Some of my regular readers (yes, both of you) may remember that I was given some coloured Wii Remote ‘condoms’ as a gift, on the same day that Nintendo announced they were going to ship free Wii Remote jackets. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to use my new coloured covers at the same time as the official protective covers from Nintendo.

Turns out, you can fit the official Nintendo WiiMote covers over the third party covers just fine (the third party covers are very thin, about 1 mm thick) . You just have to be careful to not shift the third party cover too much as you put on the official clear cover, else the rubber may obscure some buttons. Once it’s on, it seem to stay put and not slip around. I’ve tested it out on Warioware: Smooth Moves .. a game that requires lots of grip changing, and I didn’t find any problems. Still not sure if I really like the Nintendo covers, but if it stop me breaking a Wii Remote, it’s worth the slight cosmetic drawback.

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Get some from Amazon by clicking on the pics.