You're Knitting With Power!"... Genius! Good. This needs to become a Wii U accessory! Yeah. Where you can share your patterns online. And it should not only knit. I'd love it if the machine would be able to for example make seamless t-shirts. I'd never need to buy clothes again
somme Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Although it sounds quite mental... wouldn't the vitality sensor work really well with a game like ZombiU?
M_rock Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 That knitting add-on would be so perfect for Animal Crossing. We could print all kinds of stuffs with pixel patterns haha! :p
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