Wii Bowling: Machines to help your game

The species of Homo Sapiens (That’s us!) is gifted with an unusually large brain. And while we’re not as physically adept as other animal species, we always learned to adapt by making tools for the task at hand. For the people trying to figure out how to get a perfect score in their next bowling session on Wii Sports you may want to stop and take a gander at this “homebrew” some of the guys at Go Nintendo made up:

The K’NEX figures you see are each versions of a “Wii Bowling Machine” JMA and his buddy made to run their Wii Sports game. The first version (the left-most) was a simple design which made use of elastic bands to keep the Wiimote‘s “B” button pressed. When the connected tire hits the ground, it loosens up pressure on the button, “releasing” the ball.

The device is reported to be capable of shooting consistently in straight lines, though it can’t reach the velocities needed to do a proper strike. Nice try, though. The version in the middle is reportedly more “manual”, while the rightmost figure – the one planted on the table – is fully automatic. Can it get any easier than this?

The species of Homo Sapiens (That’s us!) is gifted with an unusually large brain. And while we’re not as physically adept as other animal species, we always learned to adapt by making tools for the task at hand. For the people trying to figure out how to get a perfect score in their next bowling session on Wii Sports you may want to stop and take a gander at this “homebrew” some of the guys at Go Nintendo made up:

The K’NEX figures you see are each versions of a “Wii Bowling Machine” JMA and his buddy made to run their Wii Sports game. The first version (the left-most) was a simple design which made use of elastic bands to keep the Wiimote‘s “B” button pressed. When the connected tire hits the ground, it loosens up pressure on the button, “releasing” the ball.

The device is reported to be capable of shooting consistently in straight lines, though it can’t reach the velocities needed to do a proper strike. Nice try, though. The version in the middle is reportedly more “manual”, while the rightmost figure – the one planted on the table – is fully automatic. Can it get any easier than this?