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Wielders of Wii will soon be blessed with the opportunity of acquiring yet another Wii related magic controller of motion-sensorness.It bears the name of Wii Wheel and it will accompany Mario Kart Wii, the racing game due to be launched at the end of this month. From what lead designer Kenichiro Ashida says in a recent interview with Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata (see www.wii.com) , the Nintendo “gamesmiths” who forged this artifact were pretty thorough about it – they crafted no less than 30 prototypes in their search for the perfect product.

We should expect a happy ending to this quest for perfection, considering Mr. Ashida’s fantastic work on the Nintendo GameCube. The Wii Wheel carefully balanced plenty of significant details, such as the weight of the new controller and its durability. After all, even elite gamers are known to fall from couches or chairs (or floors?) in moments of intense playing, and the Wii Wheel should remain unscathed through it all. Joke aside, these qualities of the controller are very important, as they have direct impact on gaming experience. For instance, you wouldn’t want to play for hours on end (not that you do such a thing) using a controller that will place uncomfortable strain in your arm muscles (in spite of the rigorous physical training which most gamers undergo).

The Wii Wheel has some chances of being the world’s first rectangular wheel. When you think about the manner you would hold and move the controller in Mario Kart, a rectangular shape may not seem at all inappropriate. Also, we’ll see how well the Nintendo designers will place the buttons on this contraption of theirs.

As for Mario Kart, well, it’s the same as ever, only now it will be on Wii and feature online contests of driving valor. There have been Mario Karts on all sorts of platforms since the 90’s and the title is more than 15 years old. But still as fun. (Lovingly do I remember the evenings of karting with young and foolish companions on a N64 emulator.)

We’ll just have to wait until April 27 to see the true face of the Wii Wheel. And then, a new age of motion-sensored madness will begin.