LEGO Wii Remote Helps Build Your Own Fun

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LEGO Wii Remote Helps Build Your Own Fun



As if the Wii wasn't fun enough already, now you can add LEGO toys to the experience.

Let's be honest about something: <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.210262-Guns-and-Lego-Bricks-Build-Epic-Shootout>LEGO toys are cool, and <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100242-Prince-of-Persia-Movie-Trailer-Gets-Lego-Ified>cool stuff gets cooler<a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.145940-Lego-Star-Wars-Chess-Set-is-Amazing>when you add them to the mix. Nintendo and LEGO have recently joined forces to create a LEGO-oriented Wii Remote, and the results is - unsurprisingly - simultaneously garish and pretty dang cool.

According to Toys 'R' Us, the custom controller comes with all the standard features of a Wii Remote, but also includes 31 Mini LEGO tiles and a Tile Seperator. On top of that, you can "use your own official LEGO pieces (not included) to build a custom display stand using the Buildable Battery Cover."

Currently, the LEGO Wii Remote seems to be a Toys 'R' Us exclusive, and it's a little more expensive than the standard model, though not outrageously so ($39.99 compared to <a href=http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Remote-Controller-nintendo/dp/B000IMWK2G/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287008167&sr=8-1-fkmr0>$35 for the regular version). Growing up, I was a LEGO kid who always loved building insane pieces of architecture. I can only imagine how much fun people will have creating custom holders (and maybe Wii display cases - hint, hint) to go along with this cute little piece of kit.

Source: Geeks are Sexy




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Buizel91

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O_O Must...Resist...Temptation!

Best thing is, you be able to add more Lego if you own it...

Lego Sword Anyone? ;D
 

Bob_Bobbington

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Wow, I want to buy a Wii just so I can get this. That's if this is even released in Australia. I still have all my LEGO from when I was a kid so I have no shortage of pieces.

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arc1991 said:
O_O Must...Resist...Temptation!

Best thing is, you be able to add more Lego if you own it...

Lego Sword Anyone? ;D
I'll take your LEGO sword and raise you a LEGO Wii blaster.
 

Snotnarok

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This is probably the best thing to happen to that controller ever. I know I'd use it more :|
 

Buizel91

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Bob_Bobbington said:
Wow, I want to buy a Wii just so I can get this. That's if this is even released in Australia. I still have all my LEGO from when I was a kid so I have no shortage of pieces.

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arc1991 said:
O_O Must...Resist...Temptation!

Best thing is, you be able to add more Lego if you own it...

Lego Sword Anyone? ;D
I'll take your LEGO sword and raise you a LEGO Wii blaster.
Hey, Don't make me Attach this thing to a Lego X-Wing ;D
 

Buizel91

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Snotnarok said:
This is probably the best thing to happen to that controller ever. I know I'd use it more :|
Should make a Lego Xbox Controller... And PS3, hell even a Keyboard and Mouse!
 

Bob_Bobbington

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arc1991 said:
Bob_Bobbington said:
Wow, I want to buy a Wii just so I can get this. That's if this is even released in Australia. I still have all my LEGO from when I was a kid so I have no shortage of pieces.

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arc1991 said:
O_O Must...Resist...Temptation!

Best thing is, you be able to add more Lego if you own it...

Lego Sword Anyone? ;D
I'll take your LEGO sword and raise you a LEGO Wii blaster.
Hey, Don't make me Attach this thing to a Lego X-Wing ;D
I like this game. I'll take oyur X-Wing and raise oyu the Slave-1. Try and beat that
 

Buizel91

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Bob_Bobbington said:
arc1991 said:
Bob_Bobbington said:
Wow, I want to buy a Wii just so I can get this. That's if this is even released in Australia. I still have all my LEGO from when I was a kid so I have no shortage of pieces.

EDIT:

arc1991 said:
O_O Must...Resist...Temptation!

Best thing is, you be able to add more Lego if you own it...

Lego Sword Anyone? ;D
I'll take your LEGO sword and raise you a LEGO Wii blaster.
Hey, Don't make me Attach this thing to a Lego X-Wing ;D
I like this game. I'll take oyur X-Wing and raise oyu the Slave-1. Try and beat that
Excuse me? The Slave-1? I laugh at you! Try and take on my Millennium Falcon, It's the Wii-mote that made the Kessel run in less than 12 par-secs ;D
 

Bob_Bobbington

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arc1991 said:
Bob_Bobbington said:
arc1991 said:
Bob_Bobbington said:
Wow, I want to buy a Wii just so I can get this. That's if this is even released in Australia. I still have all my LEGO from when I was a kid so I have no shortage of pieces.

EDIT:

arc1991 said:
O_O Must...Resist...Temptation!

Best thing is, you be able to add more Lego if you own it...

Lego Sword Anyone? ;D
I'll take your LEGO sword and raise you a LEGO Wii blaster.
Hey, Don't make me Attach this thing to a Lego X-Wing ;D
I like this game. I'll take oyur X-Wing and raise oyu the Slave-1. Try and beat that
Excuse me? The Slave-1? I laugh at you! Try and take on my Millennium Falcon, It's the Wii-mote that made the Kessel run in less than 12 par-secs ;D
While I don't have any specific sets that could beat that, I could probably whip something up from scratch. But for the purposes of this contest, I declare you the winner.
 

Unrulyhandbag

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Gods, that's hideous.

I love Lego and all(that reminds me,I should reprogramme my lego robot), but that....
 

Snotnarok

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arc1991 said:
Snotnarok said:
This is probably the best thing to happen to that controller ever. I know I'd use it more :|
Should make a Lego Xbox Controller... And PS3, hell even a Keyboard and Mouse!
Well...I think there is a lego keyboard...yeah I remember seeing it ages ago.
 

Buizel91

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Snotnarok said:
arc1991 said:
Snotnarok said:
This is probably the best thing to happen to that controller ever. I know I'd use it more :|
Should make a Lego Xbox Controller... And PS3, hell even a Keyboard and Mouse!
Well...I think there is a lego keyboard...yeah I remember seeing it ages ago.
O_O Must have! i want all things made out of Lego D: the world would 50% more epic!
 

josh797

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nice!! and ordered. perfect present for my little bro for hannukah. excellent. thanks escapist for making holiday shopping easy.
 

SelectivelyEvil13

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That's an interesting idea for a custom controller, but I would think that the extra bits could make it somewhat unwieldy. Also, Lego bricks don't provide exactly the most conforming fit for the hand.

And now I wonder: How long until someone builds a phallus?[footnote]By the minute[/footnote]
 

BobisOnlyBob

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Unrulyhandbag said:
I should reprogram my lego robot
That makes me think. Anyone feel up to connecting this remote to a Mindstorms NXT system? The Wiimote can communicate with Lego NXT via Bluetooth and LabVIEW [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBqw3Y1XcZg], NXT is fairly dexterous [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFQtyna58Kg], and can run reasonably complex programs... if it can solve a Rubik's Cube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ3nN09yczY], it can play Wii games! Or at least, use the remote as a sophisticated tilt-sensor/infrared sensor.