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Wii Fit's Wii sh*t, courtesy of Mad Catz photo

The Mad Catz PS2 wireless controller is the single worst thing that mankind has ever created (and I say that without hyperbole). The third party peripheral maker is continuing its commitment to producing wretched crap with a whole host of pointless Wii Fit accessories. This is because everyone loves a company that tries to cash-in by producing lazy and rubbish nonsense for other peoples' creations.

A rechargeable battery pack, a travel/storage case, an exercise mat and protective cover are all set to be released by Mad Catz. The company claims that "each product has been thoughtfully designed to enhance and maximize exercise regimes." Can someone explain to me how any one of these four mentioned products can do that? Short of shoving the battery pack up some guy's ass and telling him you'll plug it in if he doesn't drop and give you twenty, I fail to see how these items can maximize one's exercise potential.

Shockingly poor.








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The Johnggernaut's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 06:37
The Johnggernaut
"Short of shoving the battery pack up some guy's ass and telling him you'll plug it in if he doesn't drop and give you twenty..."

Greatest quote of all time...
jdub28's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 06:49
jdub28
a protective cover isnt that bad of an idea. if you have ever been to a gym you know that no matter how much anti-bacterial spray you use, its just better to bring your own mat or bench cover

If gyms decide to start using them they will probablly have to use a pad. You wanna see what happens when you use dirty exercise equipment Image Google staph infection at your own risk
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 07:33
wardrox
My MadCatz mini wireless PS2 controller is actually quite good.

Also, I need an exercise mat.. in me.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 08:55
Cheeburga
When has MadCatz made anything above mediocre?
niacin's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 08:58
niacin
erm i actually got the mad catz battery pack with wii fit. Yeah i know I'm a bit of an idiot but the thing uses 4AA batteries so... nope I'm an i'm definitely an idiot.

I'm not buying an exercise mat though. I got a mates old one...
razerangel's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 09:26
razerangel
I had a mad catz racing wheel for my PS1 that would not centre itself no matter how many times I calibrated it.
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 09:28
Sam Spectre
lol, Wii Fit.
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 09:44
Y0j1mb0
How does Mad Catz stay in business? That's a piece I would love to read.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 10:14
Eschatos
Never.
Kia's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 10:25
Kia
The only thing I've ever bought from Mad Catz was an old Game Boy carrying case. Pretty decent quality and had a large amount of pockets for carts, the gameboy, instruction manuals, and other stuff, and yet it was only about the size of a -small- lunchbox. I'd buy another one for GBA in a second if there was one to hold a decent amount of carts. Everything on the market is too small.
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 10:51
deanhatescoffee
I have a Mad Catz GameCube controller. I'm pretty sure it's internally broken.
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 11:16
Timmeh
I went into a shop the other day and was astounded at the amount of absolute, unadulterated SHITE that is being put out for the Wii.

With all the crap shovelware, and fucking retarded golf/tennis/driving/stepping/sex toy/lightsaber attachments it's easy to understand the reputation it has. The only thing I haven't seen is a back scratcher attachment, which would probably be more useful than half of the environment destroying crap on offer.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 12:01
Maurice Tan
There should be a GTA4 mission about setting up a 3rd party game peripheral company, and smacking retailers around into selling them :)
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 12:42
Crunshii
Behold!!! to add to Jim's incredible Wii list of new peripherals:

The Wii Push up Grass!



The Wii pull up buddy! Yes there is a invisible imaginary miigit helping you do those incredible hard Pull ups on your nearest tree branch!



And last but not least, the Wii Spander spandex!



Yes, if you have a small peenez, this will help you pretend you had some by just wearing your sis undies on top of it!
[b]Wear this with pride![/img]

You think you got what it takes to be a Ninty fan!? <h2>for the low low bundle price of $199.99</h2>

Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 12:49
Darren Nakamura
I have never and will never buy a Mad Catz or Nyko product. They just feel poorly made to me.

That said, I am doubly not buying these, because they're stupid in addition to that.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 12:51
Aaron Mxy Yost
Wow, that pic is awesome.
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 13:00
dephect
Mad Catz... who in the hell sat down at the table and decided to name their 3rd party crap "Mad Catz", seriously.
GutZ's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 13:36
GutZ
I would surely consider buying from them if their products were indeed made of mad cats(z).
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2008 14:35
Conrad Zimmerman
Mad Catz used to make some decent peripherals, once upon a time. I had a great PSOne controller from them that I absolutely loved. Sadly, yes, the quality of their products has drastically reduced over the years.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 11:46
Holyetheline
I don't know... they're making a mat? That doesn't make sense. Mad Catz needs to stop making stuff that can easily be replaced by cardboard.
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:40
BlackSunEmpire
They should do a Mad Catz 'low calorie dietary guide for use with wii fit'. It might actually improve any exercise that occurs.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2008 03:18
naia-the-gamer
I have a few Mad Catz UMD cases, but they were given to me as gifts. They work just fine, but as a rule I don't think the gift giver in question knew better.

@Yoj1mb0: I would love to read that too.
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