Since its release in 2009, and long past its discontinuation in 2012, the Wii has held a special place in many gamers' hearts, mine included. It was a unique console at the time, making use of a controller that dღetected movement in three-dimensions. Players were encour♉aged to get up and move as an increasing number of games supported this new interactive way of gaming.

Although previous a🙈ttempts have been made to allow gamers to control things on-screen with their arms, hands, and body, the Wii was the first to truly achieve this. It gave gaming a new edge and gamers of all ages fell in love with the quirky console.

The Wii was a hit, especially with families and casual gamers, and many of its titles were focused on moveme𓂃nt. Games on the Wii were often adapted to require you to jump, dance and wave your arms about to play. This is the point that things got reallyꦫ crazy.

Accessory makers everywhere jumped on the bandwagon to make plasti✤c add-ons for you to clip onto your Wiimote, as it is known. These were marketed as great enhancements to your gaming experience, adding an extra dimension of realism to your play. However, the reality was that many of these peripherals were nothing more than useless. Some were so specialized that there wasn’t even a niche market for them, while others just simply sucked.

So take a trip with me as I discover 20 truly terrible Wii accessories and 10 ဣthat were actually comple🅰tely useless.

29 💞 Terrible: Wii Wings

If you’ve ever wanted to wear cheap fabric wings and pretend to be a chicken this is the accessory for you. It comprises entire of a pair of fabric wings you can attach to your hands for use in one Wii Fit Plus mini-game.

This innovative ♒but ultimately useless accessory has one sole function, to make you look like even more of an idiot than you did before you bough🅷t it.

I’m still trying to work out the benefit to your gameplay, although I can see the benefit for your friends as they laugh aꦆt you waving your wings around like a lunatic.

28 Terrible🌸: Wii Cooking Mama Pan And Utensils ✅

This tiny plastic pan and Swiss Army Knife-style utensil set is a classic case of an item which looks like a great༒ idea but turns into a disaster.

Not only does the pan block the sensor but the utensils are very lo♋ose, meaning they moඣve around as you use them.

Buyers report that they pretty much universally rejected these items and would not recommend them. The only good reviews I found are those from people who reviewed just the game or review♛ed the accessories without actually trying to use them first.

27 Useless: Wii𒆙 Combat Pack

The Wii combat pack comprises a sword and shield add-on and was designed for use with The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. There appear to be two versions of this, one is💦 a replica of Link’s Hylian Shield, the other a more traditional looking golden crested version.

Whichever version you choose you can expect your experience to be equally bad.

The tiny sword is rep𓆉orted to make handling the Wiimote difficult. 🐲It also blocks the remote sensor, rendering the controller useless. So basically this is a toddlers' playset that you can put an expensive remote into.

26 Terrible: Wii📖 Rowing Machine 🧜

The Wii rowing machine is a conso🍬le version of an actual rowing machine, and about as useful.

This tacky looking cheap plastic unit houses the Wiimote in its handle. Although it may work for a couple of events in Wii Fit or Wii Sports Resort ultimately its destined to be used twꦆice then ignored forevermore, just like real rowing machines.

It’s limited use and terrible looks make it much more li🐻kely to find a home in your basement or attic than ta൩ke a spot next to your console.

25 Terrible: Wii Zapper 🍸

The Wii Zapper is an official accessory which came bundled with Ghost Squad in Japan and Link’s Crossbow Training in other regions. The idea was that it would ma💖ke the player really fee♔l like they were aiming a crossbow. Except it doesn’t.

It’s incredibly clunky to hold and actually makes it harder to aim.

Although itꦫ does look better than many Wii accessories I’ve seen it remains useless. We actually have one of these. It’s been in the box since a🧜pproximately 16 minutes after it was tested by our entire family, who all declared it pointless.

24 𝄹 Useless: Wii K꧟nockout Boxing Gloves

These v൩ery serious looking Wii boxing gloves come with an adjustable velcro strap, pouches to hold your Wiimote and one🦹 minor drawback. They are absolutely useless.

If you got drawn in by the 𒆙shiny leather and tempted by the idea of feeling like you were really boxing tꦜhen sadly you were in for a huge disappointment.

The controller was totally inaccessible once placed inside th𒅌e gloves. It was impossible to start a new game, pause or even use the Wiimote. The only way to play was to remove the con༒troller entirely and just hold it. Like you would do normally.

23 𒊎 💝 Terrible: Wii Babysitting Mama Doll

This slightly sinister looking baby was bundled with the game Babysitting Mama, a spin-off of the Cooking Mama series.

You put the Wiimote inside the doll then played with the doll on different settings. Depending🐟 on what name you chose would determine how fussy the “baby” was.

Essentially you just rocked, cuddled and held the doll to unlock pages of its baby book. Critics have described the game as dull and gimmicky. Even the games young target ꧑market weren’t interested in this dull doll.

22 Terrible: Wii Slip Pꦿroof Gloves𝓀

These white finger-less gloves claimed to be made of special ventilated mat🍰erial and had leather palms to stop the remote slipping from your hands. Nintendo actually an official and expensive version but there are many variations available.

Each one is united in its pointlessness.

If you were one of the small minority of people who were unable to keep a remote in your hand then having gloves on was unlikely to do much for you. Even if it did you could just use any pair of leat📖her gloves.

21 ও Useless: Wii Football

This is one of those ideas that make you wonder how they ever got made. Firstly the obvious error. It’s a fo🥂otball that you cannot actually throw. Actually technically you could throw it, but expect to say goodbye to both your Wiimote and your TV.

You may think ☂that it could be redeemed by giving you that holding a ball feel as you plaꦉy. Sadly, you’d be wrong. Not only can you not throw it but it’s difficult to play when the b button is (according to the instructions) “conveniently” located on the back of the ball.

20 𝔉 Terrible: Wii Crossbow

⛎There are a couple of variations on the Wii crossbow and each is as terrible as the next. They ar🔥e roughly the same basic design as the Wii Zapper but with added details to make them more crossbow like.

Although some players loved them many more✤ hated them. They are clunky and awkward to hold and there are reports that some of them caused the Wiimotes to crash and freeze frequently. Not what you need in the middle of a battle.