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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]