Nintendo's Wii Wheel priced at $14.99

We've known that Nintendo would be bundling a single Wii Wheel in with the forthcoming Mario Kart Wii title, but now it seems that folks riding shotgun (or riding your tail) can grab one of their own. According to a recently released flyer from GameStop, extra Wheels -- should the plethora of steering apparatuses already out there not suffice -- will be sold for a cool $14.99 each. April 27th just seems so, so far away, doesn't it? Check the flyer in full after the jump.

[Thanks, Pat]

[chaos123x @ Mar 29th 2008 6:23PM]

WOW

I can't wait to buy that useless piece of plastic!

Megati, Megata, Megator!

[thef1re @ Mar 29th 2008 6:29PM]

cheaper than buying the kids a logitech wireless racing wheel

[uclatommy @ Mar 29th 2008 7:22PM]

Don't get your panties in a bunch. Third parties will come out with exactly the same thing, except they'll sell it for $5 and make a fortune.

[Carl Vitullo @ Mar 29th 2008 7:45PM]

actually they'll probably try to sell them for $20.

[John @ Mar 29th 2008 7:46PM]

They also forget to mention that the wheel itself is only 8"-9" in diameter, so adults will look rather stupid using it.

[Flyy;; @ Mar 29th 2008 7:50PM]

it's actually been available at 5below (the 5 dollar store) for months now..

[John Bailey @ Mar 29th 2008 8:43PM]

@John

Is there any way to play a Wii game and look dignified?

[Expensive Plastic @ Mar 30th 2008 12:56PM]

Just duct tape your Wii remote to a Frisbee.

Done.

[Matt @ Mar 30th 2008 6:07PM]

Good thing we're all mature enough to not care about how we look when we play a game, right?

[Nascar Wannabe @ Mar 30th 2008 6:45PM]

Holding a steering wheel in front of you - just a wheel, nothing connected to it - seems pretty much like holding a Frizbee in front of you.

Come to think of it, holding a Frizbee in front of you doesn't look quite as dumb.

I wonder if it matters much just how far off-center you duct tape the Wii remote?

[Paul @ Mar 29th 2008 6:32PM]

can you play the game without this wheel? i don't see the appeal of using the wheel, not much more immersive than just a wiimote

[peshue @ Mar 29th 2008 7:02PM]

Yeah you can. But the game expects you to hold it up with the buttons facing you (like with the wheel). So if you hold it sideways it's not as sensitive, but if you try to hold right it'd be uncomfortable.

[Josh* @ Mar 29th 2008 7:21PM]

It's just an aid, to keep you from "oversteering" (where you turn the Wiimote so far it stops registering as a turn, I stumbled onto that issue during ExciteTruck)

[Blah @ Mar 29th 2008 8:11PM]

You can also play with a gamecube controller.

[Fusion @ Mar 29th 2008 6:33PM]

that useless piece plastic looks well fun to use with Mario Kart, lol, cant wait to get that game

[superfresh @ Mar 29th 2008 10:00PM]

Is it just me, or was not calling this thing a Wiil a missed opportunity?

[austin @ Mar 30th 2008 1:11AM]

same as not calling it 'wiimote' was a missed opportunity

[Josh* @ Mar 30th 2008 7:03AM]

@austin

I guess Nintendo didn't want to be faced with potential lawsuits concerning a loss of proper diction in today's youth.

It probably would have happened.

[Matt @ Mar 30th 2008 6:11PM]

Oh, I've been calling it the Wiil since I first saw it, and I'll continue to.

[Joel @ Mar 29th 2008 6:39PM]

Kids should just make one in shop class instead.

[Rob @ Mar 29th 2008 6:46PM]

I completely agree with you. Let's hope there's an inspiring educator amongst us here and decides to come up with a project for his/her students creating a steering wheel for their gaming console. I think paying $15 for a stupid piece of plastic, is well, stupid.

[Flashpoint @ Mar 29th 2008 7:55PM]

I'm a proponent of vocational education, but the sad truth is, kids in public schools are so badly behaved nowadays that letting them into a class like this is dangerous.

Nevermind the parents itching to sue if their kids get injured.

Funny thing is, in China, 4th graders in numerous schools are taught how to solder wires and circuits (I kid you not).
I've seen Chinese schooling after having lived there and the kids are very well behaved and easily managable by even the weakest of American substitute teachers.

[miko34 @ Mar 29th 2008 7:08PM]

This makes just as upset when I bought a new coffee maker for $18 only because I needed the carafe and the carafe alone costs $15.

Now I'm gonna wait until Mario Kart is $20. This wheel should cost 7 bucks and not a penny more. Take that Corporate America (or in this case Japan).

[Josh* @ Mar 30th 2008 7:05AM]

You don't....have.... to buy it....

[bigd7387 @ Mar 29th 2008 7:09PM]

Let's see, I plug in my Gamecube controller and push start. No way would I play these games with a remote control. Who's dumb enough to spend $14.99 for this anyways and if they are can't they just send me that money in my pay-pay account?

[kevin_ho @ Mar 30th 2008 12:11AM]

dont you mean paypal?

[holycow @ Mar 29th 2008 7:09PM]

hey 10$ discount on Guitar Hero!

[ReggieXuk @ Mar 29th 2008 7:09PM]

for like $1 worth of plastic lol

[Glazun @ Mar 29th 2008 8:19PM]

Heh, it'll probably be 39euro in Europe so.

Patapon was 20 in America right? Cause it's 49 here..

[Mike @ Mar 29th 2008 7:58PM]

Nintendo, king of nickel and diming.

[broli @ Mar 29th 2008 8:09PM]

OOOOR....by 4 of these for a complete party set and save $.

http://www.b2cshop24.com/en/racing-game-steering-wheel-for-wii-remote-controller-wh.html

Nintendo plastic 0 - 1 Brandless plastic.

[mattweiler @ Mar 29th 2008 8:59PM]

here u can get it today for way cheaper :)
http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.wii%20wheels

lol

Enjoy that...also FREE shipping

[starV3dhax0r @ Mar 29th 2008 9:10PM]

Grab any cd and try to use it as a wheel! how do you feel? WTF! Dosn't makes any sense! Holding a steering wheel in mid air dosn't feels right anyways...

[gabriel suarez @ Mar 29th 2008 9:23PM]

I think Ill just stick with my GC controller,thanks anyway.

[Tired_ @ Mar 29th 2008 11:35PM]

This should have come with a battery booster thingie for the controller, at the very least.

[sdh @ Mar 30th 2008 12:27AM]

I got so upset about their pricing so I took the freedom of designing and pateting my own wheel.
It will be priced $2.99 and will have an optional beer holder that you can attach to it.
Beer holder will cost $14.99. Hitting the store shelves soon!
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2038/wiiwheeloi4.jpg

[thedesolate1 @ Mar 30th 2008 2:13PM]

I'll buy it!

[sdh @ Mar 30th 2008 3:37PM]

Congratulations thedesolate1, you are my millionth customer to preorder the wheel!
For being the lucky millionth you get a discount on the beer holder.
Enter this code at your local Gamestop; r1p0ff5uck3r to claim it for the price of $12.99!
The discount is valid for 12 hours.

[Josh @ Mar 30th 2008 1:57AM]

Why not just get this? http://www.amazon.com/DreamGear-DGWII-1047-Wii-Racing-Wheel/dp/B0011YRV2E/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1206856416&sr=1-6

Much better as it sits on a desk or table. However, you loose your mid-air tricks...

[Phoenix @ Mar 30th 2008 6:01AM]

Asshole, take your spam somewhere else. And who needs the baseball bat and stuff? it's a waste of money! at least the wheel and the Wii zapper help you hold the stuff right

[stromm @ Mar 30th 2008 11:34AM]

peshue wrote "But the game expects you to hold it up with the buttons facing you (like with the wheel). So if you hold it sideways it's not as sensitive, but if you try to hold right it'd be uncomfortable."

That's not true. If you would have used the wiimote for racing games you would know this.

Wiimote wheels (which by the way author have been on sale pretty much since the Wii came out) help stabalize the remote and make it easier to hold.

[oberon0 @ Mar 30th 2008 3:04PM]

the wii is serious business...
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2517

[Matt @ Mar 31st 2008 1:48AM]

hey $10 off used Metriod. Hell yeah!

[ashley927 @ Apr 1st 2008 12:56PM]

I have lookeed in five different stores and have yet to find this....any idea why?

[Nelson @ Apr 2nd 2008 3:31AM]

Hey Pirates of the Caribbean is on sale, oh yea and that crappy wheel for Wii is out, stupid wheel, I'm better of driving off a cliff

[ac14 @ Apr 18th 2008 1:27PM]

wonder if they have battletoads

[HispanoHitler @ May 5th 2008 9:37PM]

the target i go to sells em at 9.99.