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So far this is just a theory, but it's something that's beginning to come under investigation. Apparently, Japanese entertainment magazine BARKS has alleged that a powered-on Wii emits a sound frequency which falls right into the range to which cockroaches are attracted. This could lend itself to a few uninvited roommates for gamers who are too busy waggling their remotes to invest some time in a little basic housekeeping. I wouldn't run to the store and drop a week's pay on insecticide just yet, and please keep in mind that this is just a theory, and one that is likely to be debunked eventually. Although, if you find yourself trying out that new Wii Fit Board and hear some crunching under it as you lean one way or the other, don't say I didn't warn you. [Thanks to Brad for moonspeak translation, and Matthew for the link]
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In b4 also cockroaches.
That's the dumbest spin attempt I've heard all week. Sorry, Sony, this won't work.
Say, that MythBusters viewer special is coming on soon, right? I dare someone to bring this up.
Wow, if true and that found its way into main stream Wii gamers (moms, little sisters, the elderly) ow zomg nintendo'z dooomeed. lol, end sarcasm.
Interesting. I very much doubt this is true, but wouldn't it be funny if it was. Its not out of the realm of possibility, wasn't there some radio station that kept mosquitos at bay by playing some sound inaudible to humans?
But its ok, just put some food under your Wii fit and crunch away, or get the fly swatter attachment for your Wiimote, the new game roach-hunter, and have some fun.
I once found a roach in the inside one of our VCR's clock. You could only see it when the VCR was on. It was gross. After a while, they started to grow in numbers until we threw that shit out. We bought a new one and that hasn't happened since.
Maybe that VCR does the same thing that Wii might be doing. It's possible.
Haha, that's so awesome.
Haha, that's so awesome. It's like an ant farm, but better.
Just pop in scarface and bury those cockaroaches!!
Didn't say it was worth believing, folks, just reporting the rumor. Don't come after me with your torches.
*Puts on hat and walks out the door, whistling*
Now that you mention it, I did have lots of millipedes around my Wii when I lived on the ground floor last year.
@theexcel
That would be awesome. Someone call the Mythbusters!
in b4 jokes comparing Nintendo fanboys to cockroaches
1. Start cockroach racing league
2. Figure out how to secretly use Wii to give our cockroaches an advantage
3. ??????
4. Profit
Hilarious if true. However, I think we need to call the Mythbusters
@ kawitchate
They are annoying motherfuckers, though, aren't they?
ZOMG! A NEW ZELDA THAT'S EXACTLY THE SAME! YAY! I GET TO PLAY THE SAME STORY OVER AND FUCKING OVER! IT'S FINE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN CONDITIONED TO LOVE THIS! GURSTMANN GIVES AN OVER AVERAGE SCORE THAT ISN'T A 9.5 OR ABOVE!? FUCK HIM, AND FUCK HIS FAMILY!
But then again, we're talking about the gaming community. I guess you'll find that level of douche with any platform.
*sigh*
Sadly, I'm grouped in with those people by force.
Also, cockroa-- shit!
Wii fanboys are like cockro--SHIT!
I love crazy urban legends!
Wii would like to play.
Rainbowblack, that is win.
hushgush wins.
also, mythbusters + cockroaches + guns + explosives = amazing.
So it attracks cockroaches when it's on? Luckily none of us will have this problem then! OOO BURN!
@vexed alex:
That's fucking gross man. I hate these things, they're so nasty. Luckily I haven't seen any at any place I've ever lived at. What makes them think this? Can't they just throw a Wii somewhere there are roaches and see if they worship it as a golden god?
And does it only do this while turned on, or does it also do it while it's "sleeping".
It's all a part of Nintendo's mind control/subliminal strategy...
just 'powered-on Wii's' so... no ones got any roach problems then.
I live in Billings Montana where critters like that are scarce.
When I worked at gamestop, I took a trade in of an xbox that (we found out later) was infested with roaches. They were frikkin everywhere. Needless to say we were all pissed!
Anyway, I'll vote for the validity here.
@LKM
What??
Oh, i see 911 was an inside job, there's mercury in the water and chemtrails made my baby blind.
Also, New world order.
Fortunately, the friend I'm living with at the moment managed to drive out his roach infestation a few years back. That would be... awful, to have those fuckers swarming around my baby >.>
So that's what Joe had in his Apartment to attract all of those damn singing bugs.
I'm in Albuquerque, the cockroach capital of the USA, and all I have is a Wii. No roaches in my living room (some plague-carrying mice, though). This is a lie.
This is only going to cause mass hysteria. I mean, it's not like it wasn't bad enough when you couldn't get one to play games, but now you can't find one to start your cockroach circus?? Damn you Nintendo.
@brain
Hmm xbox as a roach hotel? Maybe the roach eggs are causing the red rings too?
Electronic bug repellants have been on the market for a long time, and supposedly work using electromagnetic waves and such.
I guess if they can make electromagnetic waves repel bugs, some unintentional electromagnetic waves from the Wii could attract bugs.
It's not likely though, with the mass amounts of regulations on electronic interference set by the FCC, I doubt this just slipped by when they tested the Wii.
Hmm, no, I've had my Wii for over a year now, and it has been on practically the entire time, and I haven't seen a single, solitary cockroach.
Some people are reeeeally stretching now for reasons to hate the Wii. Sorry, please try again.
@brainderailment: This may surprise you, but sometimes people say outrageous things which are not intended to be taken seriously. Generally, this is called a joke, although there are some people who are incapable of grasping the concept. By which I mean you.
Lucky I keep my place pretty clean. Even though I seriously doubt these claims.
it also.... repels bears...
reallly.... how many wii owners have been attacked by bears? much less mauled..... if you have melissophobia.... MAKE SURE to get a wii....
considering i have my wii on all the time, yeah, i do have bugs in my apartment.
oh wait, but i also live in a crappy building in brooklyn. that probably has something to do with it.
Okay, We've seen a roach or two at our place, mostly in the bathroom.
However, in the last 4 months or so, we have had an increase, and yes, this increase correlates with or purchase and enjoyment ofa Wii system.
Not conclusive evidence by any means, but I'll admit, I'm damned curious.
attracting even cockroaches!that's what I call casual gaming
It must also emit a noise that attracts shitty 3rd party titles.
It's true, it does attract cockroaches. It also repels tigers though, so it evens out.
I knew there was something wrong with it.
this sounds like when COKE started the rumor about yellow#5 causing penis shrinking in an effort to hault the meteoric rise in Mt Dew sales back in the early to mid 90's to help with their declining sales of Mellow Yellow and hurt Pepsi.
Whatever....
sorry i fucked that last part up i meant meteoric decline in sales of coke (cause meteors fall not rise) and the rise of pepsi , im retarded so sue me already
@asbees, yes that has been proven
Well it is the cheapest of "new gen"
It's easier for poor people to buy it. Poor people have roaches in their house.
IT'S A FACT!!
(rofl)
This is the stupidest thing I've heard all day, everyone knows the wii only attracts dust.
WELCOME TO JOE"S APARTMENT! IT'S OUR APARTMENT TOO! WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A HUNDRED BILLION AND WE'LL BE HERE LONG AFTER YOU!
YEARS
Cool rumor.
@Demon, LMFAO
And yet the Wii has less bugs than your common Xbox 360.
@ assbees
WIN
Don't know about the bugs but the wii in my house just seems to attract dust from non use.
if i see any roaches around my wii, i'll just butt stomp 'em.
Roaches don't have ears. Maybe it is just the way it looks.
Total BS. I've had a Wii since launch, and not ONCE have I seen a roach anywhere in my room. The house, yes, but this is Texas and roaches/waterbugs are common here. And I play my Wii far more than most "hardcore" gamers.
This is just more stuff generated by haters desperately trying to rag on the Wii, I bet.
News flash!
For over 2 decades I have either worked as a telephone, and Data tech or owned a company thats a Cisco. 3Com, Avaya certified just to name a few. I say this so you understand I am not some 13 year voicing an opinion. in the last 28 years I have opened countless telephones, and yes even Cisco routers loaded with cockroaches. As a matter of fact many appliances that have heat generated from internal power supplies and electronics that provide a warm enclosure can attract cockroaches. But there as to be roaches present in the first place. Many times people have alleged that someone a telephone or router and many other appliances somehow are the Pied Piper of roaches because they are humiliated by the fact that a repairman/tech opened the unit and found literally hundreds of baby cockroaches. These units are the Perfect incubator for laying eggs. Sometimes common sense doesn't make a cool story, but it's often the truth.
I seriously doubt that the Wii attracts anything but the ire of Xbox or PS3 users. Yes I am a Xbox player with 3 Xbox's and a 24 port Gigabit Lan for others to come and LAN party. I have no love of the Wii it's not my thing, but I won't try and discredit it with a story that borders on idiocy.
You have to have cockroaches first, get over it and clean your damn house and quit blaming others for your being a pig.
Guess what else emits a frequency that attracts cockroaches?
My cock.
Soon, Nintendo's insect army will rule this planet.
I'd test this out and that would mean actually turning on my wii...havent done that in a while
I live in an apartment complex that's had several roach problems. It's only anecdotal evidence, but my specific unit never had roaches until I got a Wii and they went away about a month after I got rid of it (swapped for 360). Personally I'd live with the roaches if it could compare to the 360 or PS3.
Wow...suddenly, I'm feeling nervous using my Wii in my dorm. At the meeting at the beginning of the year, they already warned us about possible cockroaches, and while I haven't seen any, now my Wii might attract them. Fun fact: don't step on cockroaches, because a) they release an odor that attracts more, and b) they could leave eggs on your shoes that get ground into your rug and hatch more. Truly, they are nature's zerg.
It's actually a hypothesis. It would have to withstand significant scrutiny to be a theory.
After leaving my Wii on for about a week without playing it, I found a bunch of spiders living right outside the fan. There weren't any on my Xbox which was right next to it. Maybe bugs just like the Wii.
And they discovered this how?
@Bailenforcer
Thank you...
This story is shit.
Now I have an excuse thank you Destructoid!
I think we have ourselves something to attract the cockroaches, all we need is something to kill the roaches with... this could actually help Nintendo if this is true.
Let us use the Wii remote to control the cockroaches
Wii emits a frequency that attracts old people and gamers who are easily fooled into playing last gen games with a stick.
Next time you're playing your Wii think of this,
Any1 think there gona be releasing some sort of nintendo bug spray soon, this could all be part of that master plan to make a trillion yen.
Well i live on an oil rig in the atlaatic ocean, so no worries.
No wonder.
lolso cocksroaches