A console that was ahead of its time: XaviX Port (17 photos)

The console became the first home exercise machine, beating out the WII Balance Board





The console, released in 2004, is an interactive gaming system with motion controls.



Nintendo did something similar in addition to its WII console three years later. Now it's obvious who they looked at for ideas.





Most of the meager library of games on XaviX were sports simulators: boxing, running, tennis, baseball and even fishing.

The developers also promised to equip the device with projects in the field of education and finance in the future, but they never came out.

The console was promoted by none other than Jackie Chan. There were commercials on television with his participation.

His appearance was also used by several gaming fitness projects.



For example, J-mat, which consisted of an interactive mat, weights and a game cartridge.

Calling it a game is too good a word. Jackie appeared on the TV screen and made various sports movements, and a person, standing on the mat, had to repeat them.



By the way, let's return to the fact that Nintendo stole the ideas of XaviX Port, find ten differences:



Yes, the WII has a plastic mat, but in terms of functionality it completely replicates the original.

Just one thing. XaviX Port was released in 2004, and Wii Balance Board in 2007. So who's first now?



The game where you had to run and jump over obstacles worked on the same principle.

By the way, the game is somewhat reminiscent of SUBWAY SURFERS on mobile systems, which was launched in 2012.





The boxing simulator generally came with controllers and gloves that had to be put on your hands, and the cartridge came complete with a device that read fist blows.





Boxing on WII was more colorful, but not in first person:



Moreover, there were devices like gloves for each game: a fishing rod for fishing, a ball for bowling, a bat for baseball.











XaviX was a great console, essentially the first to focus on dynamic participation in video games. They were ahead of their time by at least 5 years, but due to poor marketing, unclear appearance, little content and outdated graphics, sales of the console failed.

As a result, the Nintendo corporation took all the laurels with ideas for home sports, and XaviX Port curtailed production.