Nyko Wireless Nunchuck takes the wire out of the Wii waggle
(Credit: Nyko)The Nintendo Wii uses a wireless remote to begin with, but that remote still manages to use a cord half the time. Most Wii games use both the Wii Remote and the Wii Nunchuck, an analog stick peripheral that plugs into the base of the remote via a long cable. Nyko first cut the Wii cord with the Wireless Sensor Bar and is taking away yet another tether with the Wireless Nunchuck.
The Nyko Wireless Nunchuck connects to the Wiimote via a little wireless dongle that clicks into the controller's accessory jack. Once plugged in, tapping the connection buttons on the dongle and the Nunchuck syncs them together, letting the Nunchuck work as if it was physically connected to the remote. The Nunchuck runs on two AAA batteries, which Nyko claims can provide up to 30 hours of gameplay. It has all the same features as the original Nunchuck, including analog stick, C and Z buttons, and even an accelerometer for games that use the Nunchuck for motion controls.
I spent a few minutes playing with the wireless Nunchuck, and it feels very much like the original. The shape is nearly identical to the corded Wii Nunchuck, and it sits comfortably in the hand. I'm not sure if it will work with the Wii Zapper, but since the Zapper lets you stash the cord inside it anyway, it's not that important a feature. The wireless dongle only measures an inch or so and keeps the same profile as the remote itself, so it doesn't feel too different from using a bare Wiimote or a Wiimote and corded Nunchuck.
The Nyko Wireless Nunchuck ships in late January/early February and will retail for about $30.
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I see little strap-mounting holes at the bottoms of the controllers.
This will be nice. I really hope this will work with the wii zapper, because thats what I use for Medal of Honor Heroes 2.
AAA batteries is a let down, I was hoping for AA batteries since I have rechargable AA batteries. Oh well, still looks nice.
*Not to mention Nintendo is really missing the boat by not making more Wii's... Supply/Demand... they need to put one in every home while they can! (It's their only hope.)
I think it's a great system that anyone can pick up and have fun with without having excess violence
As far as supply and demand - agree that accelerating supply would be nice, but always a mgmt choice. Add too many new facilities and when things do slow down you have plants to close and layoffs. Growth has to be balanced.
Next - the ratio of kids vs adults that I'm aware of that are Wii owners is drastic. There are some kids with a Wii that I've seen, but I know scads more adults that bought one, some of which would have never, ever bought a game system for the rest of their life if the design would have continued on, verbatim, ad nauseum, until the end of time. Complicated button-mashing isn't for everyone. The fact that millions MORE people are now into gaming is a good thing. A VERY good thing. Were you around when the video game crash happened in the 80s? It seemed like the end of gaming forever, as next to nobody was buying games or consoles any longer and the industry went entirely belly-up. Want history to repeat itself, or do you want millions more people fueling the companies that make consoles or create & develop games?
As for each mfr's console, why not enjoy all the machines for what they're worth? Over each generation's lifespan, I typically purchase each console one at a time along with the games I think will give me the greatest enjoyment from it. Although I'm not pleased with Sony's poor stance in regards to the gamer and the industry, I will eventually end up with a PS3 in my aresenal and will enjoy the crap out of it, regardless of my personal feelings about SCEA. And I won't light up any msg boards with fanboy hate. What's the point? You get no respect from your readers if all you're doing is bemoaning your own agenda instead of focusing on what are the finer points of something. I think it's sad, actually, that the only thing that spurs on some "gamers" is high-resolution. Pathetic. A challenging, fun, old-school 4-bit game is priceless compared to some mindless FPS that is oh-so-beautiful but otherwise worthless and has no replay value. Time wholly wasted.
Never forget: It's better to be silent and remain a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Enjoy the games.
Nintendo knows what they want, who they want to sell to, and are making hand over fist by doing it right.
ive been stuck at home all week with the flu and i was just thinking of things i want and a wireless nunchuck was one of 'em. and sgwizzy the wii isn't trying to appeal to people who want hd games
and the mario/kid games have been around for 25+ years, nobodoy has grown tired of them, why would they start now ? Mario has helped bring videogames mainstream
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by mee2k7
January 11, 2008 9:23 PM PST
- This will be great but I will keep the "old" Nupchuck just in case. What's the cost?
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