Wii goes Whoopie!!!….as in cushion
CNet is reporting about a requested patent by Nintendo for the Wii.
What’s so strange about that? Joe Nintendo (I like to think of console companies as cigar chomping CEO’s rather than conglomerates) is of late near the forefront of innovation, so the fact that they’re looking to patent a new accessory doesn’t strike me as odd.
Until I saw the accessory…
Does or does that not look like a giant whoopie cushion with a Wii-mote plugged in? What could this possibly be used for? Mario-Fart? The Legend of Zelda’s Wind? Wii-S**t?!?!?
CNet speculates that such a device could be used for riding (horse, motorcycle) or driving games, though that doesn’t look like any kind of a driver’s seat or saddle I’d want to sit on.
In any event, Japanese companies are well known for their more offbeat product ideas and names. After all, this is the same Joe Nintendo who thought the “Nintendo Revolution” just wasn’t good enough for his new console, electing instead to go with his urination euphemism.
Speaking of waste removal, that might just be it. Joe Nintendo might just be getting ready to market an accessory designed to promote healthy bowels. I mean, look at it. I don’t know about you, but the sight of it makes me want to poop (the kid in the diagram is, after all, sitting on a “stool”). Though, judging by the design, Joe Nintendo would also be wise to buy long on some Preparation H stock.
