Its only a matter of time until virtual reality comes into our homes using the Nintendo Wii. The Virtual Boy and other early prototypes of VR might have flopped, but there is a great possibility that it will become a mainstream phenomemnon.

Can you imagine a 3D shooting game utilizing the head tracking + wiimote as light gun + wii balance board for cover? That would be one hell of an awesome game.

Nintendo really needs to hire this guy!

Everyday people have been developing new uses for the Wiimote. We’ve seen it already used as a 3rd party controller for the 360, as well as other uses.

But did you know that you can also use a wiimote as a multi-touch whiteboard? Even better, as the video below shows, you can basically transform any laptop into a tablet PC. This is certainly one of the coolest applications for the Wiimote yet.

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It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In the days of the 7th generation console wars, fake consoles have also shown up to capitalize on the major console’s successes. Most of these fake consoles have the looks of the real consoles on the outside packaging, but on the inside, its a completely different story. Let’s take a look at some of these fakes:

The Wee: A cheap knockoff of the Nintendo Wii as shown here being sold in Japan. Makes a pretty convincing cover, but don’t be fooled. It doesn’t even feature a Wiimote on its package. Read more »

Any Metroid Fans will die at the sight of this. Morpheon Mods has created a unique Wii mod based on Samus’ Varia suit in the Metroid Prime series. The console is currently up for grabs on eBay. However, be prepared for a bidding war. So far, the current bid is almost equivalent to the price of 3 Wiis.

On other news, Slowtaku still doesn’t have a clue on what the S logo stands for… (It stands for Screw Attack)

Another gaming breakthrough is making news. It seems that somebody had successfully transformed a tablet PC into a Giant DS! The project is currently called the Jumbotron DS. You can see additional screenshots of the project at the Jumbotron DS website.

In the following video below, you can see him playing different games like Mario Kart DS, Kirby Canvas Curse and Meteos on the tablet PC. Now that’s quite an awesome achievement. It’ll be certainly fun playing Ouendan or EBA on the Jumbotron