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Talking Point: So, What's This New Nintendo Switch 'Ring' Thing All About?

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Another Wii Fit hoop-la, or something different?

Last night
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for some new software and bit of kit that has the internet buzzing.
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presentation was broadcast less than 48 hours ago, but there's more?! The fact that this 'new experience for Nintendo Switch' wasn't included in the Direct is noteworthy, suggesting that this won't be a 'game' in the traditional sense. It's possible that the new peripheral is linked to
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and, in fact, all that stretching and activity has lots of people assuming this is the Switch equivalent of
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.

Those comparisons are certainly understandable, although after taking a closer look at the trailer we're not so sure. It seems Nintendo is focusing on fun, social gameplay here, while admittedly also evoking the 'fitness-lite' gameplay that went down so well in the Wii era. Our initial impression - based solely on this trailer - is of something closer to
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or
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than the health-focused phenomenon that had people the world over doing the Hula-Hoop challenge on a Wii Balance Board a decade ago.

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