Nintendo Hands Out Free Wii Remote Jacket

Tue Oct 2, 2007 12:09PM EDT

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Is your beloved Wii Remote still flying out of your hand and hitting innocent bystanders in the head (or worse, smashing your beloved plasma)? If so, help is on the way—in the form of a free silicone cover, courtesy of Nintendo.

Kotaku is reporting that Nintendo will start giving away the new Wii Remote Jacket, which the gaming giant describes as a "cushiony shield" for "people who might accidentally throw or drop their Wii Remotes while playing games," starting on October 15; the cover will also start shipping with all new Wii consoles. The translucent cover looks pretty cool, at least from the pictures, although we'll have to wait and see whether it interferes with, say, Wii Bowling in any way.

Ready to get your hands on your free jacket? Just visit Wii.com or Nintendo.com to place your order, or dial 866-431-8367.

Related:
Nintendo Giving Away Anti-Slip Remote Jacket [Kotaku]

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  • 1 Posted by mjsswim on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:23PM EDT Report Abuse

    This will come in handy for my hallowiin party.

  • 2 Posted by nthny_s on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:42PM EDT Report Abuse

    Woohoo free condoms for my wii.

  • 3 Posted by raddan on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:25PM EDT Report Abuse

    i see that they have a new style wrist strap on that wiimote. does that come with the cover as well i wonder?

  • 4 Posted by strawberryprincess707 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    i have a wii and my big sister always "accidentally" hits me with the wii mote!and she tottaly does it on purpose bcz shes mad bcz im the superior gamer!!!

  • 5 Posted by sjr11591 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:25PM EDT Report Abuse

    Am I the only one who finds this amusing? As if it wasn't bad enough with the penis jokes Nintendo got when they named the system the "Wii", now they're handing out "silicone covers" for you to put on your Wii for protection. It even looks like a freaking condom, it's got that big blob on the top and everything. Way to go Nintendo, now we can safely say you intended the joke when you named the Wii.

  • 6 Posted by compuzen on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:28PM EDT Report Abuse

    Me nor my 9 year old son has had any of the remotes slip out of our hands yet,lol. It is cool that Nintendo is stepping up and giving this and the stronger lanyard to customers for free though. Long live Nintendo.

  • 7 Posted by xoluvin_uxo on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:53PM EDT Report Abuse

    psh. i cant believe ppl actually fling the remote...lol

  • 9 Posted by angel_svn on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:54PM EDT Report Abuse

    This isn't a design flaw, Nintendo. It is silly people. Don't pander to their silliness!

  • 10 Posted by just4kicks5000 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:44PM EDT Report Abuse

    ^_^ I find it very amusing. But if it is called a Wii and it has availible silicone protection, what gender would it be? ^_^

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