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Technology Lifestyle Wii launches funky accessories from third party manufacturers for US launch | Wii launches funky accessories from third party manufacturers for US launch |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Monday, 20 November 2006 | |
  
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No doubt starting to become available in stores all over the world, essentially wherever you’re reading this, it’s clearly the start of a new wave of accessories for Nintendo’s new Wii games console. The Sports Pack costs AUD $39.95 (probably under US $25), and comes with plastic holders to transform your Wii-mote into a tennis racquet, glof club and baseball bat. Obvious these devices are not to scale, but nevertheless enhance the feeling of actually playing the game. The Racing Wheel is AUD $19.95 (probably around US $10) and offers a comfortable steering wheel plastic moulding that maintains the Wii’s motion sensing but lets you feel like you’re really hold a wheel with which to drive. The Controller Grip at AUD $16.95 (less than US $10) gives you the ‘handles’ that your palms grip on when holding a standard Xbox 360, PS3 or Nintendo GameCube controller. The Silicon Gloves are AUD $14.95 (way less than US $10) and are similar to the silicon skins available for iPods.  The Sports pack with racquet, golf club and bat These products were on display at the eGames Expo in Melbourne, Australia this past weekend, where the Nintendo Wii displayed was jam-packed with consumers all eager to play and fascinated by how simple and fun the system is. A nearby stand from Futuretronics had the Wii accessories on display and on sale. Their website does not yet show the accessories but they will on the site soon. Local games stores in the US that sell the Wii will either already have these accessories or they will be coming soon. We’re looking forward to seeing what else Nintendo and other third party manufacturers can come up for the very cool Nintendo Wii.  The Wii racing wheel adaptor for the Wii-mote {moscomment} |
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