Mad Catz - Bling Kit

More evidence that the success of the Nintendo Wii has greatly influenced the marketing direction of gaming companies. Just watch the marketing frenzy to appeal to the 'Casual Gamer" ensue. Mad Catz, maker of gaming peripherals (including that crappy green Dreamcast controller I bought with the sticky right trigger -grrrr) has come out with something aimed at 11 year old girls. I mean it doesn't say so on the box but just look! Who the hell else is going to ask their parents to buy this? I took a bullet for you guys and spend the couple of bucks to see what the hell was inside.

The box comes with a wide selection of... stickers. Jewel and tattoo stickers to destro- er, "enhance" your gaming peripherals. Why the hell are we worrying about the straps on a Wii-mote when this product suggests you'd be able to play with a bunch of crappy stickers sliding off in your sweaty hands? Thankfully, to avoid any possible confusion the box indicates that it is for use with PSP, DS (Lite only), Xbox, Xbox360, PS3, PS2, Wii and iPod. Whew, I almost put these on my power-glove by accident!

I really do live this stuff though. Shaq rules for making 'Bling' a household term. In 20 years we are going to look back and laugh at this like we do bell-bottoms now.

Back from the dead... for now.

All right, it's not like I haven't stated before that this is not a professional blog. I'm just a regular guy like many of you with life's responsibilities hanging on my head each and every day. Work has been unbelievably busy since the end of last year and this blog has become a lower priority in life. Not that I don't enjoy it, I just haven't had much time. Anyway, you have all of those pro gaming blogs to get you the important news you need about e3, TGS, Halo, Wii and the PS3. I usually like to post items that I find interesting and aren't already covered by the mainstream sites. I'm not as skilled as they at that kind of reporting and have not desire to compete. This is just an enjoyable hobby. I will be making an effort to post more frequent updates now that things have settled a bit for me. Thanks for the occasional visit, comments and e-mails from fellow hobbyists. The community is great. So there you have it. Hope to bring you some nice posts in the near future. Thanks for stopping by!