Mystery Wii toys coming to Wendy's kids meals
Man, we can't wait for ... whatever the hell these Wendy's Wii toys are. Seriously, we have no idea what these toys are supposed to be or do, except for the limited information what we can glean from the picture over at the Wendy's Kids meal site. That one on the bottom left looks kind of like a puzzle, and the one on the bottom right is obviously an Excite Truck, but we have no idea what the other things are supposed to do. Is that Wii remote at the top supposed to be a disc shooter? A laser pointer? A pog case? We just don't know.
Until that "Coming Soon!" becomes an "available now" we're opening up the floor to theories. How in the world do these Wendy's toys work? The five best commenter responses based on humor, cleverness, relevance, plausibility and use of massive damage jokes will win ... the hearty respect of the Joystiq staff. Hey, it's harder to get than you might think.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alex @ Apr 26th 2007 6:37PM
Mind is blank, I'm not as wiity as I thought.
Rubang B @ Apr 26th 2007 6:38PM
Anybody who actually clicks that pogs link should be shot.
Stef Geiger @ Apr 26th 2007 6:40PM
The green thing is clearly a baseball game.
Aero @ Apr 26th 2007 6:41PM
I'll take a guess that bottom left is an Excite Truck jigsaw and the Wii thing is a case for it.
Charles @ Apr 26th 2007 6:41PM
I believe the bigger question is why does it appear there are 6 items to collect? Sure, Mario is *somewhat* close to that Wii Remote (harmonica?) on the right, but to me they look like two separate collectibles.
Koopaknight29 @ Apr 26th 2007 6:49PM
So do those Wiimotes do actual property damage due to waggling or are they keychains? And where is the broken TV that comes along with them?
I'm betting the Excite Truck bursts into flames if you rev it too hard just like in the game!
And... IS THAT A F***IN' WII POINTS CARD! HOOK ME UP TO THAT SHIT!
Rocky IV Robot @ Apr 26th 2007 6:51PM
I am guessing that the Mario on the turtle shell with the wii remote works something like this. The wii remote has a magnet in it and the mario/shell figure has another bigger magnet. Put the wii remote close to the mario/shell figure and he moves and spins...kinda like you are controlling the action in a game.
Thats my theory on that one.
Wii baseball for that baseball loking one. hit balls in the homerun area.
deaftly @ Apr 26th 2007 6:55PM
wii stuff in a kids meal? nah to easy
Zaphenath @ Apr 26th 2007 6:58PM
I am thinking the top right has to do with magnets?
losttoys @ Apr 26th 2007 7:03PM
Zaphenath -
Absolutely. There is no other thing that that toy could be other than a controller having a magnet inside so you can "control" (push) Mario around with the Wiimote.
Raikage @ Apr 26th 2007 7:18PM
WARNING: Wii (ner) joke...
Timmy: "Mommy, There's a Wii in my kids meal!"
Mother: *Faints*
laserboyjc @ Apr 26th 2007 7:28PM
Call me crazy but my impulsive self wants some of these...I don't eat fast food much, but a cousin works at Wendy's so yay!
Mr. Shen @ Apr 26th 2007 7:36PM
The "Mario on Shell" is like one of those "Sock 'Em Clowns" that always stay up no matter which way you push. You use the Wii Remote to sock him with it and money comes out of his ears.
It's like real life.
wai man @ Apr 26th 2007 7:40PM
They all look nice and fun, but each Wendy will only get 3-4 in stock. You will need to camp out 2 days in advance or pay 50-100% extra on ebay. or you can try you luck with an online tracker!
Matt B @ Apr 26th 2007 7:47PM
Nintendo marketing on kids meals? Nah, couldn't be.
Lewis @ Apr 26th 2007 7:50PM
I dont know wtf is a pog..i clicked the damn link ...and what u gonna do about it? shoot me?
Vigi @ Apr 26th 2007 8:05PM
The Wendy's toys are a piece of shit. The way you manufacture a Wendy's toy is you take two Kinder Surprise toys and some duct tape.
Dansk @ Apr 26th 2007 8:17PM
The green thing looks like a baseball field. On the edge we have slots where we can try to put the balls in.
We can see a red thingie that releases another ball for you to "bat" with the bat like thing , which is probably spring based.
Or something.
Matthew Ryan @ Apr 26th 2007 8:41PM
Bottom Left: "Two Sided Puzzle" as it says on the white side of the 'puzzle'
Bottom Middle: Wii Sports Baseball Hackjob
Bottom Right: An Exciting Truck
Top Left: Cardboard Disc Shooter
Top Right: I'm gonna go with everyone else on the magnet theory
...btw, who was spending time on the Wendy's Site? WiiFanBoy must be hungry today
juice @ Apr 26th 2007 9:26PM
one is a disc shooter
one is a puzzle
and one is a spinning top
one is a baseball game
Alex @ Apr 26th 2007 9:41PM
"Mah, someone wii'd on my kids' meal"
Took me more than 3 hours, that's the best I could come up with.
Rubang B @ Apr 26th 2007 10:03PM
Lewis, your days are numbered.
mo @ Apr 26th 2007 10:13PM
its pretty sad that as soon as somethings popular people just assume there entitled to a part of it
WHEN I THINK WII, I THINK WENDYS.......
Gross Greg @ Apr 26th 2007 10:18PM
Forget the toys - if you check the actual menu on Wendy's web site, apparently this kids' meal includes two cheeseburgers duct-taped together!
The Mario/Wiimote toy in the top right corner apparently includes a rubber band wrist-strap Wiimote launcher. The goal is to pull the Wiimote back far enough back until the wrist strap breaks and try to peg mario in the face with it from halfway across the room. Plus, the cardboard kids' meal box includes a "plasa screen target shoot" with a perforated "punch-out" hole in the center through which you are to launch the toy Wiimote in order to emulate real screen damage.
Gross Greg @ Apr 26th 2007 10:31PM
...oh, and get this - also on the Wendy's site, the puzzle-looking toy at the bottom left is referred to as an "lcd/plasma patch."
Yoshiler @ Apr 27th 2007 12:41AM
XD. When I read that children would find Wii stuff in their kids meal, it reminded me of that time when that lady "found" a severed finger in her chili.
I guess now they're changing appendages.
OUR NEW COLLECTIBLE NOSES, COMING NEXT YEAR TO A WENDY'S NEAR YOU!
wackychan @ Apr 27th 2007 3:14AM
fastfood meets fast gimmicks. AMAZING!
Karl @ Apr 28th 2007 3:07AM
Upper Left - Wiimote Disk Shooter
Upper Right - Mario-on-Shell Launcher (Shoots Mario out of the Wiimote with a spring system)
Lower Left - 2-sided Puzzle (One side Warioware and the other Excite Truck)
Lower Middle - Wii Sports Baseball game (balls filter down one at a time and you press the red button to swing the "bat" located at home plate)
Lower Right - Excite Truck truck (Push down on the black wheel/bed of the truck to wind up and let go to let it move forward)
Defenestrator2.0 @ Apr 28th 2007 5:18PM
#17, Vigi
"The Wendy's toys are a piece of shit. The way you manufacture a Wendy's toy is you take two Kinder Surprise toys and some duct tape."
So, what you're basically saying is that Wendy's toys are just two Kinder Surprise toys duct taped together? I'd apologize if I were you, before the rabid Wendy's fanboys rip you limb from limb. :P
Mr.D @ May 10th 2007 12:45PM
2. Anybody who actually clicks that pogs link should be shot.
Posted at 6:38PM on Apr 26th 2007 by Rubang B
Well I did and to cant shoot me so ha. Also i cant wait to get ahold of these. Wendy's here i come.