Nintendo's free Wiimote sleeve keeps it sticky

Nothing says "hello big boy" like a transparent silicone sleeve for your gear. Especially when it's free. Nintendo knows this, and is offering a sticky wrap for your Wii Remote. Just call Nintendo at 1-866-431-8367 or hit the read link to order yours on-line. Combine it with their chunky replacement strap and you'll have class action lawyers screaming their "safeword" in no time.

[Via Joystiq, thanks Saeid A.]

[nxtiak @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:00AM]

hopefully my order went through, took several tries.
Inputted serial number.
next screen inputted name/address.
next screen, clicked confirmation button.
then got a blank white screen. refreshed, and still blank white screen.

[Marcus @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:48AM]

Yea I got the same thing and when I went to put my order in again, it gave me a message saying it will be shipped to you shortly

[dmoki @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:16AM]

http://wii.nintendo.co.uk/22686.html
uk application form

[rogier.schuitema @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:58AM]

Yeah my Wii also received a message pointing me to the UK form, however I live in the Netherlands and that form only lets me select UK or Ireland.. In other words, I don't think I can get one.. yet.

Oh well, don't really need one anyway. I'm not even using the wrist strap, my hands are sticky enough themselves :p Seriously, I really don't get how people can manage to throw this thing so hard it goes straight through their LCD screen...

[LordFarkward @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:31AM]

wow... free? that's some awesome after sales customer service... now i have one more incentive to buy the wii!

hats off to u man, nintendo!

[Dirk @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:48AM]

Looks like an American & Canada offer only, no love for the other half a million users then?

[Ellis @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:48AM]

For this offer's US order page, it appears that firefox is not supported (you will only see a blank screen).

I tried placing the order a second time with IE (yuck) and it went through immediately.

[oshean @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:13PM]

After I submitted my request using Firefox I was redirected to a Nintendo shopping site error page. I switched over to IE and submitted the request again and it said that I already placed a request.

Huh... I bet there are no issues if you use the Opera browser.

[Tachikomatic @ Oct 3rd 2007 2:34PM]

Silicone, not Silicon.

[JOSE @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:23AM]

hey look its a trojan magun condom XXL lol

[Kozzi @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:24AM]

Oh no love for scandinavians ?

[Dan @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:39AM]

Euro users can get them here - http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/22690.html

[Kozzi @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:57AM]

I see no Finland :(

[danny @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:50AM]

yeah, sorry about that, I didn't confirm the comment so it shouldn't have posted.

[iptydafu @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:41AM]

Oh, Thomas Ricker! -So nasty!

[oskar @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:13AM]

Oh come on, what about me here in Sweden?

[Muhammad @ Oct 2nd 2007 6:42AM]

Woo hoo, we get one in the UK too!

[Dirk @ Oct 2nd 2007 6:54AM]

Ah, Muhammad is right, UK & Ireland request page is here: http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/22690.html

[ryaninc @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:34AM]

Yeehaw, I just ordered my 4! But...I got the same white screen confirmation that the first poster reported. Hopefully it went through...we'll see, I suppose.

[bob cobb @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:12AM]

nice I just saw these over on http://www.freestufftimes.com

[mlb @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:19AM]

Thanks for the heads up Engadget. I will be ordering 4 of these. I bought some of the black silicone sleeves at Target, but when I went to change the batteries in the Wiimotes the silicone split apart on a couple of them. It will be nice to get these free as a replacement since I already spent $9/each for those other ones.

[David @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:19AM]

I heard this accessory is for the new "Gallagher: Front Row" video game, where you use your Wii to control the Sledge-O-Matic. No?

[Zeek @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:49AM]

Great joke! 20 years ago.

[Aimée @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:20PM]

rogier.schuitema: the Dutch order form is here: http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/22789.html

[dpk @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:44PM]

So, just one question: Why would anyone want one of these? Do you long for the feel of silicone against your skin while you play? I've never thought "boy, I sure would like my game controller to be squishy".

But maybe that's just me. Heh.

[GeeForce @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:48PM]

It's free, why WOULDN'T you want it?

[Rocko @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:41PM]

it looks like a penis.

you know you're thinking it.

[feverins @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:18PM]

you sir, have a very messed up penis

[alejo0121 @ Oct 2nd 2007 6:12PM]

For us in latin america it's a matter of going to the nearest retailer and go get it. But must wait until October 20th. I received the message in my Wii this morning.

[Jean @ Oct 3rd 2007 6:25AM]

Why the hell does it has me how many I want if it refuses to send me more than one? despite that Ive bought 2 other Wiimotes (as far as I know, Nintendo is still the only maker for Wiimotes, so its not a 3rd party rip-off either.