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DIY Wii Steering Wheel

With the flood of Wii related injury images behind us for now, more mods are starting to come out of the woodwork. The Wii steering wheel might look like it’s covered in tape and cardboard, and that’s because it is. True. Most of the racing games come with a official Wii steering wheel. But why spend the money on a ...

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Wii decal takes you back in time, and for no reason

Why do fanboys wish to recreate the past so badly? This is a simple decal that lets you have your brand new Wii controller turn into a “retro” controller so that you don’t have to get out that SNES to get the nostalgia juices flowing. While this decal lets you get a blast-from-the-past, it clashes with the Wii’s minimal aesthetic. ...

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Nyko PS3 & Wii charging stations simplify the recharging problem

OK, so maybe recharging controllers isn’t the biggest problem in the world, but it is definitely a little pet peeve of many gamers. Another problem is that the Wii only accepts AA batteries, and if you aren’t using rechargeables yet, then stop complaining because you aren’t using your brain. Luckly, the recharging station forces you to use the NiMH batteries. ...

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Forget Bocci: Old-Timers turn to the Wii for family fun

The image above says it all. The line between gaming, culture, and age has been broken thanks to the Wii and its ability to draw in all crowds from every demographic. And with the Wii Sports features of bowling and table tennis, how could a senior resist? All the exercise without any of the harmful UV rays. What more could ...

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Nettou Boxing gloves: Wii boxing without a screen

We know how people are crazy about Nintendo Wii Sports, treating 2 parts of the wiimote as boxing gloves. Now how about bring this super fun game to the streets? No TV, no power adapter, no Wii, all you need is a pair of these Nettou Boxing gloves and an I-don’t-care-what-you-think attitude. Pop in your batteries, choose between Training or ...

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One Wii to rule them all…: The Wiimote house controller

Now this is a sweet Wii hack. LiquidIce, master of Wii hacks, has listed an amazingly useful hack for the Wii that makes the game console a electronic control device for your home utilities. It allows you to control your homes temperature, security camera, music playback, Cable DVR, among other household objects. If one wishes to master ones Wii, one ...

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Opera for the Wii is released in public beta

The networking capabilities of the Wii are slowly falling into place. The Opera browser specially designed for the Nintendo Wii has been released in public beta. You can now download the browser for free (because it’s beta), and later it will cost you some Wii points. Opera seems to be making some excellent business decisions lately, with removing the cost ...

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Line Rider, internet craze, coming to Nintendo DS & Wii

Line Rider has wasted more man hours than anything thinkable. Just doing a simple youtube search for linerider gives you some pathetic attempts and some amazing accomplishments of line rider, all of which are wastes of people’s time. There is no doubt about that. Luckily, for all of us, Line Rider will soon be available for us to waste our ...

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Toys�R�Us to stock thousands of PS3s and Wiis

Toys�R�Us issued a press-release that will bring 12-30 year olds running back in the masses. The Toy superstore is said to receive large amounts of new inventory this week, right in time for Christmas. The 3 products that are attracting the most attention on this inventory list include the PS3, the Wii, and TMX Elmo. The numbers of toys distributed ...

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Wiimote and a 3D game on OS X? Oh yes.

We’ve seen the Wiimote hacked to PCs and more recently on Macs, but this just made us smile. A programmer managed to use the Torque Game Engine along with a Wiimote and IR Sensor Bar to play this 3D game on OS X. But he should be wearing that Wiimote strap. Watch the video after the jump.

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