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Fanswag: Get some gear for your Wii


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The fine folks at Atlantic sent us over some free stuff from their Wii line-up of products and you know us. We don't like free things. In fact, we hate them. Why? Because sharing is caring! That's why we love to give them away to you all! Up for grabs in this latest giveaway is a Wii bag ($30) and 2 sets of velcro wrist straps ($10 each), which will go to one lucky winner via random drawing. With this gear, you shouldn't have any problems sharing the fun of Wii with others.

How do you win? Well, how about you tell us how many Wii games you have in your library! Simple enough? You can enter once per day, up until Sunday, August 3rd at 11:59pm ET, which is when this giveaway concludes. Also, you must be at least 18 years of age and a current and legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec)! Official rules can be accessed here.

Best of luck to you all and thanks to Atlantic for sponsoring this giveaway. If you'd like to check out some more shots of the goodies up for grabs, then check out our gallery below.

Gallery: Atlantic accessories for Wii

House of the messenger bag

Earlier this week, we informed you lovely readers that House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return was super cheap at Circuit City. Now Amazon also has the game listed at the irresistible price of $19.99. We really don't mean to keep shoving this game down your throats, but how can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat? Yet, if you didn't buy House of the Dead earlier, there's probably nothing that would motivate you to get it now except an even bigger price drop.

It's also worth noting that Amazon's "Deal of the Day" is the Wii messenger bag pictured above. If you geekified hipster types were looking for a way to lug around your Wii, this bag for $19.99 isn't too bad of a deal. But, to be honest, there are probably better means that you can use to transport your console. That's just our opinion, though. What do the rest of you Wii aficionados think?



[Via CAG]

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EA celebrates UK MySims release with useless, expensive stuff


To commemorate the British release of MySims, EA commissioned some apparently famous fashion designers to come up with some crazy junk as part of the MySims Capsule Collection. The four items are all intended to serve dual purposes, and embody "the core attributes of the game - Self Expression, Customisation, Creativity and Collectability."

The item descriptions should give you all the information you need to make informed decisions about whether or not you want these items. For example, the House of Holland MySims Pouch Tee is a t-shirt with a pouch for a DS. It also uses a big-slogan style that you may remember from "FRANKIE SAY RELAX" or Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video. Also, two of the four items are Wiimote bags. Bags-- for your Wiimote.

[Via GoNintendo; image via Kotaku]

When free wrist straps aren't enough


The new Wii bag from Atlantic is pretty nice. We like the stripe, and the messenger bag design. We have no objection to this product. Were we the type to travel with consoles, we would seek out something like this.

But the other new addition to their Gamekeeper line ... okay. Forget that every single Wiimote includes a wrist strap. Forget that these straps are constantly improved upon and sent out at no charge. If you were going to design a Wii wrist strap, what would it look like? Here, we'll make it multiple choice: A) a strap, or B) an improvised carpal-tunnel wrist brace made out of bowling shoes.

If you answered B, you work for Atlantic. But you knew that! We're being hard on Atlantic, but the truth is we respect any company that sees an opportunity to capture a market that, at the moment, doesn't seem to exist. And that's not sarcasm. Maybe the thing really helps! Maybe this removes that last .05% possibility of Wiimote slippage among people who already wear wrist straps. Or maybe Atlantic just had a surplus of hot pink nylon.

[Via GoNintendo]

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