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With the news that the Wii sold out completely on its first day of UK release, all those unlucky enough to be stuck at the back of the queue can only wait for restocking and bide their time looking at entertaining hacks like this one. Yes, friends and sorcerers, this is a Wii Power Glove, a 21st Century update of the coveted 1989 peripheral. Enterprising Japanese hackers custom made this fashionable open-fingertip glove with built in Wii controller and finger triggers; make sure you check out the video of it in action, after the cut:
There’s a port at the rear of the glove for you to plug the numchuck in, the battery compartment is accessed on the underside, and the A and B buttons are controlled by pressing the thumb and middle-fingers together. They’re treating this as a prototype, and already have plans for the next version - including different, more flexible materials for the glove, and relocating the Bluetooth chip.
I’m not sure if the cat in the video is also being controlled via the glove.
Wii Power Glove [translated] [via Hacked Gadgets]
Nice, will this glove be in production?
Now you’re playing with power!!!
that is the most dumbist thing i think i have seen in a while, just look at it, its so, clanky. if that word does exist, then here is the right time to use it.
its amazing that it works, but come on…., would any of you actualy wear that thing? get girl friends ( or boyfriends, it is 2006 ), because once they see you wearing this, your history, and once again, cbyer porn and mayonaise.
ewww, great combo you have there!
Very nice!
:-)
Michele
very nice. I knew someone was going to do this with the wii, congrats on being the first (as far as i know) Let’s hope more people will take a crack at a wii powerglove and try to improve it.
Now that’s ridicolous…
I love the power glove…It’s so bad.
DO they sell them ay wal-mart?
i like it but if it comes out in stors…it will be very very expencive…..but i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it,i want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice, i like it.
cool I am on a computing corse on how to take apart a computer and put it back to gever I think I will have a go at makeing one in my holday
the glove not the computer
These are cool but where can we buy these??
Ha ha ha ha thats stupid!
NES one is really bad see the angry nintendo about it on youtube
i left out a word nerd after nintendo
Cool! I wish that the one for NES would have been cooler. I hope this one is :)
(When the NES came out I wasn’t born yet….I wasn’t born for the Super NES either…I have faint memories about the Original Super Smah Bros Game Though…)
incredible, but it is useless
this is so cool wen i herd about the will a thogh it was going to be just like that i love the wii i have one at home you sould buy 3 thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!only like 300$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!
your so right
it is so not usless the will was invented for your movments controling
the carecter you are so not right….
you are so stupid you could get sould you now see ya in prison
its to bloody big I mean which ****** will were that big bulky pice of shit
Pretty sweet…is it motion sensitive?
or is it just a dream???
This is Pretty cool I can’t wait till it comes out!
blah, this is clearly a mod from the original power glove.
PAX produced it in Japan while Mattel provided the US version. Seems they’ve rigged a pair of buttons to a couple of the fingers, prob. plugged via Wii-mote port. They should have rigged the internal switches instead.
I owned this beast for the NES when I was a kid, and about the only game worthy of play with it was Rad Racer. The sensor for it contained 3 big black boxes connected via pvc piping, and it was clunky as part of it hung down the side of the TV.
Another reason I wanted it is after seeing it in action on a movie called “The Wizard”. In this movie these kids end up going to some game tournament and it looked like it was the “must have” controller to really give you an edge. The movie also featured never before seen images of the upcoming Super Mario 3 as well, basically historic Nintendo propaganda now.
WOW! This is pretty bizzare, huh, well this would really change the interface of the Wii Remote but I would definitely try it out, I am sure this would make gaming even more interesting.
this sucks i hate it, its a wii remote and i hate wii they suck wii is for family’s and geeks!
One word… Superb…!!!!
The original was awfull, this one will be awfull.
i can’t wait!this is totally awesome!
i like very much nintendo and wii
YAHOO!!!!
I like it, however, my 1 question is…
Will they have it in diffrent colors?
I like it but there is only one problem when or eavn if it comes out in shops the price will be sky high! I think this product will come to about oo 100-200! that is more than the wii itself! (I am not a pro but when it comes to guessing prices I am usuly about right)
yesssssssss
i would
this is awesome, is there gonna be a full suit for it? that’d own, how much is it gonna be?
And why would you waste your time posting negative comments on stuff you dont like, go find a hobbie, we already found ours, THE WII!!!!
would rather play it normally
I WANT ONE
off the hook… not come on nitendo can do beter than that i know it
IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THE ORIGANAL POWER GLOVE FOR THE NES THEN CHECK OUT THE ANGRY NINTENDO NERDS REVIEW OF IT.
THE WII SUCKS AND SO DOSE THE POWER GLOVE (NO OFENCE NINTENDO!)
poop. i mean, cool
Wii Power Glove is giving me the best feeling i ever had. I wonder what other wii ware will be coming out. I suggest the wii Helmet so players can see 3D object heading This way! But so far The wii Glove is awsome.
SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE WII HELMET!!!!!!!!!!
This so makes my doingy noodle pop up! makes me know that I can control my horny little wee!!!!!!
wat is the point of this? its just another controller. wii wuz meant to feel like real life…lets keep it that way!!!!!!
Is it true that this thing exist??? i got a wii, but i don’t understand… O_o’
OMG…
didnt they make one of these for NES?
why wii?
why now?
and for those of you who think its clanky…WELL DUH!!! its a prototype!!
Jeez! cant you open your eyes to read properly?
or should I get you a pair of glasses?
Holey moley does that thing look stupid, i know its a proto type an all but wats the point?! Cost alot and it looks a bit geeky. Cant wait for Smash bros Brawl!!!
it looks really cool and i admit i would like to get one but it loks like the controler would be alot easyer to use
please exuse my spelling
i er ment to say “looks” up there not loks
HELL YEA… Cutsman :)
ok… thats ub3r cool. best wiimote hack ive seen since the dart launcher.
Are you kidding me. This is so fake. Your crazy if you think this is real. Even so the last power glove sucked balls so why would this be any different.
If someone has had enough poon to necessitate a family, they have had far, far more than you may ever, wii owner or not.
To both of you - This is a MOD. It will not be in production, because its something someone made for fun.
Way to COMPLETELY miss the point.
For a lot of people, the appeal of the powerglove has always been that it was a spectacular failure, hence its funny and has a certain niche retro sense to it. No-one is suggesting the powerglove was ever a good idea. It wasn’t, but it sure as hell is good for a laugh, even if that laugh is only laughing at how insanely useless it was to play games with. Its like playing soul calibur without looking at the screen. It fails on its own, but throw friends who all try it into the equation, and its funny as get out.
This thing is a cool idea