yay,more plastic crap! kidding, it looks nice but aren't they getting tired of all this plastic stuff?

Shad0X

[tinyurl.com] Nephew bought one for his dad for his birthday this weekend :)

Devo-Chu

Too lazy to craft your own stable Wii racing wheel out of everyday household items for us in Mario Kart Wii?

It's not that I'm too lazy to craft the wheel mount for you guys. I just don't have the time.

Evil Jim

and I'm the only one who thought ... "All you b*****s put your hands in the air and wave them like you just don't care!"

hollowfreak

The shipping is a minimum of $16 for me, and goes up to $25 (US), so unless this becomes a little more local I'll pass.

Hydrotarkus

@dowingba: Most stores are charging $10. (This includes Best Buy) $15 is the MSRP (and thusly Gamestop) price.

Looks useful, but since most of my gaming is done on the couch (and not on the floor with my legs under the coffee table), the suction cups have nothing to adhere to except my legs.

So to me. Useless.

TRT-X

@reddevil3: Yes it does thats what the spring is for.

Gunloc

White plastic for sale! Get'cha white plastic here! Wait not official white plastic?

jackal888

Does it autocenter? Because that is the main concern when it comes to driving games.

reddevil3

@Dr.Chocobo: I know! It's why I'll save bullet bills for the windy parts of the track. :P My ego still hurts from loosing that bet :( hahaha

Gunloc

6 bucks?? Wow...
Probably too light, but nice try anyways.

Exactly what I think Wii Wheel lacks: a fixed pivot.

It's just too weird to keep waving that wheel around in the air...

But maybe something 10+ bucks with a weighted structure and stuff... dunno if it's really worth spending more with Mario Kart though. Never played it.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

@Gunloc: "f anybody here has played MKwii and found themselves drifting the wrong way into a turn because of the motion controll..."

Shit, man. That has to be my biggest gripe for the wii wheel. You'd think after all the testing that they'd perfect it.

Dr.Chocobo

@kw4k: Looks like suction cups on the bottom.

Greg

@zanzibarlegend: Real men use wii wheels and rock the golden wheel online.

Foggynotion

@kw4k: There are 4 suction cups underneath its base.

I have the other version of this wheel and I found it to be no help at all. Actually I lost a burrito bet partly because of it. My main gripe with it is thats if you turn it past a certine point the spring inside binds up and you loose all resitance. When that happens it makes you think it's broken but eventually it will correct itself.
Besides that it's fun but kinda pointless. If anybody here has played MKwii and found themselves drifting the wrong way into a turn because of the motion controll... yeah this wheel won't magically fix that.

Gunloc

no no no. i tried the wheel for 5 mins , and stuffed it right back in the box. broke out wii classic controller and never looked back.

zanzibarlegend

@kw4k: "just dont care" BAH!

..about the wheel. are there mounts on it? i always found it troublesome when finding a way to place these things when sitting in front of the tele

kw4k

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Billkwando

@homernoy: [kotaku.com]

I was just about to say the same thing. I have some unsed broken madcatz N64 wheels laying around.

Billkwando

for some reason i read that as, "Tired of putting your hands in the air and waving them like you just care"

@JustJake: i still do that and NO i'm not a social outcast. c'mere, mr. invisible, ignore the big bad human. remember he's a figment of YOUR imagination. lets go over here and play. you and i are alone in this world. *waves invisible sword*

kw4k

I saw some of these when I was in HK a week ago. The plastics look cheap but I don't have a copy of Mario Kart so I wasn't interested

I was able to touch them, and it does feel like the price it was going for. Didn't get to try it in-game though

and there might be different brands for this wheel since I also saw a black one

KaliKOtt

I can't believe they called it, realistic racing wheel. But looks like its pretty good for the price.

steve86uk

Im seriusly running out of space for Wii acessories at home...

Shiryu

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alby13

@dowingba: LOL. Now that's a funny waggle picture.

lurkaku

Hey, how about, and I know this is crazy, adding USB compatibility with existing wheels! So for once in my life I can use something I bought for more than one specific use!

Seriously, I'll use the remote where appropriate but just lemme use the PC steering wheel if I want to.

majatt

Horray For Having HK In Their Name

hk458

@M: Well it'd be more realistic if you had to lift and then shake the table that it's attached to in order to do a trick. I assume lifting a go-kart with you riding it in order to do a flip in mid-air would take some serious strength.

dowingba

Well I tried to take one for the team and place an order for one. I don't even own a Wii but my Roommate's girlfriend does so I figured I'd pick it up for them and invite myself over to try it out(just like I did with House of the Dead 2/3). I created an account and got as far as the shipping method. Apparently this is one heavy piece of plastic because the cheapest shipping method to Philadelphia is $25 USD... I guess I'll pass on this and still invite myself over for some standard arm/wheel flailing.

DrunkenTrom

What ever happened to playing pretend?

JustJake

@M: ... I hear this product has just been recalled on those very grounds.

Josh*

It still looks uncomfortable to push the B button. And will you still be able to do tricks in MK if it's attached to a surface?

M

Is it really necessary to have the mount for the wheel? I haven't had a problem with the wheel itself... has anyone?

Cuban__B

I can just picture that thing breaking after one hard right turn. Giving you another Wii Wheel in the process.

But for 6 bucks!? Nice.

GordieHoweHatTrick

$5.87? For all that plastic? How soon will it break and how much lead is in it?

MasterSauce

So, I guess you could just tape the Wiimote to an existing PC racing wheel, and your ready to go?

homernoy

@LittleBigPlaneteer:

I should clarify that it retails for 14.99, but "sells" for 9.99 at places like Amazon

LittleBigPlaneteer

Coolio! it'll probably suck but for that price who cares!

excel_excel

@dowingba:

The official one is 9.99

LittleBigPlaneteer

Thing is...I think the box art is pretty. So I'll buy two.

Seriously, it looks like I would break that thing within an hour of use.

mackincheese

Isn't the Nintendo branded wheel $15? Put into that perspective this thing is indeed a steal. Unless it sucks, of course.

dowingba

when i first looked at this...i could of sworn it had wheels.

Raziel Dune

$5.87? For all that plastic? That's a steal!

Gomerboy