Out of the accessory makers I saw this year, dreamGEAR definitely had wall to wall products to show off.
DreamGEAR has a vast array of products in their booth to show off, many of which are already on store shelves to purchase. What they were focusing on this year were a couple of licensed items that are seemingly banking off the casual market as far as I could tell.
The variety of DS gear was quite astounding, which are available in the three versions of DSs. Although plain and simple game pack kits were shown, it seemed the headliner will be their Seasame Street line which will feature Cookie Monster and Elmo to start. The pouches for the game systems had carabiners attached to make toting around the system easy for young ones. When I felt the materials used they felt soft and age appropriate for the target market, though that was simply a brief experience with the product. They also will have decals available for customization, once again with Elmo and Cookie taking center stage.
On the console side of things, they had a few dozen Wii accessories lined up to peruse. With the launch of the black Wii, dreamGEAR is betting there will be folks who want to have gear matching said system. There were many typical items on the wall, a Wii Remote of their own design, gloves to protect the controllers, and of course an assortment of sport attachments. When it came to their Wii Wheel, they have a NASCAR branded version which supports Wii MotionPlus and has a cover that re-positions the 1 and 2 buttons to a diagonal. Also worth noting while in the sports accessories were two shiny guns, one gold and one silver. While the gold does not have the features of the silver as of yet, which include rumble and lights, I’m told they may release a gold version since GoldenEye is on the horizon.
Last but not least was the collection of 24 Hour Fitness branded Wii Fit accessories. There was quite the selection on the wall and the set was designed to give the consumer flexibility in price. One piece in particular owners of the black Wii may be interested in is the black Wii Balance Board. Although it’s unlicensed as far as I’m aware, it looks decent. With any of these products that have the 24 Hour Fitness on the box comes a 30 day trial membership to the gym.
I’ve never tried any of the accessories dreamGEAR has on the market so far. Going by what they had at their booth, I might be inclined to at least give a few items a spin.
