Switched has a new home! Huffpost Tech.

Click here to visit the new home of Switched!

Hot on HuffPost Tech:

See More Stories
AOL Tech

Buzzkill Wii Wings Ruin the Peripheral Party

by Warren Riddle on May 26, 2010 at 08:10 AM

CTA Wii Wings
For real? What the hell, CTA? What was once an incredibly entertaining enterprise -- discovering, trying and ridiculing absurd console peripherals -- has just become an exasperating chore. We laughed heartily at your Wii bowling ball, and eagerly anticipated the inevitable living room destruction. We chortled at the somewhat amusing Wiimote football and its possibilities for foolishness. Then, you forced a weary sigh when you gave us the monotonous Wii rower with its limited opportunities for hilarity.

Now, you give us the fanciful and infuriating Wii Wings. According to the CTA Digital website, the Wiings will help unfortunate recipients "soar to new heights" of nerd-dom, before they undoubtedly get pummeled mercilessly by cool-guys and bullies. Maybe, CTA, blasting some flying stuff with your once-cool Wii shotgun will help us to forget about un-caging our incredibly lame "inner bird." Until then, thanks for ruining what was once a favorite video game pastime. We just hope you'll apologize to, and reimburse, all the poor kids who will inevitably receive this winged-FAIL from well-intentioned grandparents. [From: Engadget]

Tags: cta, dumb, nintendo, novelty, peripheral, peripherals, top, videogames, weird, wii, wii wings, wiiaccessory, WiiWings

HuffPost AOL Social News Most Popular