Wii Boxing Gloves: Score Virtual Points for Real Violence

Wii Boxing just got a whole lot more realistic. While these Everlast branded gloves are little more than a regular pair of boxing gloves, with the addition of pockets into which you can slide a couple of Wiimotes, they change the game, especially if you go up against a "friend" in two-player mode. Instead of just waving around a couple of plastic sticks, you can now pummel and beat your opponent in meatspace as well as gamespace.

This reminds me of the boxing games I used to play with my brother, back before these new-fangled games consoles existed. We had one pair of gloves. Because they were owned by my brother, he always took the right-hand glove. This left me with a glove on my left hand, but because we are both righties, this meant any blow he landed was softened by his foamy gauntlet, whereas any whack that I managed to connect to his head was made with the full force of my meat and bone fist. He never seemed to learn.

Enough of such pleasant reminiscences. If you want the excuse to pummel your pals in the name of fun, the 3.8 oz synthetic-leather gloves are available now for $30 a pair.

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