Squishy Wii Remote: The New Face of Wii?

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It appears that the complimentary Wii Remote Jacket Nintendo announced this week is more than just a safety precaution--it's the new face of the Wii Remote.

As pointed out by Wired's ever-vigilant Chris Kohler, Nintendo has begun replacing pictures of a bare Wii Remote on its websites with images of a prophylactic-equipped controller. Both Wii.com and Nintendo's Japanese site feature the revised peripheral, as do portions of Nintendo's American site. It is likely that all of Nintendo's marketing materials from here on out will illustrate the Wii Remote's safer, squishier rendition.

Along with the updated imagery, Kohler notes that developers are supposedly receiving new Wii safety warning screens, which prominently feature the Wii Remote Jacket in all of its grip-tastic goodness.

With Nintendo spending nearly $18 million to distribute free Wii Remote Jackets to gamers worldwide, it is not surprising to see use of the new accessory encouraged. The company's been playing it safe ever since it was indicted in a lawsuit for epileptic seizures caused by its games, which resulted in the safety warning screens that appear as its games and systems boot.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    October 4, 2007 2:48 PM

    Anyone used one yet? I can't imagine this is good for games where you turn the remote sideways.

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      October 4, 2007 2:53 PM

      can you not just take it off?

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        October 4, 2007 2:57 PM

        Oh of course, I just want to know if it's playable without doing so.

        And if this is the Official Nintendo Way, are developers going to shy away from trying something different?

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      October 4, 2007 2:55 PM

      1) shipments don't start till the 15th (according to Nintendo's website)
      2) the original article said that Nintendo developed these to be easily removable for things like the zapper

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      October 4, 2007 5:46 PM

      I was actually thinking it would be better for those games (more ergonomic)

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