Pretty soon instead of broken TVs, we're going to have people blaming the Wii because their house burned down.

Pretty cool though. :P

No way! There is going to be a run on candles that the world has never seen, much less had time to prepare for. If you work at a dollar store, WATCH OUT!!

Seriously, that's great to know if you're thinking about lugging your Wii over to a friend's house and just don't feel like disconnecting and retrieving that damn 'sensor' bar!

Ok, so I dont have a Wii yet, but how does the sensor bar connect the console? Couldnt you just cut off then end, wire it up to some batteries (at proper voltage) and call it done with? It'd be basically the same as the DIY bar you showed, only have the asthetic appeal of the standard bar.

if candles can replace the wii sensor bar, mabye other stuff can too

you already posted this

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/26/todays-hottest-game-video-a-candle-in-the-wii/

If there's an Eternal Darkness sequel for the Wii, they *have* to release a gothic style sensor bar equipped with two candles.

possibly, but thats not as cool as candles replacing the bar

#6,

Christopher Grant has that link in the entry already...

This is a completely different video.

I have seen the future, and it is a video gaming segment on Martha Stewart Living, where she talks about the perfect candle and holder combinations to match both your decor and the game you're playing. This will be followed up by Yankee Candle Company offering "Wii Scents," scented candles set up for long life and proper function with the system. Scents will include Princess Peach, Mario Sage, Bowser Cinnamon, and Yoshi's Sugar Cookie.

Anyone dare to try putting reflective tape on thier TV at a proper spaced distance to see if it does the same thing? It might be a quick $.10 sensor bar.

Ewww, joystiq t-shirt.

Hold on, I'm going to puke!

Here are my predictions for other things that can be used instead off the Wii sensor bar:

-radioactive polonium
-the eyes from Sony's evil baby doll
-a set of red rings of death
-captive fireflies
-a binary star
-2 smoldering charcoal briquettes

I tried it and it works perfectly. It will save me so much unnecessary stress if I accidentally forget my sensor bar or dont care to carry the long cabled pain in the ass.

And just in time for Hanukkah, too! Now if only I celebrated it...

JR

@1

But Wii didn't start the fire!

Come on #13 (Icupnimpn2) Most of those would work, but where are you going to get a binary star THIS time of year?

I wonder if two small LEDs would also do the trick?

~Ben

#16 - Mike:
Brilliant. Can we get an order of stars over here?

Ok.. this is TOTALLY WILD.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? It works on heat?

so what if you had two heaters?

hmmmm.. me thinks Nintendo needs to make a statement about this.

19 - tylersmyler

No.. it works on infrared (IR) - the part of the electromagnetic spectrum just past the point where we stop seeing the colours. Kind of similar to ultra violet light but at the other end of the visible spectrum. The spectrum of visibe light looks like so, with IR and UV around the edges.

IR | Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet | U-V

Anything that produces visible light (apart from lasers and LEDs which produce a very narrow range of frequuencies) has a fair chance of producing some that we can't see - either IR or UV. This is why direct light shining onto the Wiimote can also cause problems for accuracy.

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared


/Physics Lesson

AHAHAHA!!! I'm thinking of that Billy Joel song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sud-IdjIV-o

Candles don't last u have to keep buying em and they are clearly intrusive, the wii senser bar should be able to last for years and its not in the way.

If for some reason you are whining about the cord length of the sensor bar to the Wii then why not build somekind of adapter to extend it 3rd parties or even Nintendo can do that, but its just not neccessary.

Any requirements for how far apart or close together they have to be? for instance, would setting two tealights on top of my TV at either side do the same thing as having those two candlesticks over on the right next to each other? Hmm. Expirementation time.

candles should only be used for the cool factor. Else, it's quite a fire hazard having them burn all the time. If you've got a crowd of people, then forget. It's a matter of luck if someone gets carried away and knocks a candle loose.

Question: I can see how/why this works on games where the Wiimote is just being a pointer, but does it also work on games using the full 3D capacity (i.e. Tennis)? If so, then the wireless Wii is go (and Nintendo's decision to wire the sensor bar is all the more baffling).

@16

Order of stars seconded. Hilarious.

Awesome video Joystiq. When I first heard of this trick, I thought it was really cool, and it's good seeing another video that proves it. What's next in store for the Wii? And by the way, don't you think this deserves to be Wii Delight #3?
Paul Gale
1up.com

Well it works with candles instead of the sensor bar, but what if your wife decides to have the candles lit around the room at the same time as your playing and have the sensor bar plugged in?

Call me crazy but I don't want to put f'ing fire in front of my tv. There has to be something safer that can be used as an alternative.

Anyone found any sensible suggestions yet.
Got a Wii 2 days ago, first batch in the UK.
My girlfriend just cut the cable on my sensor bar with the vacuum cleaner while I was out!!!!!