Nintendo Wii Fanboy

$20,- for a piece of plastic?! Come on! 'Reasonable' they call that! OK, it isnt't much compared to real (computer) steering wheels, but this thingy costs almost nothing to make.

The good thing is, every dumbhead can produce such a steering wheel, so there will be a cheapier one pretty fast (I hope).

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i see its been officiallu sanctioned by Nintendo (their seal is on the bottom of the back of the box)... interesting

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i want to be able to have the nunchuck sitting in my lap and be able to grab it and use it as a shift knob. this seems like it would be a perfect showcase example of how immersive and creative the controls for the wii can be, but i have yet to read anything about this functionality for any of the car games, specially the GT Pro.

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I wish they released two versions of the games.

One with the wheel.
And one without it.

That way the consumer at least has a choice.

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$20 for a piece of plastic is perfectly reasonable depending on the quality of the plastic. Is it the type of plastic that kid's toys are made of, or is it the type of high grade plastic like what Porsche puts on the interior of their cars or that Oakley makes their sunglasses from? There is a HUGE difference. Heck even the type of plastic that the DS Lite and the Wii are made of is high grade plastic. My guess that for $20 it's probably not cheapy plastic, but who knows, if it is, THEN it's a ripoff. If this thing really does make driving games more fun to play and it's a quality product that will last, I wouldn't have a problem paying $20 for it.

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$20 does seem like quite a bit of money for something that simply provides an easier grip.
*hides his "controller gloves" set purchased weeks before the system is out*
Erm... anyway... for driving games, I'm going Power Glove style. Remember that scene in The Wizard where the one kid plays a racing game with the PG that would never actually work that way? Now at last, by holding the controller in one hand, I can actually have that same non-sensical experience. Yeah, that's how I roll.

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It's so funny how the "Gamelife" link debunks the post right under it. Apparently there will be no new character revealed after all! lol

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So should we just call it the Wiill?

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$20... Reasonable?

I don't think so. Getting it for free with GT Pro Series or Monster 4x4 is a much better deal.

IGN's gave the wheel favorable comments, so I *might* pick up one of those games. What I wonder is how this baby would feel while playing Excite Truck. And although they aren't driving games, I wonder if this thing would better the experience of Sonic or Tony Hawk.

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I'll wait for it to be packed with a racing game I might like (say, Mario Kart Wii Circuit... or whatever they'll call it...).

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I could just tape my wiimote to my playstation steering wheel. That way it would only turn on one axis, it would have resistance, and I don't have to pay $20 for a piece of plastic.

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They should have had the control plug into the steering wheel at least so you wouldn't have to do a reach around to get at the bottoms instead could have had them transfered to the wheel itself (Than 20 bucks wouldn't have seemed so bad)

Myself, I would have gone for a different approach, they could have just made a base that you sit into your opposing hand, to allow it to spin 360 degrees, and on that base is the gas/break buttons that you can click with fingers and thumb.

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With Nintendo seal of approval - $20
Without Nintendo seal of approval - $5

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Choking hazard? Yeah, because everyone knows three-year-olds have big, gaping, saliva-coated maws, just waiting for 8 inch diameter plastic steering wheels to get themselves lodged in there.

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