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wraggster
September 5th, 2012, 00:34
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/09/ee57power-uparcadelightswitchplateinuse-1346702263.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/04/thinkgeek-power-up-arcade-light-switch-plate/)Sure, you could get one of Think Geek's iCade controllers (http://www.engadget.com/tag/icade/) to play actual arcade-style (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Arcade/) button mashing games -- or you just bring the nostalgia of the joystick to your light switch for $30 with its recently introduced Power-Up Arcade light switch plate. The unit can replace any standard light switch plate, turning it into a faux gaming control panel. A traditional joystick replaces your old switch nub to control the lights, while its two action buttons enable "pew pew" sound effects when pressed. If all that wasn't enough, the Power-Up also acts as a nightlight after you use it to pwn hit the main lights in your quarters (you'll have to provide of a duo of AA batteries yourself). Check out the video below to see it in action for yourself.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/04/thinkgeek-power-up-arcade-light-switch-plate/