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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.”
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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.”
This must be watched to ensure the safe operation of the Wii is maintained at all times.
Video after the jump.
“Wii wants to make sure you handle your Wii-mote properly.”
Categories: Funny, Video, Wii Console Hack.
Cool setup, but it doesn’t look like fun…
Video after the jump.
Categories: Funny, Wiimote Hack.
We all know about the Wiimote strap issue. Problem solved.
See the Nintendo solution after the jump, not as impressive.
“Well I was worried about my Strap get loose, so I modified a little something just to make sure it wont.
Enjoy
The Handcufs are actually Fake from a Sex shop, but they hold quite some force.
Im afraid the only weak point is the small Chain from Pic 3 that is where it fits into the Controller…”
Categories: Funny.
The Wii is more than just fun and games.
Videos after the jump.
“Six weeks ago, I began what has become a huge obsession of mine. It is called the “Wii Sports Experiment” (Read my original announcement of this from Early December ‘06). I outlined a 6 week game plan for myself, the idea being that I would continue ALL normal activity and eating habits, and simply add 30 minutes of Wii Sports to my day. For the past month and a half, I’ve stuck to these guidelines very strictly.
Weight:
For most people this is their most anticipated category. To be honest, I was genuinely surprised by my end results, so I’ll just get right to it. I lost 9lbs! Obviously this doesn’t compare to Jared and the Subway diet, but I started out at a weight that I’ve been at for the past 2 years. My weight has really never fluctuated from 180lbs. in those two years, this makes the weight loss that much more of an accomplishment for me, considering I did not change anything I ate or did. Also, this experiment took place during the holiday season, where I ate holiday dinners like I normally would and drank what I would normally would have drank. One last variable I had working against me was the winter season and not getting any outdoor exercise that I would normally would get in the warmer months. (I do have to admit it has been a mild Philly winter so far)”
