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Graham Bennett - December 4th, 2008

Casual Games, Nintendo Wii, Technology

ezGear is Out to Get Our Imaginations


I don’t know about you, but my favorite feature of the Wii is that it allows me to pretend again without looking like a nut job. Holding a little piece of plastic and going “pew, pew” at my TV wasn’t anywhere near as crazy as it used to be, not to mention all the air guitar-style fantasies I got to relive through the Wii _____ series. As if the lackluster Wii Zapper wasn’t enough to get my imagination pissed, now ezGear is convinced we need extra attachments for everything, including the most recent Wii Music.

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Ryan Ouradnik - September 2nd, 2008

Game Design, Gamer Culture, Nintendo Wii

But Wait…There’s More! Stuff for your Wii


I remember even before the Wii was released in 2006, it was marketed primarily based on the very bizarre controller it came with. The public dubbed this device: the “Wiimote”. The initial teaser ads contained a slightly creepy montage of people looking into the camera while waving the Wiimote around in unusual ways, amidst the sounds of everything from cars driving, tennis balls being hit and guns being fired. This magical remote could do anything it seemed. So why is Nintendo tripping over itself in a rush to change it?

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