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The overall impression of this accessory will remind gamers of the Wii remote and nunchuck combo. It will also allow developers to work with similar gaming concepts forged by the Wii and apply them to the superior hardware capabilities of the PS3. Continue Reading »

Nyko is expanding its line of Wii Wand controllers! Not in terms of functions though. No, the new wands have the same features, and same $29.99 price, as the old Wands. The company has decided that, since Nintendo is releasing the Wii remote in new colors, it should release its… Continue Reading »

Hidden among the many booths of big-name gadgets, electronics and myriad gear at CES 2010 there will also be plenty of lesser-known game-related products. CyWee Group, for example, will be there demonstrating its WiiMote-like game controller that works with PCs running Windows and Mac OS.  And it doubles as a… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: CyWee Z 3D wireless motion controller

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 »