BBC Worldwide and Blue Ocean are producing a licensed Wii remote modeled after Doctor Who writers' favorite narrative crutch, the Sonic Screwdriver. Based on the tool carried by Matt Smith's 11th Doctor, it looks pretty ace. I'd want to see one in person before deciding, which may not be an option as there's no indication these will be available outside of the UK.
In the end, I'm probably just going to import one once they're out. After all, how can I resist the allure of controlling my media center PC with a Sonic? I'm not exactly a Cyberman here. My will is finite.
Doctor Who gets Sonic Screwdriver Wii Remote [Official Nintendo Magazine via Escapist]
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3:00 AM on 09.07.2010
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You're doing it wrong! When it's Nintendo it's a super awesome motion controller!
When it's Sony, it's a Dildo.
Sheesh.
Suppose this is cool for Dr Who nerds who are also Wii players, I care not for either so this is nothing but another silly Wii accessory to me.
I thought it was going to be another silly accessory at first, but then I looked closer at the image and realized the Wiimote had actually been redesigned from the ground up, and that it's not just a giant sonic screwdriver slotting on top of a Wiimote you already have. That gives it some pretty stylish bonus points there.
But does it DO anything that a Wiimote doesn't?
Hell, does it have Motion plus built in? that would be a bonus.
Sonic you cannot have a lightsaber! *RAGE RAVE ON GETTING SONIC COLORS BUT BITCHING LIKE I AIN'T CUZ THAT'S WHAT THE AVERAGE SONIC FAN BOY DOES RIGHT?*
Anyways, any possible way to use this as an actual screwdriver?
/trollface
I never thought there was anyone that wasn't a 13 year old teenage girl that didn't think series 5 was far FAR higher quality than the rest of nu Who combined