Olympic gold medalist credits Wii with helping him mentally prepare
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 13th 2008 8:28AM
posted Aug 13th 2008 8:28AM
Look folks, we won't deny that hardcore usage of the Wii could result in weight loss, but we have all ideas Japan's Kosuke Kitajima relied a lot more on swimming laps religiously and eating a set diet than playing Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. Nevertheless, the Olympic gold medalist, who snagged said medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke earlier this week, did mention that he used the game to prepare his mind. "See, Mario does the breaststroke," he stated, "and thus, it's perfect mental training for envisioning the actual Olympic hall." We'd say that's being mighty generous, but whatever gets you to the other end first, right?[Via Joystiq]
so... since Mario does breaststroke, it's a way for him to train?
Someone is taking video game worshipping to a new level. Look out, Tom Cruise!
Wouldn't beating Mario in the swimming only equip the guy for beating the Italian swim team?
HAR HAR HAR
I'd also like to credit Halo CE for allowing me to stay celibate throughout high school.
OK people, i would like to officially announce that the nintendo wii has help me overcome the last level in zelda. that u wii.
Hmm... Can he play Crysis?
Malarky
Sigh.
Saw this on gizmodo yesterday pretty funny.
everytime i see your avatar it makes my day
Pleaes no wii in the pool!
I bet that this has NOTHING to do with the hollow solid-gold Wii case filled with Benjamins that Nintendo gave to him.
mentally prepare... to kill?
What? no? oh, so it's THAT kind of video game story.
Whoa.... can you tell me how much did the PR company paid you?
this is probably some ploy from nintendo to boost sales in their country. does the phrase "dirk diggler, now that you've won the superbowl, what are you going to do?" ring a bell? disneyland and mcdonalds pay athletes millions to answer that question.
Does Nintendo really need a ploy to boost sales, especially in their country?
john, does mcdonalds or disneyland really need a ploy to boost sales in the united states (let alone the rest of the world). come on, any company america, japan, etc. would pay top dollar to have one of their top athletes endorse them.
Oh, so that's why Phelps kicked so much ass.
yes, because Michael Phelps swims for the Japanese team. exactly.
for the love of god:
MARIO DOES THE BREASTSTROKE IN SUPER MARIO BROTHERS GAMES IN WATER LEVELS, NOT IN SOME STUPID WII OLYMPICS GAME.
Sounds like Nintendo made a generous deposit into Phelps account.
I hate to be one of those "read the article" guys, but it's in the damned summary. It wasn't Phelps.
The Phelps refs are sarcastic. duh.
'Olympic gold medalist credits Wii with helping him mentally prepare and steroids for the rest.'
dang...
but i suppose with a gold medal u can pretty much joke some shit around and still smiles....
Nintendo needs to get this guy on their cover.
Aren't you going to mention his name in the post? This is freaking Michael Phelps we're talking about - give the man some credit!
Parents all around the world are now being bombarded by their kids: "Mom, buy me a Wii so that I can get a gold medal at the next Olympics."