Gaming

Whole Baby Wiimote Confirms I’m Trapped In Bizarro World

I’d suspected so for years, but this baby doll Wiimote add-on proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that something is just not right with this Earth.


October 15, 2009
Gaming

Black Wiimote Saves You $US10 On Wii MotionPlus

Available November 16th, the black Wiimote will run you $US50. But, surprise, that includes the $US20 Wii MotionPlus peripheral! So the package is neither particularly cheap nor particularly expensive, but it’ll hide stains better than the white Wiimote. [Kotaku]


September 29, 2009
Gaming

Vader Wii Sensor Bar Impedes Our Quest For Social Normalcy

We’ll hand it to those Star Wars toy engineers: They’ve stolen our hearts yet again with another clever Wii/Vader mash-up.


September 19, 2009
Gaming

Wiimote Football Thwarts Everything We’ve Worked For

Hey, idiotic software designers and hardware manufacturers. Video games, even sports video games, are supposed to even the playing field for us non-jock types.


August 20, 2009

Nyko Charger Grips Wiimotes With Magnets, Refills Through Jackets

Nyko’s latest Charge Station IC is a pretty unique idea in the otherwise ubiquitous design world of Wiimote charging stations.


August 11, 2009
Gaming

Nintendo Patents Inflatable Horse Controller (Yes, That You Ride)

It’s not enough for Nintendo that you look idiotic while flailing at a TV screen. They won’t rest until a 90kg man is riding an inflatable “pony,” “dolphin” or “gryphon.”


August 6, 2009
Gaming

The Wiimote And iPhone Mix Like Peanut Butter And Chocolate

It was only a matter of time before the unbridled fandom of Nintendo and Apple transubstantiated into the ultimate hack.


July 11, 2009
Gaming

Kit With Wiimote Accesories For 38 Sports You’ll Never Do In Real Life

Just when I thought the whole Wiimote accessories situation couldn’t get any more stupid, here comes a plastic crap-o-la vendor with a 38-in-1 Wii Sport Kit to remind me that I am wrong. [Areustech via CrunchGear]


July 10, 2009
Gaming

Nintendo On The Wii Vitality Sensor: You Just Don’t Understand

The Wii Vitality Sensor was met with a very harsh, possibly unfair reception when it was announced at E3. Now, Nintendo is getting a little defensive about their upcoming medical instrument game peripheral.


July 8, 2009
Gaming

Ultimate Wiimote Control Hack: 15-Tonne Giant Robot Claws