It looks like Nerf's aiming to make the world a bit more fun for Wii fanatics. At the very least, there recent announcement should lessen the number of broken TVs and injured Wii Sports enthusiasts around the world.

At the Toy Fair New York 2007, Performance Designed Products previewed their new Nerf Sports Pack, their set of foam accessories for use with the Wii's controllers. The pack comes with a foam sleeve for the Wiimote and golf club, baseball bat, and tennis racket attachments, also made of foam.

The pack doesn't have a set price yet, but it should make for an interesting gift. You may just be telling a friend that he needs to lay off the adrenaline for your next game of Wii Tennis.

[PRESS]You know what they say: If you can't beat them... accessorize! [insert groan] No, but seriously. All of us here agree that what matters in gaming is gameplay. Heck, a lot of us even say that, in terms of being a next-gen, the Wii console beats everyone else by a mile because of the Wiimote gameplay. And so, we have to make sure that our gaming experience is pure dead perfect.

That's why third-party manufacturers develop accessories - not to replace the status quo - but to enhance it. And when you're talking about accessories, one of the giants in that industry is Performance Designed Products (PDP).

They have just announced that they're going to release a full line of accessories under their Pelican brand to support the Wii. Come November 19, their accessories will already be available on the shelves, with a couple more products set to arrive early next year.

Sad to say, they weren't able to show any of the products they plan to release. Previous rumors have led us to believe that they're set to release some Nerf-based controllers, but unfortunately, there's no confirmation of it yet. The Wii section in their website hasn't been opened yet, so just sit-back and relax, guys. In the next couple of days, we're sure to home-in on something.

For you console and handheld owners, Performance Designed Products would be more familiar if we used one of their brand names: Pelican. Yes, in the countdown to PS3 Launch Day, one of the more well-known third party accessories manufacturer is joining Nyko in prepping a lineup of add-ons and subs for Sony's next-gen console (our bet: we're going to hear from Logitech next).

What does this mean? Who knows, maybe Nerf SIXAXES. We know a five-year-old who might appreciate it. And it wouldn't be Pelican/PDP's first foray into a motion sensing controller. Still remember the Tiltforce 2 that dates back to the PSOne? Then there's that mysterious "PS3/PS2 Controller Adapter" the boys of PS3 Fanboy found (you can check that article out for details, all theories are spread from heck to breakfast).

Well, PDP prepping to make PS3 accessories shows their confidence in the console, come to think of it. Or at the very least, they see a market well worth entering into. We'll see in the weeks after Launch Day if PDP will launch a Pelican PS3 Nerf controller, and we'll be there to tell you about it. Nope, these pelicans won't eat pigeons alive - what the...

 

Konami has teamed up with PDP (Performance Designed Products) to celebrate Frogger's 25th year of bringing good clean fun to Froggernatics by bringing Frogger and 25 other old school 8-bit games to a VG Pocket portable handheld gaming device, the VG Pocket Tablet.

The VG Pocket Tablet will don a 2.0" TFT LCD display screen with backlight packaged in a round shell that will come in four colors: orange, magenta, lime green, and off white. Get a blast from the past in this plug 'n play gaming system that will allow you guys to play your classic arcade games on your TVs. All you have to do is purchase an A/V cable kit for $9.99 and your TV connectivity problems are solved.

Paul Chen, VP of Licensing and Content at Performance Designed Products, says "Additional 8-bit games on the ‘Tablet’ offer even more retro fun for older gamers who played these games decades ago, along with new gamers who will be introduced to them for the first time.”

Croak your way to retro gaming bliss with the VG Pocket Tablet, which will be available in September in North America, yours for $29.99.

Performance Designed Products' Pelican brand is known for coming up with creative videogame peripherals. With the release of Pixar's summer film Cars, Pelican continues its tradition of providing good, stylish accessories for different videogaming consoles.

Racing to stores this week are (selling for $19.99 each) for Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's Game Cube. For all the handheld fanatics, Cars-branded Face Armors ($9.99) will be on sale for the PSP. The Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance will be graced with a Cars-inspired Roadway Kit (24.99) that comes complete with a quick-charging DC Adaptor, five game cases, and a keychain light.

Although a Cars-themed accessory may not be for everybody, the slick packaging and hip design of the Cars accessory line will surely look good in any kid and kid-at-heart gamers' collection.