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Categories: Funny, Wii Console Hack.
Anything can be made from LEGO including the next gen consoles.
“There is no truer, geekier homage than reconstructing an object of desire in Lego form, so we weren’t surprised to find Brickshelf member, “suu” recreating a Wii with Legos. We especially like how the Lego Wii opens up to reveal scenes from Wii sports, although we don’t remember the option of using a gun in Wii Tennis. That could be fun.”
Categories: Funny, Video, Wiimote Hack.
Get you game on and strengthen your neck muscles at the same time. 
Video after the jump.
“The Nintendo Wii has surely revolutionized gaming as we know it. Rabid fanboys everywhere are now flailing their arms in delight as they wield the Wiimote as a tennis racket, baseball bat or sword. Problem is the average gaming geek is just not up to the strenuous task of vigorous arm movement for longer than 10 minutes. This makes those extended play sessions a thing of the past… and who wants to beef up at the gym just to play video games on your couch? We sure don’t.
Fortunately for cream puffs everywhere the WiiHelm is now available at ThinkGeek. Simply lock your existing Wiimote into the stylish white helmet and free your hands for relaxation… or other important tasks. After extensive scientific study it was found that manipulating muscles in your neck for 10 minutes uses 64% less energy than waving your arms about like a lunatic. The WiiHelm works great with all of your favorite Wii games and the included foot pedal allows easy button presses using minimal toe effort. Plus the amazing Wiimote Saf-T-Lok technology and double reinforced head strap save you thousands of dollars in damaged flat-screen repair charges. ”
Categories: Funny, Video, Wiimote Hack.
Wii bowling is one of my favorite Wii Sports games but getting a strike can be challenging. This robot can consistently bowl strikes one after another.
Video after the jump.
“You are looking at a Wii Remote mounted on a robotically controlled swing. A second motor is used to trigger the bowling, by first Pressing the A button and left arrow, and then holding down the B button, swinging, and finally releasing the B button.”
Categories: Funny.
Not sure about the look, but it would definitely protect your investment.
“It’s basically a photo of something I intend on doing for my Wii Setup as soon as possible. Too many of my friends scare me with how close they get to my TV. I have decided to install a piece of Plexi Glass across the front of my TV. I would rather see a nice piece of plexiglass get damaged, then my setup.”
Remember the first video, watch the second one after the jump!
“I must admit at one point when we were outpacing most of the Superbowl spots [online] we had this fantasy that someone was going to call from Nintendo or some where and make us an offer but that never happened. Really we did this sequel because we had so much fun watching how so many people watched it and responded positively to it…[the sequel] furthers the story where we left off…we wanted to develop the characters that we established in the first spot.”
Categories: Funny.
Can’t get your hands on a Wii? Watch the video for one option.
Video after the jump.
“When faced with the fact that he can’t have a Nintendo Wii until Christmas, our hero ‘Wii Boy’ plays with an ordinary TV remote instead.”
Categories: Funny, Video, Wii Console Hack.
Have fun with your iPod, play your Wii on it!
Video after the jump.
“Just playing some Wii… on my 60GB iPod. Basically in a nutshell I just rewired my dock with the lightbar from the Wii. Then running linux and a app that I installed on the iPod, enabled it for live video stream via the 30pin dock connector (ie. instead of video out I can have video in) Then with a few splicing of the composite video connectors and some electrical tape to convert it to the S-Video jack on the back of the dock. The audio was passed through to a reciever and not through the iPod.”
Categories: Funny.
Looks like anything can be made from chocolate!
“It’s a bit late for Valentine’s Day, but this was just too cool to pass up. Plus, if you’re adventurous, it could be a nice wholesome President’s Day long weekend activity. Flickr user “Bakalov” has made chocolates using the packaging from the Wiimote and nunchuck. Just remember, it’s the packaging. This epicurean Nintendo fan was not actually filling his Wiimote with chocolate. Got it? Good.”
Categories: Funny, Video, Wiimote Hack.
Not an official Nintendo video, but it is the best one we have seen.
Video after the jump.
“Here is an extremely well-done Wii video, that you might take for an official Nintendo commercial until the, say, last 3 seconds. I caught up with the creator from Super 78″
Categories: Funny, Insane, Video, Wiimote Hack.
I can see this cool robot creating the first Wiimote related death… But in all seriousness what a great job interfacing the controller to an industrial arm!
Video after the jump.
“Brian and I were talking in his office a couple weeks ago about the Kuka robots’ fast reactions to serial data, and I realized, hey, why not hook it to a WiiMote? We had both fallen for Nintendo’s plucky little controller like everyone else, and had seen plenty of other WiiMote hacks. It had been a number of weeks of work without any rest, so we decided to set aside the coming Saturday to hook up one of the robots to a WiiMote.
The idea was to take one industrial robot, add a laptop talking to a WiiMote, strap on a tennis racket, have it follow the swings that the user makes, and do it all in a few hours on a Saturday so we could get back to our busy schedules. Of course we had to put on a sword too, and if there was time, maybe an Airsoft gun. Also, we wanted it to fight people, but you can’t have everything.
I dragged myself out of bed at noon-thirty and called Brian to see if he still wanted to try the Wii hack. We met at the office (where we spend most of our Saturdays) and I set to work on the WiiMote-to-robot software. He began the epic process of attaching a tennis racket to the KR16 and programming the physical motions into it.
A KR16 is a small industrial robot by Kuka. There were a couple in the shop waiting to be installed for various industrial projects. The one we were using had a polishing wheel on it.”
