Do certain scents have a calming effect on you? Imagine being able to fill your room with the irresistible aroma of New York-style pizza without actually having one or resorting to buying a $30 candle. Xbox has recently revealed a collection of Ninja Turtle-themed wireless controllers to commemorate the upcoming release of the Teenage Mutant Ninja: Mutant Mayhem animated movie. Each controller comes with a special scent, intended to get you in the right mood for the movie, although it might raise some eyebrows if you whip out your pizza-scented Xbox controller in the theater.
These unique controllers feature scent diffusers that are cleverly shaped like pizzas and attach to the top of the gamepad, offering a delightful fragrance of a “slice of delicious New York ‘za,” as mentioned in the official press release.
The controllers are available in four different colors, each representing one of the beloved turtle brothers. Among them, the Michelangelo orange has garnered considerable affection. While the precise duration of the scents’ longevity isn’t specified, anyone who has ever had a pizza in their room knows that the smell tends to linger for quite a while.
However, if the controller ends up emanating a blend of pepperoni, ice cream, mushrooms, anchovies, peanut butter, and jelly beans (Mikey’s canonically favorite pizza), it might not be as appealing to users, as nobody wants to mask one unpleasant smell with another.
For those eager to get their hands on these scented controllers, the only way to acquire one is through a sweepstake hosted on Xbox’s Twitter account. Additionally, if you happen to be in the NYC area, you can check out and experience the fragrance of these controllers at the Xbox Gaming Lounge in the Microsoft Experience Center on August 2.
While this might seem like an unusual concept, Xbox isn’t the first company to experiment with adding scents to gaming hardware. In the past, Aroma Shooter introduced a device that allows users to experience scents from anime, indicating that the world of gaming and technology continues to explore uncharted territories, even in the realm of olfactory sensations.
