Eww: Wii-Remote Insides Look…Real?

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Now we’re no doctors. Or electronic engineers. But we’re pretty sure that the Wii-Remote is made of plastic. That, and, uh, electronic thingy-mer-jiggers. Like, at least 1-523 of these mechanical doohickeys to be exact. Actually, maybe more — waggle is pretty darn complex. So we were a wee bit surprised when we found out our Wii-Remotes are actually…living? [via Offworld]:

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Uh, gross! Does that mean these little guys eat batteries to stay alive? Uh-oh — we haven’t used our Wii in a while. Gulp! Anyone know how much controller funerals cost?