We’ve seen our share of awesome Wii-themed mods, including the Bloodstained Manhunt 2 Wii Case Mod, and even a mod for the Wii’s peripherals, like the Power Glove Wiimote mod. This case mod was commissioned for Kevin Smith himself, based around the ultra-geeky cult following of the movie Clerks. Featuring figurines of the four main characters of the movie on ...
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What if Monopoly looked like this?
You know the classic bored game Monopoly? One session of that game takes like 6 hours to play before someone dominates the bored. Something tells me those hours would seem much shorter if the game cards were like these. It’s a nice mix between a reality-show based Life bored game and the classic Monopoly. Sure to make your confidence fall ...
Read More »Metro-Wardrive Takes On Urban Location Gaming
Metro-Wardrive is a game that adapts to your location, providing a map based on a user’s location in a urban center. All the local SSIDs are integrated into the game as enemies which try to capture your “wardrive-cristal”. As long as you move around, you’ll never get the same game map twice, allowing for a complete new experience everytime you ...
Read More »Sudokube Scares The Hell Out Of Your Brain
Mixing together the design of Rubik’s Cube and the brain-teasing mathematics of Sudoku, the Sudokube is a puzzle that your brain might be too scared to even attempt. The product page claims this toy is for Ages 5 and up. What sort of 5-year-old is capable of solving this and where does he live? So I can kick his scrawny ...
Read More »Touch-Screen Gameboy Color Mod Brings Pokemon To A Whole New Level
Alright, check it out fellow gearheads. The Gameboy Color might be ancient by modern standards, but there was a time wher every 9 year-old on the block had one of these. And if they didn’t? They were laughed at for being girly men. Trust me, I’d know. Mash-Mods has created a Gameboy Color unit with a touch-screen module built right ...
Read More »Anti-Skid Pads For WiiFit Save Grandma’s Hip
There is nothing more funny than watching old people take a spill. I’m sorry, but it’s true.� Then a company like this has to come along and rain on our parade. These Anti-Skid Pads for the WiiFit Balance Board are similar to the extra traction laid down in your grandma’s shower. They’ll protect her from taking a hilariously nasty spill. ...
Read More »Camera-based Gaming Console Could Be Next From Nintendo
The Wii was Nintendo’s reinvention of the gaming console as we know it, but what’s next for the super gaming company? Microchip manufacturer Intel seems to believe that the next generation of consoles won’t even have hand controls. “You just set up the cameras around the room and wave your hand like you’re playing tennis,” says Intel chief technology officer, ...
Read More »Protoss As Paper: Starcraft Origami
With the long awaited Starcraft sequel on its way from Blizzard, we should be seeing more and more of these Starcraft fanboy projects popping up, like back in the good ole days of Starcraft on Battle.net. These Starcraft Origami pieces were made by a South Korean Starcraft fan. We will be eagerly awaiting instructions on how to fold our own. ...
Read More »Awesome Wiimote Hack Creates Multitouch Display On Any Surface
Back when there were new Wiimote hacks being released daily, we posted our fair share of note worthy Wii hacks, but understandably, it has been a while since a new one had popped up. This hack is one for the books though. Using the Wiimote’s infrared camera beam, this dude has figured out a relatively simple way to make any ...
Read More »Custom World Of Warcraft Figurines Bring Your Toon To Life
After spending weeks of your life signed on to World of Warcraft (or Warcrack as we like to call it) you’d like something to show for it. FigurePrints has a service that allows you to replicate your character with a actual plaque figurine. Through a partnership with Blizzard, FigurePrints uses 3D scanning technology to create a life-like creation of your ...
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