The NERF Racing Wheel is a new accessory for the Wii from PDP. There may be quite a selection of Wii racing wheels available, but this one has the distinct advantage of NERF material. The cushy NERF material is ideally suited for a Wii racing wheel, providing a comfortable grip, not to mention padded protection. It's also slightly indented around the palm and thumb areas to give you a better grip. The core is made of a harder plastic, which snugs your Wii Remote.

The NERF Racing Wheel is slightly larger than Nintendo's Wii Wheel, which comes packed with Mario Kart Wii. At the side of the NERF Racing Wheel is an opening, which allows use of the Wii Remote's pointing function while inside. Having the functionality is mainly useful in the Wii system menu, however, this was my only difficulty with the NERF Racing Wheel. Selecting items in the upper portion of the screen was tough, because of the opening's design. The NERF Racing Wheel's opening seemed to be a little bit deeper and not as wide (all around) as the Wii Wheel's opening. Not a major setback, since you won't be using that in-game. It's easier to navigate around Mario Kart Wii's game menu with the d-pad when using the NERF Racing Wheel. Use the Wii Remote on its own when in the Wii system menu, and pop it in the NERF Racing Wheel after launching Mario Kart Wii. The other opening on the back of the NERF Racing Wheel allows for use of the Wii Strap, as Nintendo recommends while playing.

You may be breaking the color scheme of the Wii's traditional white and blue with the NERF Racing Wheel, but the color accents help make a distinction between players (Mario=Red and Luigi=Green!). Overall, the NERF Racing Wheel makes a great wheel for use on Wii racing games. Once you get your hands on the softer grip, it's tough to go back to the harder plastic Wii wheels. This is one of the best applications of NERF in video games yet.

See a gallery of photos from the NERF Racing Wheel here.

The NERF Racing Wheel has an MSRP of $14.99 and is available in Red , Blue , Green and Gray colors.

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Gillian Hinkle Written by Guest on 2009-12-10 18:56:51 Don't like this product because I need this in the color orange. Hate it. Anyone help me?

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