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Nintendo likes to get weird. When you’re one of the most successful companies of all time–video games or otherwise–you are afforded the luxury to experiment and make products that are not guaranteed hits. Some of those turn out to be unexpected successes, but for the curious collector, even the biggest flops are worth checking out for the pure novelty of it. After all, when your flesh is no more and your bones have long been fossilized, will it matter that your favorite accessory for the Game Boy didn’t sell well? No. Will it matter that you still enjoyed it? Also no, but we don’t want to think about that. While we remain on this mortal plane, we will enjoy every oddity Nintendo has to offer. And since that Wii Vitality Sensor never materialized, we’ll never even have to know how close we are to leaving.
Over the years, Nintendo has itself created many weird accessories and devices, ranging back from the NES era (and even earlier) all the way to the Switch. But third-party companies have done so, too, and many of these are even weirder than what Nintendo came up with. Did you know you can fish with your Game Boy? You’re about to. And if you thought that you couldn’t turn your handheld into a device resembling an oral surgery tool, you would be dead wrong. Never underestimate what Nintendo (and Nintendo partners) are capable of.
These are the best weird Nintendo experiences of all time, including a few that are actually pretty handy.
