At last, the full potential of the Nintendo Wii has been realised! When the system was first announced the great minds of the world began to fill with interesting, innovative and truly breakthrough uses for the unique gaming console, but this one trumps them all. Now you can use the Wii to buy travel insurance!

I’ll just let that sink in a moment. Go ahead, soak in it.

Online travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth has announced that Wii users can now use their console to compare and purchase travel insurance. “The Wii also contains a downloadable web browser which allows users access to Squaremouth’s comparative travel insurance engine. “All of Squaremouth’s site functionality works perfectly on the Wii,” Harvey explains. “It’s quick and easy to compare products then make the purchase without the need to go to a computer.”