Nintendo "Zapper Style" shell for Wii Remote

Looks like Nintendo didn't show us everything they're working on for the Wii yesterday. Safely ensconced under glass in Nintendo's booth is this little toy, a prototype "Zapper Style" shell for the Wii Remote. Needless to say, something like this will go a long way to adding some verisimilitude to certain games, or, as the Nintendo brass like to say, it's all about the feeling. Wonder if there's any recoil on this thing?

[MrAlterEgo @ May 10th 2006 4:09PM]

HA! Nintendo's gonna rock sony and m$...

[VQH @ May 10th 2006 4:10PM]

BRING BACK DUCKHUNT!

[Aaron @ Jan 9th 2007 4:30PM]

You can't play duck hunt with the wii mote. It does not sense the TV, the sensor bar senses it. You can't look down the wii mote like it has sites to aim. There has to be a cursor on screen.

[Rich @ May 10th 2006 4:10PM]

Oh come on, go with the orange one. The gray one was never as cool as the orange one.

[duckhunt @ May 10th 2006 4:11PM]

does it come with Duck Hunt?

[Craig @ May 10th 2006 4:13PM]

no, the gray one is the cool one. it's the original. it was revised to the orange color because the gray made it too realistic.

[Dustin @ May 10th 2006 4:16PM]

I can't wait to get a hold of one of these with a copy of Redsteel.... now they just need a katana add on :P

[kaybee @ May 10th 2006 4:16PM]

there will be a new duckhunt game according to other, more up-to-date sources.

[Ed Van Lint @ May 10th 2006 4:17PM]

RECOIL?! I hope Nintendo has thought about that or that it gets them soon! It wouldn't even be hard to do. There could simply be a weight in the gun that moves when triggered, and the bigger the gun, the faster it moves. That would be so awesome!

[Randy @ May 10th 2006 4:17PM]

Great something else I will have to buy the kids.

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[Loban @ May 10th 2006 4:18PM]

I know nothing about this crazy orange zapper everyone's talking about. Back in my day, all we had was the gray zapper and we liked it.

[GSI @ May 10th 2006 4:24PM]

This is how Nintendo got where they are now - innovation and originality! (Sony is stupid using same retarded controller - it hurts my thumbs.) With motion sensonrs and a bar shaped esgin, they can transofrm it into virtually ANYTHING.

X-mas List 2006:
Nintendo Wii
Wii games

:-)

[Andrew @ May 10th 2006 4:25PM]

we liked the grey gun too.

[Dave @ May 10th 2006 4:36PM]

My tailor says I have Zapper Style.

[Jeff @ May 10th 2006 4:37PM]

This is exactly what I'm talking about. You teach a 3-year old how to use this "zapper" toy and by the time he turns 16 he hates his Dad, wears a black cape with facepaint and is looking to go postal on all his "friends" at school. Why don't we just hand the kid a AK and teach him how to pull the trigger himself so he doesn't have to waste his time with this devil "zapper" thing. Honestly, for christ's sake!

[Loban @ May 10th 2006 4:38PM]

#9: Agreed, I have never liked the playstation controller. It's ugly and very uncomfortable. The Xbox 360 controller is rather well designed, and obviously any controller Nintendo puts out there, while usually weird looking, is always top notch in terms of comfort and functionality.

[Brian from Texas @ May 10th 2006 4:40PM]

This Wii is getting better and better! +1 for duckhunt

[Richie @ May 10th 2006 4:43PM]

#12, ROFL

I'm sure actually having a realistic gun simulating controller will have much more of an effect on today's youth than, say, the current FPS games, which include grotesque gore and realistic deaths.

[Dale @ May 10th 2006 4:43PM]

I hate to be a killjoy, but I totally agree with Jeff. There is far too much reliance on 'shooting' in gaming . . . which is why I support games that take a more creative approach than 'point and shoot'.

Hypocrite alert: Ill still probably use this for Metroid after my son is in bed. :-]

PS: When is EG going to get rid of the archaic comment system!>!>!??? Sheesh.

[John Hinds @ May 10th 2006 4:45PM]

Since the Wiimote has sensors you could probably make it reload Terminator 2 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) style.

[narco @ May 10th 2006 4:49PM]

I wonder if the zapper and the regular Wii controller will work on a projector. I got rid of my TV months ago and love having a projector, but it'll blow if I can't even use the Wii.

Fishes,
narco.

[Colin @ May 10th 2006 4:52PM]

At #12. I highly doubt that killing a duck will cause any kid to go postal. The gamecube had very few M rated games and the only one that comes to mind is RE4. Personally I think that add-on is amazing, mostly because light guns don't work on LCD TVs or computer monitors and as far as I know there is only 1 gun that works on LCD TVs and it's $100.

[Jason @ May 10th 2006 4:57PM]

I wasn't allowed toy guns when I was a kid, so I just made them out of lego. later I made elastic guns out of wood and clothes pins. tons of fun. I turned out ok.

Then again I had a loving family {not perfect} and parents that put a lot of effort into parenting me.

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 4:59PM]

look, you guys are being pussy's. I could give a rats ass if some caped mad man comes to school with a samuri sword, grenade, ak, shotgun, and a butter knife. All that does is gives people like me to go Contra/Mega Man all over their sorry asses...so a couple kids go down in the process, we can't play God, if it's their time, it's their time...I'm just looking for some old fashion ass kickin, I'll add a swirly for good measure...BIOTCH

[Brian from Texas @ May 10th 2006 5:01PM]

#12. I was born in '78. Played Nintendo since it came out. You do the math on how old I was when I played Duckhunt. And correct me if I'm wrong but Duckhunt was one of the first 5 games that came out.

I don't shoot at people, nor do I jump blindly down pipes. I don't jump over spikes, nor do I attempt round house kicks on my enemys. Does anybody remember Contra, Air Wolf, Castelvania, Deadly Towers, Deja Vu, Dragon Warrior, etc.? Check this site out...
http://store.videogamecentral.com/cl8bni.html
Click on the alphabetized lists.

Take a chill pill, dude. : )

[Scorpious @ Apr 12th 2007 1:03PM]

Wow, somebody else remembers Deja Vu? My best friend I played that game for like a year and a half without beating it... then like six months after we quit playin' it I borrowed it from my friend and took it home... and beat it in 45 minutes, lol.

By the way, there's a difference between video games and reality. The problem isn't giving kids toy guns, the problem is not educating them about real guns. My son is in Cub Scouts, and they teach them how to shoot BB guns when these kids are 6 years old. They teach them proper gun safety and the dangers of misusing them. They teach these kids the exact same safety regulations that the NRA and the police teach. They make the kids more responsible about gun use and because of that these kids know the dangers. My son is 7 years old and right now he can tell you exactly how to properly handle a firearm without endangering anyone. He has his own BB rifle, and he knows how to use it safely. Some people say BB guns aren't real weapons, but the truth is they are. If parents educated their kids about the dangers of guns rather than letting them learn about them from TV shows and movies, maybe we wouldn't have these issues.

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:03PM]

PS...Jason, is this blog called "If you need a shrink, just talk"??? I'm trying to have a good day in the sun over here, ease off with the family talk man...maybe go to a shooting range and picture dad up against the hay bail bent over eh?

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:07PM]

I think I am going to ignore your comment because your from Texas Brian. Let's keep the red states out of this one for once, kind of an overkill subject for you guys down there. (tip of the hat) "mam".

[Buck @ May 10th 2006 5:13PM]

#23, Who the hell do you think you are? Last I checked red states ran this country. Besides, owning a gun is my RIGHT. I'm all for kids learning how to shoot. In this day and age the only way to protect yourself from no good jibber jabber is to shoot first ask questions later.

[Jeff @ May 10th 2006 5:13PM]

#21 you're trying to tell me that Columbine happend because a couple kids took down a twelve pack of red bull and beat contra 30 times back to back? And people do in fact fall down pipes blindly. Remember that little baby that fell down that well/pipe in her backyard in the late early 90's? Mario almost had to be pulled from shelves for that one and it ruined the rest of her life. She is now 24, knocked up, on her 5th marriage, and has a lazy eye.

[Geoff @ May 10th 2006 5:14PM]

You know, it's #12's mentality that really gets me... I could't agree more with #9. It's not about letting your kids play a Nintendo game with a "devil zapper thing,' its about raising your damn children correcly. Evidently teaching and instilling values and responsibility in children is way too difficult in this day and age. But I guess who are you going to blame other than the media and video games and movies and music and the news and...

[Patrick @ May 10th 2006 5:15PM]

I bet you can play duckhunt with it, that would be pimp if they redesigned duck hunt for that. I'm sure it's not that difficult for them to do.

[Geoff @ May 10th 2006 5:15PM]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA okay, comment 24 just confirmed that you are indeed a lunatic. You said "she has a lazy eye" hahahahaha.

[Geoff @ May 10th 2006 5:18PM]

Sorry, not 24, it was "Jeffs" second comment, sorry!

[ebob9 @ May 10th 2006 5:19PM]

I'll buy the Wii, but I'm holding out for the R.O.B. attachment...

[kfernandes29 @ May 10th 2006 5:20PM]

That's pretty awesome. Just looks like a housing that you place both remote's in, but a pretty cool idea. I think I might be more excited about Nintendo now than I have been. Prop's to them for being the most innovative company around.

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:21PM]

27/Patrick....how old are you? We are talking about way more serious stuff than duck hunt, pay attention. If you have an opinion on how to raise kids, the red states, or jibber jabbering, then speak up. If all you want to talk about is capri suns and PJ's with plastic bottom feet, then give your fingers a break.

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:25PM]

Geoff...way to be original with that name first of all, that's really cool. How do you feel about it Jeff? And Lazy Eye's happen man, I doubt he would talk about a lazy eye happening out of no where. They are actually pretty common, I knew a guy named halisky that had a pretty bad one.....you take life for granted you son of a bitch.

[Brian from Texas @ May 10th 2006 5:27PM]

Please don't hold Texas against me. It's all I have as a man. That, and a Boa Constrictor for a &*#*#.

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:30PM]

Haha, you have GOT to be in the military, right Brian? Does your pet snake follow the "don't ask dont tell" law? If so, tell it he can snack on my ass all day long as long as he is in uniform.

[Geoff @ May 10th 2006 5:32PM]

Im not even gonna go there talking to Chris. No comment, but come on, all I'm saying is you gotta be kidding me with all this foolishness. Mario was almost pulled cuz baby jessica fell in a well? There are much larger issues here haha

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:37PM]

OK Geoff... you got to tell me the truth with these questions:
1. do you own any action figures in their original packaging
2. do you like-love comic books.
3. do you talk to your mom more than 2-3 times a week
4. is your right hand much smoother/softer than the left
5. Do you own 4 or more gaming systems.
6. Girlfriend?

[Jeff @ May 10th 2006 5:40PM]

Can we get back on the topic of how this devil Zapper thing is going to be the root of all evil? Nintendo has always been trying to cause trouble. Remember that Virtual Boy crap. That flopped because it made people projectile vomit after minutes of use. And the people that could overcome the motion sickness became so addicted that they velcroed the thing to their face and acted like they were invinsible. You combine the Zapper with the Virtual Boy and we have a major crisis on our hands. And it JEFF, J-E-F-F. How do you even pronounce GEOFF?

[Geoff @ May 10th 2006 5:43PM]

Wow, someone is very hostile today! I humbly and respectfully bow out of this foolishness. My only hope is that your entire existence isn't filled with such negativity.

[Paco @ May 10th 2006 5:46PM]

There are 2 things this gun should do:

1. Play duck hunt with it
2. Most allows us mortals to kill certain freaking dog of duck hunt (a little carried away...but I hate that dog)

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:47PM]

I'm sorry Geoff, I take it back. Peace brother. We are all one

[Geoff @ May 10th 2006 5:48PM]

Oh man, had to come back... this is too good. Hey Jeff, its me, Geoff! How do you say "Geoff?" Say your name.. thats it! Props!

I think I had you all wrong man. I like your style... seriously, im not kidding, I remember all the vomiting. The humanity! :) Thats it, im done now!

I love this Engadget!

[Jonathon @ May 10th 2006 5:49PM]

Hey, this isn't about the red states, lazy eyes or comic books, it's about nintendo doing a re-revolutionary thing to pull itself out of a hole (and I dont mean a pipe), and it is doing a #$@% good job and it looks like they will survive until the next console wars. I think that you are getting way out of hand so if you can just settle down, we can get back to talking about the controller and not somebody's upbringings.

[Geoff @ May 10th 2006 5:49PM]

Chris, no worries man.

[Chris @ May 10th 2006 5:50PM]

nintendo is pretty messed up for all the wild things it puts out. How bout the running pad for the track and field game. Had us running against animals, a little racist if you ask me...I think we can all agree that Brian has no problem with nintendo attack whole races of people with their gaming due to the fact that he comes from a different countr...state, Texas. Your cute though Bry. ;P