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December 20th, 2009, 03:05
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It might be hard to tell from the picture, but that B.O.S.S. controller, built by Performance Designed Products, is no controller at all. Instead it's a SNES controller-shaped, super-sized shell that slides over a regular Wiimote and turns it into a monstrosity of memories and oversized buttons. Kudos for ingenuity, but unfortunately the playability suffers and the bulk is just too much to handle, according to Ars Technica. For $10 you can't fault it too much (and it least it isn't reliant on its own batteries, a sore subject (http://www.engadget.com/tag/performancedesignedproducts) for the manufacturer), but we think we might save that cash for some international postage to write Nintendo about its unconscionable neglect of the Wii Classic Controller (http://www.engadget.com/tag/classiccontroller) with New Super Mario Bros. Wii.B.O.S.S. Wiimote shell fills giant people with sense of SNES nostalgia (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/19/b-o-s-s-wiimote-shell-fills-giant-people-with-sense-of-snes-nos/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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It might be hard to tell from the picture, but that B.O.S.S. controller, built by Performance Designed Products, is no controller at all. Instead it's a SNES controller-shaped, super-sized shell that slides over a regular Wiimote and turns it into a monstrosity of memories and oversized buttons. Kudos for ingenuity, but unfortunately the playability suffers and the bulk is just too much to handle, according to Ars Technica. For $10 you can't fault it too much (and it least it isn't reliant on its own batteries, a sore subject (http://www.engadget.com/tag/performancedesignedproducts) for the manufacturer), but we think we might save that cash for some international postage to write Nintendo about its unconscionable neglect of the Wii Classic Controller (http://www.engadget.com/tag/classiccontroller) with New Super Mario Bros. Wii.B.O.S.S. Wiimote shell fills giant people with sense of SNES nostalgia (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/19/b-o-s-s-wiimote-shell-fills-giant-people-with-sense-of-snes-nos/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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