NES soap won't help you rescue the Princess, may help you get a date
By Tim Stevens 
posted Feb 18th 2009 9:39AM
posted Feb 18th 2009 9:39AM
Videogame controllers are typically rated on ergonomics, durability, and responsiveness -- though they sometimes get a few bonus points by looking especially cool. The original NES game pad really didn't have any of those attributes going for it, but that didn't stop it from becoming a cultural icon, one that has inspired reproductions of all shapes and sizes. The latest one varies not in dimensions but in composition: it's made of soap. Yes, this controller, which sells for just $8.25, is designed for bath time fun, and what it lacks in functionality it makes up for with natural ingredients and lovely (we presume) fragrances that surely smell a good bit better than those musty hunks of discolored plastic you probably have stuffed in a box somewhere.
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Soap on a wi... er... rope
How about Wii controller shape soap, it can go to all hard to reach places.
They have douche and DIY enema kits for that.
playstation+keyboard+more soaps.. lol, how much time does this person have?
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_8&listing_id=20375441
I hope it smells like new electronics..... I (as well as any other geek/nerd) LOVE the smell of new electronics! If that's the scent, I'll take 7!
Ditto. I are one of those nerds, if there was a fragrance with a "hot transistor" or "just-soldered board" or "new gadget" smell I'd buy it ASAP
After Your Fat Child Exercises on Wii Fit....Encourage them to Bathe with Nintendo Soap.....Why didnt Apple Make Hygiene products
You mean iHygene
if apple made hygiene products, it would cost 3x as much, only 10% of the soap using population would use them, you'd have to order them by mail, or go to specialty store.. you would also have to use apple water, apple soap dish, apple washcloths, etc. and you couldn't keep using it, you'd have to throw it away when the newest one comes out. :-p
The cheat code!
Use the cheat code!
I think id have this in my bathroom just as show....... To quantify my tech lifestyle.....
Does super mario boink you from behind if you drop this soap? I always thought mario and luigi were a little flammy.
Nope. Mario always goes for the mushroom...
but this WON'T help anyone who buys it get a date. If I were of the disposition to buy this, I wouldn't waste it on a silly task such as cleaning myself, but rather, I would leave it in its original packaging so I might admire it for years to come.
Shame engadget....your bar of soap for $8.25 while the Joystick is half the price and came out sooner
http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/02/03/wash-your-hands-with-playstation-soap/
U U D D L R L R B A
I'll leave you with the possibilities you could unlock with cheat codes in the shower.
So you can play NES from shower yay
Controller mod anyone?
Y'know, a working NES contoller with a soapy exterior?
Maybe?
If any girls read this, get this for your boyfriend/husband!
I have seen NES controllers being smashed, whipped around by their cords and gnawed on. A buddy of mine put a hole in his wall with an NES controller and it remains perfectly responsive. Don't tell me they're not durable, Tim.
Labels on a piece of soap? I mean... really?
Wow, two stories about soap in one day. This is a milestone moment for Engadget. And I mean that in a bad way.
uuuh, just when I thought I had seen everything, somebody always goes and proves me wrong...
Cool, until the buttons/d-pad wear off and oh hey look it's a bar of soap.
this would go good in my soad collection, lol, no but it would go good in my Nintendo collection
This is a creative idea. Don't know if it is something I would like to get, but cool none the less.
-Techori
-http://techorigins.com/
Neat.