The other day Patrick Moran and I were talking about licensed games… It occurred to me that the ultimate game license had to be Oprah Winfrey. Oprah’s conquered all other media, why not games? Oprah’s huge fanbase alone is a great reason to make a game with or about her! Well, not being one to back down from a challenge, Patrick wrote up his thoughts on a few different possible Oprah games, settled on a cool life coach concept, and posted it all on his site. Along with his “this is how I would do it” post for the Firefly MMO, it makes for good game design reading.
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I’ve caught a few Oprah shows now and then and here are some thoughts.
One of Oprah’s toughest struggles throughout the years has been with her weight/body image. Many people in Oprah’s core audience can identify with this problem.
Idea:
Oprah’s Daily Diet + Exercise (could be released as combo or individual product):
This would be excellent for the Nintendo DS or PC. Oprah has had many shows on personal health so there is plenty of source material for the product.
-Healthy Eating: Diet recommendations, calorie counters, healthy eating guide, etc.
-Physical Health: Track how many miles you’ve run/walked, exercise routines based on age and weight. Mini Oprah to help motivate you (think, that professor from brain age).
-Spiritual/Mental Health – Words of wisdom from various sources. Maybe a tiny Dr. Phil to tell you that you’re wrong and an idiot.
Similar too:
Food preparation software has already been released for the DS outside of the US.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/31/ds-cookbook-a-japanese-hit/
I think an Oprah fitness game would go a long way. Someone with her star power really could make it ok and cool for women of all ages to buy a console, and start making it part of their daily lives. I’m personally enjoying the training and fitness programs in Wii Sports. Not that I’ll loose a ton of weight, but it’s a fun way to blow off steam after a late night of work.
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