Its Only 20 Million Dollars

October 4th, 2007 by Kit Allen

 Just a handful of cash.

See this delightful plastic condom/cover for the Wiimote? It’s costing Nintendo over $20 million USD to send out free to all who request. But don’t worry about the company, Reggie is more than happy for Nintendo international to take the hit; and is not worried in the slightest about the news.



18 Responses to “Its Only 20 Million Dollars”

  1. Phil Says:

    I could never figure out why the controller was designed to slip out of the hand so easy. I mean, all that talk about innovation and a new way to play games and not one of the designers thought, ‘hey, this thing needs a better grip’.

    Well done to Nintendo for giving it out free, though - and I agree they should pay.

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  3. Last Unicorn Says:

    You can’t be serious. Next thing you know, they’ll be giving a warning label to wear a helmet while playing.

  4. Nintendo Blog Says:

    links from Technoratiover $20 million USD to send out free to all who request. But don’t worry about the company, Reggie is more than happy for Nintendo international to take the hit; and is not worried in the slightest about the news. Posted in Nintendo, Wii |3 Comments »

  5. Matthew Corgan Says:

    Nintendo can take a hit of 20 million compared to the money they’re making off of the wii and ds. I personally like the classic nintendo games better. I have a blog review about old nintendo games at http://classicvideogamereviews.blogspot.com/

    But not enough people request the controller sleeve for nintendo to take a huge hit though.

  6. DS News Says:

    it’s a small price to pay for good PR, making your fanbase even more loyal, and avoiding potential lawsuits.

    nice work, nintendo.

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  12. PositionMakers.com Says:

    I see nothing wrong with spending $20,000,000 on a bunch of controller condoms. We all have to be safe, right? Great idea. PositionMakers.com Posts on Nintendo.

  13. Clau Says:

    It´s a great idea from Nintendo, and a “cheeper solution”.

  14. snes Says:

    They dont last very long - i have worn out 5 of them in 3 months

  15. learn japanese ds Says:

    man, I ordered these things but never, ever use them. I actually feel kind of bad about waisting N’s money haha

  16. Mr Gamer Says:

    It is good they gave them away free but it made my charging station useless. I found one from Teknocreations that states it will work with the skins on. Has anyone tried one yet?

  17. Funky Arcade Says:

    Interesting move by Nintendo. Where do you request one at?

  18. Carrie Says:

    I got my nintendo Wii at www.consumderdepot.com

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