It’s crazy accessory time again! Performance Designed Products has released their Big Oversized Super Shell (B.O.S.S.), a plastic shell that surrounds your Wiimote in an attempt to make it more comfortable to use for New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Since the B.O.S.S. is merely a cover, its oversized D-pad and oversized/repositioned A/B buttons merely provide a physical link to the existing Wiimote controls. This sort of interface has never worked particularly well in my experience, but I’d still be willing to give the B.O.S.S. a try for my collection of Virtual Console titles. Four colors are available in case the Wiimote’s LEDs aren’t enough to delineate your controllers during those late-night multiplayer sessions. It seems these have been available for a while, but with NSMBW out now, PDP seems to be pushing them – a logical plan given my tense, controller-clutching NSMBW experiences. Until the Classic Controller Pro comes stateside, the B.O.S.S. is available now for $9.99.

Performance Designed Products

December 7, 2009

Show Your Wii Remote Who’s B.O.S.S.

Wii attachment by PDP enhances gaming experience, makes great stocking stuffer

Los Angeles – Enhance your “New Super Mario Bros. Wii” experience with the new B.O.S.S. Controller from Performance Designed Products (PDP), a top gaming accessory provider. With a suggested retail price of only $9.99, the controller makes a great stocking stuffer.

The B.O.S.S. Controller, which stands for Big Oversized Super Shell, is a plastic grip that clips securely on top of a Wii remote. It features enlarged action buttons and an enlarged D-pad that are activated by pass-through mechanisms.

The controller provides a better ergonomic shape when the Wii remote is being used as a classic controller, and retains that “classic feel” that ties into the nostalgia of Super Mario Bros. The controller is perfect for the upcoming “New Super Mario Bros. Wii,” “Super Mario Kart Wii” and “Punch Out Wii,” as well as all Nintendo virtual console games. It is available in four Super Mario Bros.-themed colors (red, green, blue and yellow) to help support collectability and four-player co-op play.