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Nintendo made a lot of mention of the upcoming WiiMotionPlus controller. Meant to replace the WiiMote, Red Steel 2 will be the first game to use on the WiiMotionPlus and they will be bundled together. The WiiMotionPlus appears to be a combination skin and attachment, covering the back of the… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: WiiMotionPlus hardware photos (courtesy of Nintendo)

Product: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless Controller for the Playstation 3 (aka Dualshock 3, Dualshock 3 Sixaxis) Price: $54.99 Rating: Two thumbs up; 90/100; A-; **** out of 5 Pros: Looks, feels and moves just like the previous PS3 wireless controller. Cons: No USB cable. Slightly heavier than previous controller. Slight… Continue Reading »

A man has been charged for assaulting a 2-year-old girl in York, PA (USA), with, of all things, a video game controller. The game controller might sound like a benign object but it can be lethal if used against a toddler, which it turned out to be in this case.… Continue Reading »

For those of you who read our other Dabbledoo site, Gadgetell, you might recall my long-ago post about Target’s videogame gift cards. It seems the coolness factor of gaming hasn’t been lost on Target, which continues to release game-related cards all year ‘round. Right now in Target stores you can… Continue Reading »

You’ve already seen my baby gamer modeling the Wendy’s kids’ meal toys and he helped test the Hallmark Player 1 Christmas ornament (he wore those batteries out pretty dern fast). So it’s only appropriate that, for his first birthday, he have a controller-shaped cake. My wife made the cake using… Continue Reading »

GestureTek has been providing motion-recognition solutions for videogames and other industries for the past two decades including several motion-sensing technologies. It might just have some more mind-twirling innovations up its sleeve that it plans to unveil during this year’s Toy Fair (February 17-20, 2008) and Game Developers Conference (February 18-22,… Continue Reading »

Retailing for $15 (US, $19.99 in Canada) and available now in stores is a plastic mini Hallmark Keepsake game controller ornament that produces three sets of videogame style noises. It’s shaped like a GameCube controller but with Xbox mini-joystick placement. The mini josyticks move but don’t create any sounds. A… Continue Reading »

I finally received a Wii Zapper from Nintendo today (November 19, 2007), which will be available in stores tomorrow (November 20, 2007). This all-white controller housing retails for $20 and comes with the game Link’s Crossbow Training and, of course, an instruction manual. Since this is just the housing, so… Continue Reading »

Nintendo has officially confirmed the rumors regarding the Wii Zapper’s debut, as the peripheral will launch on November 19, 2007, for an MSRP of $19.99. Link’s Crossbow training, a simple Twilight Princess-themed shooting game, will be packed in with the Zapper. The game sounds relatively simple but, given the price,… Continue Reading »

Product: X-Arcade Tankstick Price: $199.95 Rating: 9/10 Pros: Easy to install on pretty much any computer and fun to use. Works on Mac and Windows PCs as well as many game consoles (with separate adapters). Cons: Programming the buttons can be a little tricky. It’s not compatible with the Xbox… Continue Reading »