Nintendo

This ThinkGeek SNES Controller Looks Swish

Kotaku AU

I’m one of those crazy shut-ins that actually occasionally buys stuff from the WiiWare store and the Virtual Console. I have quite a few SNES games on my Wii, and it never feels quite right playing them with the Wii Classic Controller. Particularly games like Super Metroid or Super Mario World.


April 12, 2012
In Real Life

Have $3500 Handy? I Know Exactly What You Should Buy.

A fully functional Nintendo controller coffee table. Wait, let me repeat that. It’s a fully functional Nintendo controller coffee table.


March 6, 2012
In Real Life

In Weird New Control Pad, Controller Controls *You*

Kotaku AU

We’ve had controller feedback since the N64 and Starfox 64, but what if a control pad had the ability to stretch your thumb tips in different directions, simulating the tug of a fishing line, or the recoil of a gun? This is what engineers at the University of Utah are attempting to create — the controller that controls you.


February 17, 2012
PC

Razer Arms The Earth With Mass Effect 3 Gaming Gear

Did you think dropping $US60 on a copy of Mass Effect 3 next month would be enough to save the Earth from the impending Reaper invasion? Is the Earth truly safe if you don’t buy a Mass Effect branded keyboard, mouse, Xbox 360 controller or iPhone case?


October 4, 2011
Xbox

Xbox 360 Controller With Cheat-Friendly Screen Built In

Datel, the UK-based video game peripheral manufacturer that loves to piss off Microsoft, takes controller cheating to the next level with the latest iteration of its TurboFire 360 controller, complete with built-in “Combat Command LCD interface”.


July 27, 2011
In Real Life

A PS3 Controller Busted In Half

I’ve never seen a PS3 controller broken in two parts. Then again, I’ve never destroyed mine in a fit of Super Street Fighter 4 rage after losing, like this Japanese gamer did.


June 9, 2011
Xbox

These Batman: Arkham City Controllers Won’t Decapitate Anybody

Here’s a first look at Power A’s Batarang controllers in the flesh. They’re more mediocre “Xbox peripheral” than deadly weapon, but if you like lights, they’ve got those!


Nintendo

Power A’s Tiny Controllers For Tiny Hands

Mike got to use Power A’s slightly shrinkified controllers back in January – the PS3 and Xbox models are fine, but it’s the 20 per cent smaller, totally rubberised Wii remote that’s a surprise dynamo. And it lasts longer than before, with AA batteries replacing last year’s AAA.


June 8, 2011
Nintendo

7 Different Ways To Play The Wii U

Combining the Wii U’s innovative new controller, the console itself, the stylus, and Wii remote and nunchuk controllers, here are seven different ways you’ll be playing with the Wii U come 2012.


June 3, 2011
PlayStation

Check Out These Batman: Arkham City Batarang Controllers

Batman: Arkham City is getting its own LED-lit, bat-logoed controller, Power-A tells Kotaku.