Golden Wii An Exercise In Excess
Posted by Karl Thomson
Apparently consoles made of plastic just aren't enough
Stuart Hughes, a gentleman from Liverpool, happened to become rather bored with his white plastic Wii. Rather than sitting at home whining about it, he decided to put his skills as a jeweller to work and create something rather different.
The results of his labours? This rather fine golden Wii, or Wii SUPREME as Stuart calls it. Crafted with over two-and-a-half kilos of 22ct gold, a total of 19.5ct diamonds, six months of tireless precision and literally limitless quantities of poor taste, the Wii SUPREME will be limited to just three units for fine purveyors of videogaming bling. We at Nintendo Life have no doubt that rappers will happily shoot their rivals to get one of these. Please note your controllers will still be in boring old plastic as Mr Hughes is presumably too busy admiring his console handiwork to cover those fiddle buttons in the same golden treatment.
This fine piece of 'art' will set you, or your neighbourhood rockstar, back 300,000 of your finest Pounds Sterling. Stuart proudly boasts the Wii SUPREME (we aren't joking, supreme is in all caps) is the world's most expensive console. Apparently Stuart hasn't tried to find a Neo Geo MVS with its full ROM set.
Ben Heck, eat your heart out.
[via lazygamer.co.za]
#1
SanderEvers said:
Just wondering, does it actually WORK?
#2
Mama_Luigi said:
Why doesn't anyone make a green Wii? That would be a really cool color IMO.
#3
paulcmnt said:
Bling-bling!
#4
Nintendokid said:
Nintendo will be bringing new Wii console colour's but you would have to be a millionair to get a Wii supreme.Queen Elizebeth has a golden Wii Supreme lucky.
#5
LzQuacker said:
What a waste of a good Wii
#6
nintendogamerftw said:
SHINY!
#7
RyuZebian said:
Nice. But why not just buy a normal Wii and tons of jewelry? That you could show off anywhere you go!
#8
Objection said:
300,000 pounds? No thanks, I'd rather get every console and every decent game possible for that price.
#9
Xkhaoz said:
Hooo, I want one, then I could sell it.
#10
Percentful said:
It looks more like something that would go in a video game museum or something....
I would just spend the money on accessories and games for my real wii, kind of like what OB said.
#11
JayArr said:
Well, this makes my golden 3DO look like crap........
#12
Peacock said:
More like a collector's item
#13
LzQuacker said:
This is nothing. I have a PS3 made from nothing BUT gold! Haha, and you all thought the original PS3 was expensive
#14
SMEXIZELDAMAN said:
Imagine him walking up the street carrying that...
#15
pixelman said:
Worthless trash. I'll be impressed when they craft an entire working Wii out of pixels.
#16
Gabbo said:
Sounds like this guy's got the Midas touch.
#17
Koto said:
impressive, but i would rather use that money to buy all the accessories and all the games that i've been dying to get
#18
WiiFreedom said:
I'd laugh if they did that to Xbox 360. XD
#19
MetalMario said:
I have a gold N64....not real gold, but whatever.
#20
Snipes said:
Does it play golden games? And does it have a golden t.v. to play it on?
#21
Odnetnin said:
#22
Ristar42 said:
Hey, without a diamond encrusted remote, its just kitsch!
#23
SanderEvers said:
Anyway, I want one.. let me call my bank
#24
Feld0 said:
I wonder how the guy got all that gold in the first place.
#25
primeris said:
That voids the warranty on a Wii. What an idiot!
#26
BulbasaurusRex said:
Only 22 carats? Why didn't he use pure gold (24 karats)?
#27
Big_A2 said:
@13.lz2009: You obviously must not play it much if it hasn't already melted.
#28
LzQuacker said:
It plays just fine...........for a Golden Wii
#29
blank_user_1 said:
And some people see diamond rings as an extravagance.
#30
Token_Girl said:
Whatever, you can get golden triforce cases for your DS Lite for like 5 dollars on ebay. i'll just bling that up.
#31
Steamboat_Willie said:
lol at the Neo Geo joke. Man those games were expensive back in the day. Oh, and the Wii looks great. It would be cool if Nintendo would release some gold colored ones.
#32
daz1131 said:
golden wii ? Must not eat a lot of vegetables.
#33
JimLad said:
It'll turn up on MTV Cribs no doubt.
I like it, wouldn't buy one even if I was rich but kudos to the guy anyway.
Good thing he didn't make the controllers golden, imagine how tiring it would be to do motions or hold a steady aim.
Also, love the shouted name. wii... SUPREME!!!!!!1
#34
Viral said:
I think this is definitely a waste of time, effort, and money. This guy could've probably produced more jewelry out of the gold than paint a Wii with it.
#35
colmtheperson said:
Can you imagine what would happen when it heats up?
#36
NoSeriously said:
My first comment on this website and it's about a golden Wii. Don't drop it. It'd probably go right through the floor.
6 months to make that thing. I wonder if he has/ever would consider spending that much time doing something to make the world a better place.
#37
blank_user_1 said:
@NoSeriously: A worthy first comment. If you click on the dude's name (Stuart Hughes), though, you'll see that this sort of thing is the guy's trade.
#38
Blue_Protoman said:
Mr. Hughes, Goldfinger would like to have a word with you.
I, personally, would love to be...
raises sunglasses
The Man With The Golden Gun, err, Wii.
YEEEEEEEEAH
#39
NKS739 said:
just spray paint your wii gold . . .
#40
thewiirocks said:
@Bulbasaurus - Pure gold is extremely soft and would not hold its shape very well. Alloying the gold is more effective at preserving the shape and look of the object.
I suspect the key reason why the Wii Remote didn't get jeweled the same way is that it would be completely impractical. The console at least just sits there, but the remote is subject to a number of stresses that would be guaranteed to cause dents, scratches, warping, lost stones, and other undesirable wear and tear.
#41
OldBoy said:
A golden Wii....Nah no thanks...give me a golden shower though.....then I'd be a happy man.
#42
xXSICB01Xx said:
i bet it doesnt even work its just something 2 brag about 2 the media
#43
Mattiator said:
This is beautiful