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Ultra-Rare Ultra 64 Prototype Controllers Fondled, Flipped and Jostled

While we’re in the De Lorean back to 1996, we might as well revisit one of my favorite controllers ever: the N64’s. (It just needs a better analog stick.) The poster does us one (two) better, tossing around a pair of real, now-rare prototype Ultra 64 controllers like a Halo 3 swag bag or something.…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Jan 28

Wii Raincheck, Shoulda Coulda Woulda

Who would’ve thunk? A month after Christmas, retail-priced Wiis are still pretty much sold out everywhere. And while ours sits in our entertainment center gathering dust, many others still only own Wiis in their hearts, hopes and dreams. The moral of the story? Apparently those who scored a Wii in Gamestop’s Wii Raincheck offer weren’t…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 27

Nintendo DS Lite Now in Black and Blue, We Think It’s the Sexiest One Yet

Circuit City has a cobalt blue/black DS Lite for preorder on their website. Considering three minutes have passed since the last time the DS got a costume change, this makes perfect sense to us. No word on the release date, but as always, it’s $130. Get it now to complete your collection and make Nintendo…

Tech News Benny Goldman Jan 25

Wiimote Complete Sports Pack Includes 18 Accessories in One Box

I have mixed feelings about this Complete Sports Pack for the Nintendo Wii, with 18 Wiimote accessories in one box. Yes, they seem to cover every single game known to mankind and yes, I know that everyone loves their Wiimote accessories. But this fully-loaded $45.80 set—not surprisingly by some company called Mad Cow—is strangely disturbing.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 24

Earnings Roundup: Nintendo, AT&T and Nokia Make Mad Bank

It’s the end of the quarter, which means it’s raining earnings reports—companies tell investors (and the world) just how much coin they’re swimming in (or bleeding out). Today, Nintendo revealed that the Wii is printing money twice as fast as last year; AT&T pulled in almost 3 million new subscribers; Nokia now commands 40 percent…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Jan 24

Wii60 Controls an Xbox 360 with a Wiimote

This was built a few months ago, but we just heard about it today courtesy of Jean-Luc Picard’s ancestor Steve. The guy who made this hooked up an Xbox 360 to one of those XFPS adapters that let you use a mouse and keyboard on your 360, then hooked it up to a custom microcontroller…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 23

Wiimote Hack Converts TV into Touchless Microsoft Surface

This user interface project allows you to control objects on a display using gestures, working like Microsoft’s Surface but without touching the screen at all. Inspired by Johnny Chung Lee’s work, the system requires you to wear Minority Report-style gloves equipped with infrared emitters on your fingertips. A Wiimote on top of the display keeps…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Jan 22

The Console Wars: 2007 Update

We don’t keep you updated with every Wii sold like our friends at Kotaku, but the NPD’s 2007 sales numbers have been released, so we thought that the occasion merited a rundown to fuel your fanboy flame wars. Here are the total consoles sold in the United States during 2007: Nintendo DS – 8,500,000 Wii…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 19

Mekaniskt Is Table-Sized Robotic Tetris, Needs Disintegrator Ray

The Mekaniskt is a robotic Tetris, an arm that can suck pieces, moving and rotating them to make the perfectly fit in place using Nintendo NES-like controls. The only problem: the lines don’t disappear. This problem begs for some kind of ACME disintegration ray to be installed at the bottom (or like some readers say,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 18

Wii Fit Gets Launch Frame: Q2 2008

The yoga-stretch-exercise add-on for the Wii finally gets a launch “frame” for the US: Q2 2008. Excuse us while we queue up stories about Wii Fits breaking under the massive weight of American fatties. Maybe that’s what took Nintendo so long to localize it for the NA audience—trying to find enough structural engineers. [Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/345707/nintendo-lays-out-08-wii-fit-mario-kart-wii-vaguely-dated

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 17

Surgeons Get Better Playing Nintendo Wii

According to the experiments by the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Centre team, playing some Wii games improve surgeons’ performance. The study pitted a group of eight trainee surgeons, who spent one hour on the Wii, against normal trainees in a surgery virtual reality simulator. However, only a few games help this: According to researcher Kanav…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 17

Wii Fit Mat Soaks Up Non-existent Sweat From Wii Fit Workout

Our colleagues from Kotaku have played with the Wii Fit balance accessory for the Wii and give it a unanimous “hate it,” but we still have high hopes for the thing. Joining us in our wishful thinking is the entirety of Japan, which bought 1 million of these things already, and Japanese peripheral makers, who…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jan 16

Kalashnikov AK-47 Converted into Wiimote

Now you can convert your very own AK-47 and feel like a Soviet soldier while killing crazy bunnies and Zelda goblins. It may not be as cool as firing a bazooka in a 360-degree environment, but it definitely beats the Nintendo Wii Zapper. We talked with its creator about all the details: https://gizmodo.com/mersive-360-degree-high-definition-humvee-simulator-bri-325237 Jesus Diaz:…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 15

Solar-Powered Laptop-Charging MediaStreet eMotion Media Player Allegedly Shipping (and Cheap)

It looks like a concept—in fact, the only pictures we have of it are fancy 3D renderings doctored up in Photoshop. But according to the press release (after the jump), MediaStreet’s 1GB eMotion solar-powered portable media player is already shipping for $169. That’s a lot for a typical 1-gig audio-video player, but when you consider…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jan 14

Handheld Gamecube Mod Gets B- For Effort, F For Quality

If you’re going to turn a Nintendo Gamecube into a handheld portable device, you should really spend a little more effort than this man here. Geekologie doesn’t have any details on it, but as you can see, whoever did this just broke a regular GC controller in half, soldered some holes into a piece of…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jan 14

Hurray: Rainbow of Nintendo Wii Colors Finally on the Way?

This is a location print-up from the only classy big-box store, Target. Before Christmas, if an employee scanned a Wii, it’d just say “Wii Console.” Now, it says “Wii White.” Giddy fanboy deduction: Why go through the trouble of adding an additional color descriptor unless other colors were on the way? While it’s not exactly…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Jan 14

Wiimote Lightsaber May Be Axed: Nintendo is Way Too Overprotective

Although there has been no official confirmation as of yet, it appears that Nintendo will not allow Lucas Arts to develop a Wiimote Lightsaber because it is worried about injuries that may result from “bat like” attachments. While I understand Nintendo’s predicament, they are going to have to stop changing our diapers sometime. Just slap…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 11

Just Like Invisible Wii: Reactrix WAVEscape

In Samsung’s booth there’s a 57″ display with a Star Trek-like visor above it. The visor, called WAVEscape by Reactrix, contains a camera that can track your motion and distinguish it from the person next to you and all of the other people in the room, allowing you to use natural motions to interact with…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman Jan 10

Hands-On With The Shaft

The Gadget: The Shaft, an arcade-style Virtual Console controller for playing Wii. The Experience: The Shaft felt good. The black version had a more rubberized texture, while the white Shaft we tried out was silky smooth. We found both to our liking, and the multi-assignable turbo button is perfect for when you want some quick…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jan 8

10 Insane Wii Weapons

Laser beams, battle axes, shotguns and more, no weapon is too crazy for CTA Digital’s Wii accessories. Check out the gallery to see them all. Click to view Thanks to Wilson for the awesome pics!

Tech News Benny Goldman Jan 8

Ultra-Rare Ultra 64 Prototype Controllers Fondled, Flipped and Jostled

Wii Raincheck, Shoulda Coulda Woulda

Nintendo DS Lite Now in Black and Blue, We Think It’s the Sexiest One Yet

Wiimote Complete Sports Pack Includes 18 Accessories in One Box

Earnings Roundup: Nintendo, AT&T and Nokia Make Mad Bank

Wii60 Controls an Xbox 360 with a Wiimote

Wiimote Hack Converts TV into Touchless Microsoft Surface

The Console Wars: 2007 Update

Mekaniskt Is Table-Sized Robotic Tetris, Needs Disintegrator Ray

Wii Fit Gets Launch Frame: Q2 2008

Surgeons Get Better Playing Nintendo Wii

Wii Fit Mat Soaks Up Non-existent Sweat From Wii Fit Workout

Kalashnikov AK-47 Converted into Wiimote

Solar-Powered Laptop-Charging MediaStreet eMotion Media Player Allegedly Shipping (and Cheap)

Handheld Gamecube Mod Gets B- For Effort, F For Quality

Hurray: Rainbow of Nintendo Wii Colors Finally on the Way?

Wiimote Lightsaber May Be Axed: Nintendo is Way Too Overprotective

Just Like Invisible Wii: Reactrix WAVEscape

Hands-On With The Shaft

10 Insane Wii Weapons

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