Wii Zapper Unveiled July 16, 2007
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Trekkies are gonna love this one. The long awaited Wii Zapper, Nintendo’s gun-like add-on for the Wii console, looks exactly like a phaser rifle from Star Trek.
The gun can hold the nunchucks and the Wiimote in place. The Wiimote fits on top of the barrel while the nunchucks clip on the back. The gun is used like the Wiimote – just move it to aim and press the trigger to annihilate.
The additional buttons on the Wiimote or nunchucks can be used in certain games to perform other actions including moving or picking up items. It’s cute as hell and is expected out later in the year, with a really cheap US price of around $20. Make that £20 or so here, which is still cheap.
Sony and Microsoft should take note of this because most gamers are sick of paying through the nose for overpriced ‘official’ PS3 and Xbox 360 peripherals.-Martin Lynch
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Erm, it's £20/$20 for a piece of white plastic with no electronics. Oh and a spring in the trigger bit probably. I'd call that monstrously overpriced compared to £35 for a Sixaxis.