Doctor Who – the Wii game, complete with sonic screwdriver remote

Doctor Who Wii remote

Now this is full-blown mentalism: a Doctor Who Wii game, with sonic screwdriver remotes:     

DOCTOR WHO VIDEO GAME ACCESSORIES TO HIT RETAIL THIS AUTUMN

BLUE OCEAN ACCESSORIES TO LAUNCH OFFICIAL DOCTOR WHO Wii AND DS PERIPHERALS IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

LONDON, 6th September 2010: Blue Ocean Accessories today confirm that they are collaborating with BBC Worldwide to produce a range of branded video game accessories for the Nintendo DS and Wii based on the hit TV franchise Doctor Who. These will hit retail in October 2010.

Blue Ocean is the accessories division of Koch Media Ltd which is distributing the Doctor Who video games. The firm will debut six Doctor Who accessory packs featuring official artwork of Matt Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. Fans of the franchise will be delighted to hear that they will also be creating sonic screwdriver stylus controllers inspired by the show. A further three accessory packs will be produced as retail exclusives.

Commenting ahead of the launch of the innovative new products, Ben Jones, New Media Manager at Blue Ocean Accessories says, “We’re excited to be partnering with the BBC Worldwide on what we believe will be a great seller this Christmas and an excellent addition to our portfolio of licensed video game accessories. We are confident that these products will appeal to both casual gamers and the huge fan base of loyal Doctor Who followers.”

Look. There’s an Amy one, too:

The Amy Doctor Who Wii remote

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    I’m Rob Buckley, a journalist who writes for UK media magazines that most people have never heard of although you might have heard me on the podcast Lockdown Land or Radio 5 Live’s Saturday Edition or Afternoon Edition. I’ve edited Dreamwatch, Sprocket and Cambridge Film Festival Daily; been technical editor for TV producers magazine Televisual; reviewed films for the short-lived newspaper Cambridge Insider; written features for the even shorter-lived newspaper Soho Independent; and was regularly sarcastic about television on the blink-and-you-missed-it “web site for urban hedonists” The Tribe. Since going freelance, I've contributed to the likes of Broadcast, Total Content + Media, Action TV, Off The Telly, Action Network, TV Scoop and The Custard TV.

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