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Wii Now *Beaming* Money

By Michael McWhertor, 6:40 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007, 4,284 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Forget the Nintendo DS money printing device, Nintendo has, according to Amazon, upped the money making game by allowing money to be beamed from the Wii-remote via Bluetooth technology. Is there any way to stop this money making King of Monsters we call the Nintendo Corporation?!

Apparently, the company has been doing this for months, right under our noses. Very sly, Iwata. Very sly. Michael McWhertor

Wii Remote Controller [Amazon, thanks Matt & Tyler!]

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