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more about #wii NorwoodIsMyHero: Any controller named BOSS gets my stamp of approval. more » Strawman: Disagree! I love the boss. I've got long fingers and holding the wiimote sideways cramps me up. The battery door tab is in a great spot to imprint my ... more » ireplacemyboneswithbars: Nintendo historically has always made jackass decisions about peripherals. Remember the power glove? What a fuck up that was, sweet looking but work... more » robpe36: Nintendo should make a Wii remote that is an exact replica of an NES controller as a special edition. You have any idea how many people would buy that? more » PorkPie: How is it "baffling?" The wiimote's motion sensor is in use. Not just for the spin jump, but for adjusting those tilting platforms, the spotlight on... more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: The only people who say a guy that will buy this is an idiot are poor people. more » bigdogracer118: Doesn't have gold buttons, not worth it anymore more » Dacker: Let's not forget this voids the warranty! more » rDub: So at the current price of gold, 5.5lbs would run about 90 to 100k USD. So i guess the price of being a supreme assclown can be had for about 400k. ... more » MilesBFree: I would buy one of these for home use if it were given the same treatment, but only if the price started at $2.5M and up: [gizmodo.com] more » ManiacFive: This would have been better off as a Xbox 360, all that gold, its a good conductor right? Might make it RROD proof! more » MrBlahBlah: idiots must be buying these gold-encrusted devices, because they keep getting made more » jrblackman006: Here is a crazy ass idea; buy yourself a $199.00 Wii and give some money (it wouldn't have to the be entire $499,800) to a charity, your church or so... more » Dethzilla: $490,000... isn't that a Wii bit expensive? more » Deckard: Maybe the extra weight will keep my cats from tipping it over. Hmmm... more » atrus123: No. And I wouldn't want to pay for something like this even if it were a superior console (i.e., PS3). more » Odin: "Via Kotaku" I'll leave the same comment here that I did there anyway. This is what we get for paying people millions to kick a bit of rubber around ... more » crash1105: hey where does this person live if they are that stupid then maybe they want some beachfront property in arizona more » yantelope: You don't have to be an idiot. You could be a moron, imbecile, fool, or even just of below average intelligence. more » Kaiser-Machead: Now even the Sultan of Brunei can play with a Wii. more » -
#wii
Wii BOSS Controller Case: Great In Theory, Poor In Execution
There's a lot of useless accessory crap for the Wii, but the BOSS controller case looked to buck the trend by addressing Nintendo's baffling lack of classic controller support for New Super Mario Bros Wii. Too bad it doesn't work. More » -
#nintendo
If You Are an Idiot, You May Want to Spend $490,000 in this Nintendo Wii Made of Gold
From the people who brought the iPhone 3GS Supreme to a tasteless assclown, here's the Nintendo Wii Supreme, labeled by the designers as "the world's most expensive games console." Why? Because it's made with 5.5 pounds of solid 22ct gold. More » -
#gaming
Nintendo Files Trademark For Zii, Is It The Wii 2 Though?
If Nintendo's follow-up to the Wii is actually called the Zii, I think that's the first mistake right there. But could this mysterious trademark, filed in Japan in October, actually be for the Wii 2, or something else? More » -
#roundups
It's Been a Good Week in Video Games
Updates to Diablo II, porn star gamer dating tips and the total of taxpayer dollars going to funding the Army's video game—all great stories you can read over on Kotaku this week: More » -
#infographic
Whatever You Do This Christmas, Don't Buy a Japanese Child a Console
PS3? Wii? Xbox 360? If you were to buy any of these systems for a Japanese child this Christmas, they'd be sorely disappointed. Game consoles are the LAST thing on their list—literally. So what do they want? More » -
#roundups
This Week's Gaming Stories, Dating Sim Gone Wrong Edition
This is a Real Girlfriend. She's supposed to be attractive, sexy even. But running on a PC that can't handle the rendering, things go a bit Terminator 2. Other great gaming stories from this week: More » -
#wii
Friiboard Makes The Wii Balance Board Better For Skateboarding and Snowboarding Games
I'll be dammed if a simple convex piece of plastic is worth $45, but if you are a huge fan of skateboarding and snowboarding games, the Friiboard looks like it will bring more realistic movement to the Wii Balance Board. More » -
#wii
Nintendo Activates the Wii Spigot, Traps More Mario in Pipes
It took Nintendo years to reach Wii production levels that could satiate the public, and now that they have, Nintendo needs to scale back production, hard. More » -
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#data
Girls Play With Wiis
80 percent of female primary console players—the main person who plays the console—do their gaming on a Wii. just 11 percent use an Xbox 360 and 9 percent play a PS3. Does that say more about girls, the Wii or Xbox 360 and PS3? [Kotaku] -
#wii
Wii Pray Producer Will Reach Bajillionaire Status (Before Descending Into Hell)
"A family shouldn't have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord. Now you can go to church every day without leaving your home." More » -
#blockquote
Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Quashes Wii HD Rumors
The big man himself says rumors of a Wii HD with Blu-ray player and 1080p are a non-starter. With the 360's Natal and the PS3's motion-wand on the way, Nintendo better have something besides vitality sensors planned. [GameTrailersTV via TechRadar] -
#review
Nyko Charge Base IC Review: Wiimote Charging Bliss
Nyko's Charge Base IC is the most elegant solution we've found to charge pesky Wiimotes yet. More » -
#humor
Wii Xbox 360 to Make Shooters More Accessible to Non-Gamers
Like Wii Music before it, Nintendo's upcoming Wii Xbox 360 takes something that once required skill to be good at and lowers the bar for entry. Finally, your mom can kick ass at Call of Duty! More » -
#wii
Whole Baby Wiimote Peripheral 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. More » -
#nintendo
Why Nintendo Had to Slash the Price of the Wii
It's time for Nintendo to resort to its classic rainbow strategy to sell more Wiis: Its net profit for the past six months fell by 50 percent, almost perfectly matching a near 50 percent drop in Wii sales. More » -
#rumor
Netflix Streaming Coming to Wii Next, Naturally
Netflix is finally, officially about to hit the PS3, leaving the Wii as the odd console out. Well, besides past hints and the whole "duh" aspect, StreamingMedia swears that the Wii is next, and has seen pitchas to prove it. More » -
#wii
Miyamoto: Next Gen Wii Could be Smaller, Cheaper
A few Wii 2 rumors are floating around: it might have HD and a new controller, and could arrive next year. Now in an interview with Popular Mechanics, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says it may also be more compact and cost-efficient. More » -
#ruhroh
OK, This Wiimote Mishap? We're Calling Not Fake.
That infamous "Mama!!!" video where the Wiimote destroys the flat-screen has been endlessly debated: staged or real? In this, it's safe to assume the Home Shopping Network did not intend to smash its own TV showing off Wii Tennis. More » -
#roundups
This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss
Mass Effect 2 has a release date. Tim Schafer's rock masterpiece Brutal Legend is out, right along with Uncharted 2—one of the best PS3 titles to date. If Man's existence gets any better than this, we're missing something critical. More » -
#wtf
Wii Nunchuck-Controlled Robotic Tail is the Ultimate Accessory for Furry Fetishists
Regular Giz readers will have seen countless crazy homebrew inventions powered by the DIY Arduino platform—but this could be the strangest yet. How about a robotic tail that's controlled by RFID "mood cards", or a Wii Nunhuck? Yep. More »
