It was only a matter of time. After the initial success of any Nintendo product there follows a plethora of neat and nauseating colors upchucked onto the market. That time is at hand once again. There’s still no official word from Nintendo on anything but white Wii-motes, but now there is a third-party option for those of you bored with the standard white.
One of the first companies to offer a third-party substitute for the Wii-mote is Snakebyte. They are calling them Riimotes. They appear to look very close to the authentic Wii-motes, with the button design styles a bit different. The first models will be available either in a glossy black or a bright purple. Bright purple? Yuck! Maybe if you are playing a My Little Pony game…They should assault your senses in early February.
One drawback. As of now they are $59, but I’m sure they will drop soon enough.
[Wii News Daily] VIA [Technabob]
Written by Conner Flynn on January 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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Save $89.41 on a Brand New Sharp Aquos Blu-Ray Disc Player Here
The Sharp Aquos Blu-Ray Disc Player allows you to get the same HDTV quality from your home videos. Simple to connect and easy to use functions have put this product out in front of the competition. The unit works especially well with Aquos LCD TVs because it has a built in “Link” function so the two units operate as one. Even if you don’t own an Aquos LCD TV it is still a very sound purchase as it only takes one cable to connect to your HDTV and can be controlled by any programmable remote control.
The unit provides users the maximum amount of resolution possible in today’s market (1080p), giving you the clearest picture available. The Aquos Blu-Ray player also possesses the latest technology in audio- Dolby TrueHD. If you have a home theater the 7.1 channel digital surround sound will put you in the middle of the action. Becoming part of the action won’t take long because the unit also has a quick start function that sets it apart from other Blu-Ray players. Sharp is the only company to produce a Blu-Ray player with such a fast start time of approximately 10 seconds.
The Aquos BDHP20U will also play many formats other than Blu-Ray so you don’t have to eBay your DVD collection. It will even play CDs, DVD-RW/R, DVD+RW/R, and CD-RW/R so all of your music and movies can still be used with this unit. In addition to the 4 different video outputs (RCA, S-Video, HD, HDMI v1.3) there are also 7 audio outputs and 2 optical outputs so all of your entertainment electronics can be easily integrated.
The unit comes with remote control with batteries, A/V composite cable, and 1 year parts and labor warranty.
Written by Dominator on January 24th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Controller abuse has always been a mainstay of the video gaming existence — no need to blame your thumbs when there’s this hunk of plastic to chuck at the floor — but who knew Nintendo was working such violence into its own official support curriculum? Wired’s Russ Neumeier gave Nintendo support a ring when one of his Wiimotes stopped sensing motion and none of the usual fixes seemed to work. After explaining his situation, the Nintendo rep asked Russ smack the controller into his hand, button side down, two or three times. After being assured that she wasn’t kidding, Russ did as he was told and was awarded with a fully functional Wiimote. We could see why Nintendo wouldn’t go shouting about this “fix” on its official support literature, but it has us wondering if “blow into the cartridge, whack side of NES, insert cartridge, repeat” was the Nintendo-approved method all along.
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Written by Paul Miller on December 31st, 2007 with no comments.
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Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
Ah, eBay. Home to some of the rarest, most incredible devices known (and previously unknown) to man. On the docket today is a stupendously rare, unreleased development controller for use with the SNES CD dev kit. Yep, a unreleased controller for an unreleased system — pretty much a collector’s dream. Unfortunately, the controller alone won’t do you very much good beyond hooking you up with unbelievable bragging rights, but unless you’ve got $2,999.99 (at least) to blow, the above picture is close as you’ll get to this treasure.
[Via NintendoWiiFanboy]
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Written by Darren Murph on December 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
We’ve got to give credit where it’s due, and there’s no room to debate that David McNeel deserves quite a helping of kudos. Shortly after crafting a fully-functional Gibson Explorer Guitar Hero controller, this Lego modder extraordinaire has created yet another axe that totally outdoes the more traditional (read: factory built) alternatives. Modeled after a Fender Jazz Bass, this thing includes all of the electronics from an original axe, and it maintains every ounce of utility while attracting quite a few extra members for your ever-expanding fan club. Hit the read link to check out a couple more shots.
[Via Technabob]
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Written by Darren Murph on December 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Alright, try to stay with us here. Guitar Hero III’s axe works just fine with Rock Band, but only the Xbox 360 hardware — and Rock Band’s guitar won’t play the first note on any flavor of GHIII. Yeah, it’s a bit confusing, but apparently the folks over at 1UP were downright tired of being dizzy, and phoned up Guitar Hero publisher Red Octane’s co-founder and VP of Business Development, Charles Huang, to chat about the totally confusing compatibility quandary. We fully understand the complexities in getting the instruments to work with other games, as well as the potential business impact, but Mr. Huang chose to take a different route in explaining why no Guitar Hero title would accept a Rock Band controller. He was quoted as saying that Red Octane wasn’t “too interested in having [Harmonix] guitars work on its game, because [Harmonix is] having a lot of issues with its guitars.” Of course, this logic begins to fall apart when you realize there was absolutely no compatibility even before these malfunctions came to light. Nice try, though.
[Via DailyTech]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Written by Darren Murph on December 8th, 2007 with no comments.
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Filed under: Gaming, Wearables
For the ladies out there, we’ve no doubt that rocking a set of Wiimote earrings would totally increase your chances of lookin’ good stupendous in a Nintendo interview room, but for the folks hoping to get a leg up on the competition for that open spot at Sony, here’s your ticket. These sterling silver cuff links each measure 0.75- x 0.5-inches and closely resemble the famed PlayStation controller, and in case that wasn’t overboard enough, you can even opt to engrave the backing with Sony’s stock ticker symbol for extra brownie points. Sure, $150 seems a bit steep for the pair, but practically guaranteeing yourself employment is probably worth the cost. Click on for an on-shirt shot.
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Written by Darren Murph on November 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Like some of our editors here at Engadget, we know you long for the carefree, multi-hued days of the Super Nintendo and all its Mode 7 glory. Well, if you live in Japan, are a member of Club Nintendo (wherein you earn points for purchases of the company’s games and accessories), and have the patience to wait until April, you could be the proud owner of the Wii SNES (Super Famicom, rather) controller. The gamepad won’t be commercially available, nor will it be offered stateside (as far as we know), so now is the time to firm up your relationships with Japanese friends, or start saving pennies for your forthcoming eBay bidding war. Either way, the chance to relive your youth is just around the corner.
[Thanks, J]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Written by Joshua Topolsky on November 16th, 2007 with no comments.
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