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Nintendo to Provide Rubbers For Your Wii
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Posted: 2nd October 2007 23:43
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Yesterday Nintendo announced a special new accessory, the "Wii Remote Jacket," to be used in conjunction with the Wii Remote. These new covers will reportedly both serve as a protection for your Wii Remote and also provide a firmer grip to prevent from slipping out. These new protective sleeves will be bundled with all new Wii systems, but current Wii orders can receive one for free from Wii.com or nintendo.com if they can provide their Wii's serial number over the phone.
Hopefully, this should reduce the number of Wii accidents that were so widely reported following the release of the system. Nintendo claims that these new sleeves will "supplement, not replace, the basic game-play instructions: keep a firm grip, don't let go of the controller, use the wrist strap and make sure your play area is free of people or objects." Source: Nintendo's Press Website -------------------- |
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Posted: 3rd October 2007 04:58
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Not nearly sleek and sexy enough for me. Much of the Wii's appeal is the style, after all.
Safe to say I won't be taking advantage of this offer, unless I hear amazing things otherwise. -------------------- I find your lack of faith disturbing... |
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Posted: 3rd October 2007 06:30
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One thing that bothers me about it is the fact that danes can't order it..
grr! i want a plastic jacket for my wiimote  edit: typo This post has been edited by Ganolink on 3rd October 2007 06:31 -------------------- All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Broccoli to die. |
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Posted: 3rd October 2007 07:19
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I probably won't even use mine, lord knows I never used the replacement straps. I'm just a sucker for free swag.
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Posted: 3rd October 2007 11:22
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Meh. I doubt I'll get one. I might for the freeness, but like Kappa says, it just looks too ugly. At least its more usefull than those Tennis racket attachments for your wii though. No offense to anyone here if they have one, but I feel that if you get one of those, you deserve someone to beat you with it.
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Posted: 3rd October 2007 12:26
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That was a headline worthy of Fark.com, Lasz. 10/10 would read again.
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Posted: 5th October 2007 00:31
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lawl. Like Kappa said, they make the Wii Remote unsightly and unwieldy. I've been blessed with the phenomenal ability to hold a controller properly, so I've never tossed it through my television, although my buddy threw it into the wall the first time he played Wii bowling.
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Posted: 5th October 2007 01:56
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Quote (Hamedo @ 3rd October 2007 08:26) That was a headline worthy of Fark.com, Lasz. 10/10 would read again. Motion seconded. -------------------- If you've been mod-o-fied, It's an illusion, and you're in-between. Don't you be tarot-fied, It's just alot of nothing, so what can it mean? ~Frank Zappa Sins exist only for people who are on the Way or approaching the Way |
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Posted: 5th October 2007 02:28
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So this is the future of gaming. An endless stream of knob and knob related jokes, plus a tireless wave of countermeasures to combat ballistic control pads.
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Posted: 5th October 2007 02:35
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I'm a greedy bastard, I ordered 4 wii jackets!
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Posted: 6th October 2007 19:21
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Yeah, I'll probably order them just cuz I can, but I'm not going to put them on. The wii-mote needs no other phallic emphasis if you ask me.
It's just a matter of time now before someone pairs a classic controller with the jacketed wiimote to complete the look  -------------------- If internal struggles were as enjoyable and glamorous as the self conflicted wars within video game characters, we would all be statues, reveling in perpetual self war. -Me Play me on Rock Band 2, GH-WT, or any other Xbox GH! Xbox Gamertag-MeanJerry |
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Posted: 9th December 2007 07:03
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smart for nintendo, but it's kinda sad to see that people actually threw their wiimotes through their TV hahahaha. I mean ....yeah....
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Posted: 9th December 2007 16:06
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I can't believe the problems people have had with the Wii...I've only played it at the Six Flags demos, but that's all you need to really know that it's not too complicated.
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