Wii Skins

Bored of staring at the stark whiteness of your Wii? Why not cover it in psychedelic swirls, cartoon characters or pictures of your cat? You can do all this and more with Wii skins, oversized decals that give your Wii a whole new look.

I recently tried out a Wii skin from Exo-Flex called Neon Frenzy, which looks like purple liquid fused with electricity. After I received it, I spent a lot of time considering whether I really wanted my Wii to look like that, and for a couple of weeks I just left the skin on a shelf, not sure whether I really wanted my game console to make a fashion statement.

Finally I decided to go for it. The skin came on two sheets, each with pieces for every part of the Wii. These look like paper decals, but when I peeled a piece off the backing sheet I saw it was sturdy vinyl.

Each piece is backed with adhesive and shaped to fit on one specific part of the Wii. I started with a large piece. It took me a few attempts to get it aligned perfectly, but I found it was easy to peel the piece off and reposition it. Exo-Flex’s website says there is no problem with air bubbles getting under the skin. I don’t know whether this is actually a problem with other skins, since I haven’t tried any, but I didn’t see any air bubbles in this one.

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