Back in 2006 I reported on the shaky (sorry) phenomenon of players using the vibration in their video game controllers for masturbation. The Nintendo Wii hadn’t yet come out when I wrote the article, but the boxy Wii-mote design had been recently released–so my coverage includes some speculation from, well, excited fans that the shape might be conducive to insertion. Personally, I’ve always felt the Wii-mote’s boxy corners, not to mention its oh-so-pure white aesthetic, ruled it out as a sex toy, but who am I to judge?
Since the Wii launched, I haven’t heard any more whispers of Wii-mote masturbation myself. I am however pleased to see that someone else in the world–specifically the makers of the Japanese gag Wii, the SeXBox–thinks there’s a connection between the aforementioned controller and a good old-fashion vibrator. It’s especially vindicating considering that, when I was getting quotes for the original article, the head of Nintendo PR told me I was downright bonkers. There’s also the fact that Wii-motes now come with their very own “condoms”.
Of course, if anyone is actually using the Wii-mote to get off, please do let the world know! Tony Hawk titles always used to be vibration favorites (get your board grinding on something circular, and you could go for hours). I wonder what would be the best Wii title for masturbation…
Bonnie Ruberg is a sex, technology, and video games journalist who contributes regularly to publications like The Economist, Forbes, and The Village Voice. By day she's also a comparative literature PhD student at UC Berkeley, where she studies French, English, gender, sexuality, surrealism and perversion. You can reach her at [her first name and last name, all one big word] AT gmail DOT com.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
[...] Heroine Sheik – Sex with a Wii-Mote: At Least I’m Not the Only One Who Thinks This Way Back in 2006 I reported on the shaky (sorry) phenomenon of players using the vibration in their video game controllers for masturbation. The Nintendo Wii hadn’t yet come out when I wrote the article, but the boxy Wii-mote design had been recently released–so my coverage includes some speculation from, well, excited fans that the shape might be conducive to insertion. Personally, I’ve always felt the Wii-mote’s boxy corners, not to mention its oh-so-pure white aesthetic, ruled it out as a sex toy, but who am I to judge? [...]
December 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I like starwars battlefront 2 for the playstation two for this type of need. Be the republic, rack up enough points to be the machine gun unit, (the machine gun vibrates, and lasts for about a minute or two before it overheats) then unleash your fire on a wall in a corner of the battlefield and jack off using the controller. Plus, the ps2 controller is round.
Also, battlefront is just a good game.