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Switch and Carry: Wiimote "glove" Review

So, you say your Wiimote just won't stay in your hand? Well then have I got the product for you, maybe. You must have seen them by now the Switch and Carry, Wiimote glove, or as I like to say Colored skin. I got my wife a pink one to help differenciate her Wiimote from my Wiimote. I haven't decided where I would buy another.


As you may or may not be able to see from this blurry picture, it fits snuggly around the Wiimote and comes with an extra wrist strap.  So here is the skinny on this product.

Pros:
+Improves Grip
+Soft texture makes controller easier to hold during extended play
+Extra Wrist strap halves chance of Wiimote related casualties
+Assorted colors make identifying the Wiimote with Your Miis saved to it a snap

Cons:
- $8.88 and up seems a little pricy to me
- Best colors available only at Toys R Us
- Hinders access to battery compartment
-Hinders access to +, -, and Home buttons rather a lot and A button is virtually flush with the level of the glove.
(this con can be solved with about 2 minutes work with an exacto knife but I want to buy a good product not make it.)

Neutral but disturbing observations:
* only pastels are available at major retailers
* Ummm how to I put this gently the product feels like Cyberskin (a product use for making artificial no-nos and whohaws) which is as close as you can get to the real thing as possible.
*In relation to the last point; the product seems to make people post naught pictures of themselves on the internet.

Overall opinion:
Seems to improve game play slightly if you can get over the sensation that you are holding a big pink *** toy.