CTA's Inflatable Wii Racecar is Awesome
Kids these days get all the best toys.
There are a lot of Wii peripherals out there, but hardly any of them are impressive enough to incite levels of 'want' that would make us consider handing over our hard earned cash.
CTA Digital has an inflatable racing kart for the Wii that also supports Wii MotionPlus. Compatible with Mario Kart; Need for Speed: Pro Street; Need for Speed: Nitro; Need for Speed Undercover; Exite Truck and pretty much any other Wii racing game, the blow-up car sports a plastic steering wheel that serves as a dock for the Wiimote and is probably durable enough for us grown-ups.
The CTA website isn't specific on the size, but it does say the car can support up to 300 lbs so as long as you can squeeze into the seat (which looks pretty roomy), then you're good to go.
Joystiq reports that CTA is also using the peripheral's marketing to publicize Kids Are Heros, an organization that encourages community involvement among kids. CTA is even using Ricky Springer, who races real go-karts to raise money and awareness for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder, as a spokesman.
Cheesy demo video below.
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If my son sees this, he will nag me until I get one
The height of the screen compared to the floor in this video is a bad example, looking "UP" at the screen all day is sure to give people using the cart sore necks!
All we need now is an inflatable gundam XD
has airbags?
if they add force feedback ... or even deflating damage..... then u'v got my interest ... for now not worth a dime
The wii is so cheap but makes all its money back on these accessories. Its the same with other consoles too. Charging kits, special controllers for guitar hero or buzz,travel kits such as protective case for psp or DS, memory cards/HDD, i could go on. Somethings are essential too. The best example is rubber grips and replacement straps for wii controllers since my controllers didn't come with either. It all adds up. Something like this doesn't surprise me tbh. Its clear console makers are using accessories as a big cash cow and while something like this is nice its not essential. The gaming chairs (the ones that are kinda "u" shapped) do a great job already and are of decent quality. Anyone remember the inflatable chairs in the 90's (and earlier) they barely lasted a month with any sort of use.
Wii blows.
Wii blows.
"Wii blows." Actually to use it now i guess you have to blow.
I love how they mention that it is compatible with games... lol marketers are just dumb, which is where their strengths lie. Getting down to the level of their target market. I have no doubt they will sell a ton, which is proof the end of the world is coming! Watching the video makes me want to bomb third world countries.
Words cannot describe
cool.. the wii is refreshed instantly (but until when?) cool toy good job nintendo
That's my TV, panasonic 58S1!!
It looks cool and an awesome idea, but that's a skinny, shorter girl in that thing, and she looks cramped. I bet that guy hosting it can't fit in there. I'm sure it'd be great for kids though.
Makes me want to be a li'l son-of-a-gun again ..
Anyone knows if it can support a young adult?
I'm 140lb atm
Looks really lame to me. . .
Anyone knows if it can support a young adult? I'm 140lb atm
Read please. It supports up to 300lbs.
Price? Probably in the hundreds. In that case, I'm not buying.
Where is my blow up gravity gun? I have been waiting for years.
Found the link to pre-order
http://www.amazon.com/Inflatable-C [...] 259&sr=8-3
$40!
My fat ass would never fit in that seat!!!
Its just an inflatable chair with an attatchment for a wiimote.
Am I missing something here?
Its just an inflatable chair with an attatchment for a wiimote.Am I missing something here?
Simple but brilliant, right? Why didn't anyone think of that before?
The wii is so cheap but makes all its money back on these accessories. Its the same with other consoles too. Charging kits, special controllers for guitar hero or buzz,travel kits such as protective case for psp or DS, memory cards/HDD, i could go on. Somethings are essential too. The best example is rubber grips and replacement straps for wii controllers since my controllers didn't come with either. It all adds up. Something like this doesn't surprise me tbh. Its clear console makers are using accessories as a big cash cow and while something like this is nice its not essential. The gaming chairs (the ones that are kinda "u" shapped) do a great job already and are of decent quality. Anyone remember the inflatable chairs in the 90's (and earlier) they barely lasted a month with any sort of use.
A lot of this is third party stuff that Nintendo doesn't make much if any money off of. Not real sure how these things work, but I doubt Nintendo gets money for each sold, maybe a licensing fee to allow companies to make compatible accessories. They make the money back in games being so overpriced. And to a point with the extra Nintendo/Sony/MSFT branded peripherals, but not this third party stuff.
Ya, but does it have a cup holder for my Mt. Dew and a place to put my Cheetos?
Its just an inflatable chair with an attatchment for a wiimote.Am I missing something here?
Yes, your childhood.
Any adult looking at this and thinking "I wouldn't enjoy that", bravo, you aren't meant to. I'm sure kids will love these and get PLENTY of enjoyment out of them, as they have the imaginative powers to pretend a pool toy with a wii jack is Mario Kart come to life. They aren't supposed to be a realistic representation of a race car.
This is also nothing new, if you think this is extravagant, you've never heard of Steel Battalion's controller. Wii just really takes advantage of using peripherals to make the player experience interesting, there's always the option of using the normal controller.