The Strangest Wii U Peripheral of 2013 Looks Like a Toilet Plunger

It’s called Mike Cover for Wii U. And yes, it really looks like a toilet plunger. See? yono all rummy The Wii U-branded, officially licensed peripheral is designed to be used with Wii Karaoke U, the Wii U karaoke game. It’s basically a hunk of plastic you put over a microphone, but it apparently reduces noise, so people can sing karaoke without disturbing their neighbors. In cramped Japanese cities, that might be necessary! So, for example, regular conversation is 60 decibels, and the mic cover can turn 80 decibel singing into 60 decibel singing. The catch, though, is that you have to sing into a contraption that looks like a plunger. This karaoke sound reducer isn’t new and has existed in Japan for a while—heck, one was released one for the Wii back in 2009. Though, I’ve never seen this used or known anyone to own one. And if you are yono all app really concerned about disturbing your neighbors, you know what’s the best thing to do? Go to a karaoke parlor.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1477039967","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"nintendo","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); https://kotaku.com/sing-wii-karaoke-quietly-like-a-goober-5170449 Priced at 1,219 yen (around US$12), the mike cover goes on sale in Japan on December 19. ホリ、自宅カラオケをより気兼ねなく楽しめる「マイクカバー for Wii U」を発売 [インサイド via Amaebi] Photos: Hori | AAresTT / Shutterstock To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to all yono rummy 8am.