{"id":273,"date":"2007-11-10T22:34:41","date_gmt":"2007-11-11T03:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitstep.net\/blog\/2007\/11\/10\/nintendo-wii-mote-jackets\/"},"modified":"2007-11-10T22:34:41","modified_gmt":"2007-11-11T03:34:41","slug":"nintendo-wii-mote-jackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/blog\/2007\/11\/10\/nintendo-wii-mote-jackets\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Wii-mote Jackets!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, after about three weeks of waiting, my Nintendo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2007\/10\/02\/nintendos-free-wiimote-sleeve-keeps-it-sticky\/\">Wii-mote jackets<\/a> have finally arrived!  Not bad for a bunch of free stuff!  At the beginning of October it was revealed that Nintendo would be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/consumer\/jacket\/jacketrequest.jsp\">giving up to four free Wii-mote covers<\/a> to each Wii owner, which apparently has cost them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2007\/10\/02\/wiimote-jackets-to-cost-nintendo-18m\/\">$18 million dollars<\/a>.  Seeing how Nintendo has sold over 13 million units, one could see how this could be the case; the shipping costs alone must&#8217;ve been pretty high, even with a bulk-order deal they probably got.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zooomr.com\/photos\/stygiansonic\/3714378\/\" title=\"Photo Sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.zooomr.com\/images\/3714378_4bad218fa9_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"They add protection\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ordering from the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.nintendo.com\/\">online store<\/a> was easy, so as long as you waited until <em>after<\/em> the huge surge following the announcement from Nintendo.   As a side note, their site (at least the online store) looks horribly out of date, like it&#8217;s been stuck in 2002 or something.  (Note the Gamecube image in the banner)<\/p>\n<p class=\"image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zooomr.com\/photos\/stygiansonic\/3714371\/\" title=\"Photo Sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.zooomr.com\/images\/3714371_241637e830_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Nintendo Wii-mote Jackets!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was some speculation that Nintendo offered the free jackets not only as a sign of customer appreciation, but also to reduce possible damage and lawsuits from flying, out of control Wii-motes.  Previously, they had to offer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2006\/12\/15\/wiimote-straps-recalled-yeah-all-of-them\/\">free replacement straps<\/a> for Wii-motes, which were thicker and stronger than the originals, after reports of breaking straps and flying Wii-motes surfaced on the Internet. <\/p>\n<p>This is certainly reflected in the jacket&#8217;s design.  Not only do they add more grip, but they add substantial cushioning around the end of the Wii-mote. (where the IR sensor is)  This added padding would reduce the damage from a flying Wii-mote, since if you lost grip of it while playing the end would be the most likely impact area.  The improved grip also feels nicer, as it makes the Wii-mote slightly larger in your hands, and also reduces sweat buildup, something that&#8217;s definitely a problem with action-packed Wii games.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zooomr.com\/photos\/stygiansonic\/3714382\/\" title=\"Photo Sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.zooomr.com\/images\/3714382_f4622ddde4_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"More comfortable to hold.\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the jacket doesn&#8217;t block access to any buttons or impede your use of the controller, it does block\/cover the battery pack on the underside.  This makes it more troublesome to change batteries, and may be a problem if you use your Wii a lot.  Furthermore, people using third-party rechargeable battery packs will likely be prevented from using the jackets since they&#8217;ll block access to the contacts necessary to charge the batteries.  Lastly, the jackets include a cover for the nunchuk connector, while in my opinion, wasn&#8217;t necessary.  It gets in the way when you&#8217;re trying to connect\/disconnect the nunchuk.<\/p>\n<p>However, these complaints are all moot; the jackets are free and a nice gift from Nintendo.  If you have a Wii and haven&#8217;t ordered them, go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/consumer\/jacket\/jacketrequest.jsp\">do so right now<\/a>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, after about three weeks of waiting, my Nintendo Wii-mote jackets have finally arrived! Not bad for a bunch of free stuff! At the beginning of October it was revealed that Nintendo would be giving up to four free Wii-mote covers to each Wii owner, which apparently has cost them $18 million dollars. Seeing how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[162,163],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitstep.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}