HSN teaches valuable lesson about Wii accessory safety
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Oct 18th 2009 at 6:30PM } 
The hilarity unfolds in the video after the jump. While some might grimace at the fate of the poor television featured in the video, remember that they're charging $330 for a Wii and 15 completely unnecessary controller attachments. Call it an accident, if you'd like -- we call it Karma in action.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Donald @ Oct 18th 2009 6:32PM
wah wah da wah
wooooooooooooo
Giroro @ Oct 18th 2009 9:49PM
It's because he took off the Wii Condom(tm).
Uncontrol @ Oct 18th 2009 6:35PM
seems like a quality accessory
Stevetrop @ Oct 18th 2009 9:11PM
Bizzaro land quality?
Dark Virus @ Oct 19th 2009 6:03AM
This video is sooo good that i made my fist Keyboard Cat video using it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcjYQIEmolM
Special Agent Steve @ Oct 18th 2009 6:36PM
130$ for 15 accessories? Especially ones that break your TV??!?!? AND 10$ S/H?!?!
Kill yourself HSN.
[ArchiGamer] [Controlling you through a chip in your butt since 1999] @ Oct 18th 2009 7:18PM
Not to mention that these accessories are even -more- useless than any other accessory on the Wii.
DeepFriedSushi @ Oct 18th 2009 9:23PM
its an insult to the word accessory because these are just cheap plastic housing and you can tell how cheap and flimsy they are considering that it just snapped off during play...
Massmass @ Oct 19th 2009 2:47AM
Are kidding? Sales almost doubled after he broke the TV. Praise HSN!!!
Snake Robot Podium @ Oct 23rd 2009 12:05PM
I don't think you understand that the magic sensor machine needs to see a tennis racket shape. How else would it replicate your actions...ON THE SCREEN?
Christ-ian @ Oct 18th 2009 6:37PM
Almost as hilarious as Mike Rowe's QVC stint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbd2DucRe1M
Kizzle @ Oct 18th 2009 6:41PM
Nothing will ever top this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z18X1jmj15w
Love the hick that claims they're going to need emergency surgery in the studio.
BananaBoat @ Oct 18th 2009 6:48PM
I prefer this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isYF5E0WxGU
I especially love the caller that says "and that has never happened"
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 18th 2009 6:50PM
"remember pompeii?"
ClarkyAC @ Oct 18th 2009 6:56PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5woNs9WRE&feature=related
This should top all :D
Bunny Xbox @ Oct 18th 2009 7:05PM
lolz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgeRyMpmyPs
Freakwincy42 @ Oct 18th 2009 7:27PM
dude... that WAS a big horse. seriously. good call on the size of that horse.
thain @ Oct 18th 2009 7:35PM
mike row is a funny guy, I like him
nick @ Oct 18th 2009 10:12PM
My favorite has to be the guy who called in to talk about Dell computers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Q8IyPE2aY
CheeziePotato [Respect Mah Authoritah] @ Oct 19th 2009 3:06AM
ALRIGHT PORNO
Rhamsey @ Oct 19th 2009 3:43AM
How the hell have I never seen any of these before. They're just made of awesome.
kal326 @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:08PM
He's got his and obviously he's loving it.
Dustin @ Oct 18th 2009 6:38PM
And for the next 30 seconds, we have a beautiful HDTV, with minor defects for only $500!
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 18th 2009 6:39PM
What an asshole.
Bunny Xbox @ Oct 18th 2009 6:48PM
WOW....Sold Out?
robotoid @ Oct 19th 2009 12:33PM
Lots of kids are gonna get a brand new Wii PLUS 15 AWESOME ACCESORIES this christmas! and then in January, the dad is going to have to get a brand new tv...
BananaBoat @ Oct 18th 2009 6:44PM
I fully expected him to immediately say "well, this certainly won't happen to YOUR TV!"
Who would buy the idiotic and unnecessary attachments after seeing that fiasco?
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 18th 2009 6:56PM
apparently a hundred more people after he hit it, and 300 or so before
Evi1d33d @ Oct 18th 2009 6:45PM
Remind me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e77oXjFkIs
Bunny Xbox @ Oct 18th 2009 6:55PM
LOLZ
Ashitaka @ Oct 18th 2009 8:17PM
Funny how you and Kizzle thought of the same video :P
Also, that guy is prone to fucking up, isn't he? xD
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 18th 2009 6:46PM
Poor bastard, good luck finding a new job.
BananaBoat @ Oct 18th 2009 6:49PM
You know...you could hire him to test batarangs for you. He's obviously got throwing experience.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 18th 2009 6:51PM
I already have a whole division of Wayne Enterprises for that. Besides, I don't trust anyone besides you dudes and Alfred to know I'm Batman
sonicspike41 @ Oct 18th 2009 7:44PM
I'm surprised. With all the people pretending to be someone else (not saying you are pretending Wayne), no one took up the Joker. What gives?
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 18th 2009 7:56PM
well, pedojokerbear has that covered, sorta. He's a multitasker
Electro Poof [Super Nintendo IT ONLY DOES EVERYTHING - Now Only $29.99] @ Oct 18th 2009 8:03PM
Are you Batman or a Planeteer? Which one?
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 18th 2009 8:51PM
I can be in the JSA, the JLA, the outsiders and the network at the same time but not a planeteer?
Ryoga Vee @ Oct 18th 2009 6:50PM
I like how the camera angles in such a way for him to cover the crack after the incident.
lazyykid @ Oct 18th 2009 6:51PM
whoa, i have the same tv. when i saw it break, i got chills.
Das Boot @ Oct 18th 2009 6:52PM
Fucking owned rhymes with fucking owned.
Kokomadeta @ Oct 18th 2009 6:53PM
The Wii sensor bar DOES NOT pick up anything. The cameras are in the Wii remotes themselves, not the sensor bar. You don't even have to have the bar plugged in; you can use candles, IRLEDs, or some other method of IR light to have your Wii remotes "interact" with the screen.
Can everyone just take the two damn minutes of research to know this already? I've already corrected idiots in game stores who treat me like I'm some kind of moron. Take it from an electrical/mechanical engineer: the sensor bar does nothing but emit light.
captainprotonx @ Oct 18th 2009 7:10PM
Cameras???
deluded spider @ Oct 18th 2009 7:24PM
Unfortunately, I think you expect too much from other people. :( Thinking is HARD!
;)
dudemanreview @ Oct 18th 2009 7:27PM
Hah by "cameras" I assume you mean accelerometers. I love when people try to talk about how everyone else is dumb and then say the same dumb things themselves.
Catprog @ Oct 18th 2009 7:43PM
@dudemanreview
accelerometers: measure motion
IR Cameras:in the black thing at the front of the controller and tell it where it is in relation to the sensor bar
GoldN @ Oct 18th 2009 7:45PM
dudemanreview, I hope to god you are trolling because if not you are making yourself sound so stupid right now...
The accelerometers are what does all the motion control shit yes, but the point and click interface is achieved using primitive cameras (optical sensors) in the tips of the Wiimote that pick up IR light. The sensor bar emits IR light so the Wiimote knows where the TV is. You know how the tip of a Wiimote has that black area? That's where the camera is and where the Wiimote picks up the light.
"I love when people try to talk about how everyone else is dumb and then say the same dumb things themselves."
The irony of your statement is killing me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_remote#Sensing
captainprotonx @ Oct 18th 2009 7:48PM
Can we all stop blaming the damn Wii Motion Stability and Adjusting cameras for this HSN blooper?
LEAVE THE CAMERAS ALONE!
Drakkenfyre @ Oct 18th 2009 7:50PM
Hey dudemanreview, the Wii Remote does in fact have an IR camera in it. The accelerometers only measure motion. To get the cursor to track, it measures two IR lights (the Sensor bar.) In fact if you go into your adjustment options for your Wii Remote, you will see the image. It only picks up IR light.
GoldN @ Oct 18th 2009 7:53PM
@captainprotonx
No one's blaming the Wii or the Wiimote for the broken TV at all. We're just saying how the guy on HSN didn't know what he was talking about when he tried to explain how it works.