Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/14/wii_attracts_cockroaches/
If you’re not a fan of creepy crawlies then you may want to turn your Wii off. The latest theory crawling through the gaming world is that the console actively attracts cockroaches.
Is your Wii attracting cockroaches?
Image courtesy Foureyesjokeshop.com (http://www.foureyesjokeshop.com)
The theory can be traced back (http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000036361) to Japanese-language gaming website Barks, which claimed that the Wii gives off a cockroach-friendly frequency that attracts the pests better than four-week-old pizza.
Cockroaches aren’t known for their superior hearing abilities, mainly because they don’t have any eardrums. However, according to one online report (http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/colvard_cockroach.html), the little pests respond to air movements and ground vibrations, detected by hairs on the body.
Most electrical equipment makes at least some sort of electrical ‘hum’. However, it’s doubtful that cockroaches are attracted by the console’s wireless connectivity because rival wireless consoles have not been claimed to suffer similar problems coming up through the cracks.
Reg Hardware would like to know if you think this theory is correct. So, if you’re a Wii owner and are currently bathing in a sea of cockroaches, then drop us a line. Students needn’t apply...
Surgeons to turn to Wii to sharpen their scalpel skills? (17 January 2008)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/17/wii_increases_surgeons_performance/
Wii Fit sells 1m copies in Japan (9 January 2008)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/09/nintendo_wii_fit_one_million/
One loves the Wii (7 January 2008)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/07/queen_loves_wii/
Nintendo Wii set to beat MS' 17.7m all-time Xbox 360 sales tally (4 January 2008)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/04/wii_to_beat_360/
Nintendo Wii hack opens door to homebrew games (31 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/31/nintendo_wii_hack/
Nintendo takes Japan Xmas sales crown (30 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/30/japan_consoles_sales/
Handhelds dominate Japanese pre-Xmas console sales (21 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/21/japan_consoles_sales/
Old Sony console outsold PS3 in US last month (17 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/17/us_consoles_sales_nov_07/
Wii shortage costs Nintendo dear, analyst claims (14 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/14/wii_shortage_costs_nintendo/
Greenpeace slams next-gen consoles (13 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/13/greenpeace_clash_of_the_consoles/
Wii buyers follow French Connection for consoles (11 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/11/uk_games_go_crazy_for_wii/
Nintendo kills Wii ads due to console shortage (10 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/10/nintendo_pulls_wii_ads/
Wii tops online search poll (6 December 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/06/wii_tops_hitwise_poll/