Wii Light Sword brings out the Skywalker in you

We knew it was just a matter of time before something like this happened, particularly with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed headed to the Wii next Spring, but it's good to see a lightsaber attachment come early. Available to order now through Play.com, this third-party accessory sports a power up / down effect to get your saber a-glowin' (and dimmed back down), 22 ultra-bright LEDs and an on / off switch for good measure. The adornment relies on a trio of AA cells to stay lit, and while it isn't slated to ship until later this month, you can commence searching for an extra £14.99 ($31) right away.

[Via NintendoWiiFanboy]

[L.Cyphre @ Nov 21st 2007 11:05AM]

Aren't you a little short for a lightsaber?

[Nick @ Nov 21st 2007 11:10AM]

once another party comes out with a version of this there are gonna be endless arguments over whose lightsaber is bigger.

[Jagannath A @ Nov 21st 2007 11:12AM]

yup should be longer but that will dry up the juice faster...

also does it have the buzzzzzzzzzzzz sound ;)

[James @ Nov 21st 2007 11:25AM]

Just Add

http://isnoop.net/blog/2006/12/07/wiisaber-a-wii-mac-and-lightsaber-sandwich/

[majortom @ Nov 21st 2007 12:36PM]

light saber??? Oh, good. When I looked at the picture I thought it showed another pregnancy test device.

[Wilder.K.Wight @ Nov 21st 2007 11:10AM]

::rollseyes::

The Wii is not a video game system. It's a toy.

[Flashpoint @ Nov 21st 2007 11:12AM]

I never believed in the Wii until I caught my younger cousins watching www.pornotube.com on it.

My first reaction was:

THIS THING GETS PORNOTUBE !?!

[htmlonkey @ Nov 21st 2007 11:18AM]

The Wii is fun - and it doesn't make its way in the market by giving small-sabered gung-ho military wannabees a feeling of manhood. Nor does it let you "play" sports that your pencil neck frame won't support in the real world.

PS Brown != "realistic"

[StrangeBum @ Nov 21st 2007 11:27AM]

@ Flashpoint

I had a similar experience with my younger brother doing the exact same thing. My god, I started cracking up so hard seeing different porn sites on the family room tv hooked up through the 5.1 and everything.

I myself occasionally jump on it and check up on engadget or joystiq if I'm feeling especially lazy or tired at the moment.

[Wolfticket @ Nov 21st 2007 5:50PM]

Damn toys, I mostly use my PS3 for typing legal documents and research.
Can't be doin' with all that fun rubbish.

[auger282 @ Nov 21st 2007 11:10AM]

I see your shwartz is smaller then mine...

[SteveMB @ Nov 21st 2007 4:52PM]

May the Schwartz be with you!

[Flashpoint @ Nov 21st 2007 11:10AM]

I can't begin to tell you how Fruedian this seems.

And if this game is as bad as RED STEEL, I'm gonna throw my kid's wii into a wood chipper.

[fistpittingnork @ Nov 21st 2007 11:58AM]

lol please tell me you're not basing the fun factor of the Wii off of Red Steel? In that case, if you are, wood chip it up, Red Steel sucks (in my opinion of course, sloppy controls). If you're only referring to sword swinging games, though, try Twilight Princess.

[Bob_C_NJ @ Nov 21st 2007 11:14AM]

Man you gotta stop the Wii stuff, it just reminds me how disappointed my Son is going to be on Christmas Morning!!!

[Hax Or @ Nov 21st 2007 11:35AM]

LOL good one

[Herman Manfred @ Nov 21st 2007 11:27AM]

Indeed.

When one can't buy a Wii system anywhere, a neato lightsaber for said system is...somewhat less than useful.

[Scott @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:12AM]

Awesome. Not too long or else it'll go right through the TV.

[strider_mt2k @ Nov 21st 2007 11:33AM]

I thought you were just happy to see me.

[wireless.nemo @ Nov 21st 2007 11:39AM]

lmfao.

how the hell can engadget claim they don't take it in the butt from apple?

the ad on the right side of the page is larger than the freaking news story.

what a joke. get this shit off my screen please. at least make it not autoplay.

[Darnell @ Nov 21st 2007 11:47AM]

While I don't agree with your poor choice of wording, I do think that Mac\PC ad is ridiculous and needs to be smaller and ≠autoplay

[Khris @ Nov 21st 2007 11:59AM]

@wireless.nemo

Evidently missed the post where Engadget explained what was going on. The only shit on the screen in this case, is your useless comment.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/the-elephant-sized-ad-in-the-room/

[Allan @ Nov 21st 2007 12:57PM]

AdBlock+ FTW.

In related news. This is awesome. Now if we can just get some wooshing and clashing sounds out of the Wiimote in the game, it'll be freakin fantastic!

[Rainier @ Nov 21st 2007 11:42AM]

I can hear Obi-Wan saying it now.....

"This is the controller of a Jedi Knight wannabe. Not as clumsy or as random as an XBox controller, but an elegant controller for a more civilized age"

[Kizorblade @ Nov 21st 2007 11:56AM]

"Use the force young one"
"But dad!"

[Kris S. @ Nov 21st 2007 12:05PM]

What ad? Oh right. I just love Firefox and AdBlockPlus.

[Mosley @ Nov 21st 2007 12:19PM]

Nurds every where are jumping for joy. If I was a big fan of star wars I would be too... this thing looks awsome!

[Mo @ Nov 21st 2007 12:25PM]

I hate to bring this up now that they're presumably in production already, but how does the remote see the sensor bar? You can't assume that the games that would use it will rely strictly on the accelerometer in the remote.

[tadmarketing @ Nov 21st 2007 12:41PM]

Who doesn't love a great Wii add-on, especially of the nerdy categories?

[Daimyo Nintendo @ Nov 22nd 2007 11:28AM]

I don't touch 3rd party shit with a 10 foot poll.

[Gareth @ Nov 22nd 2007 11:52PM]

It only looks like a 2 foot pole, you should touch that.

[steve Johnson @ Nov 21st 2007 12:54PM]

One word:

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Khris @ Nov 21st 2007 2:17PM]

One word:

Loser!

[Jen @ Nov 21st 2007 2:40PM]

LOL I can imagine the Wii-related injuries now. I know my small room can't handle it.

[TIMMAH! @ Nov 21st 2007 6:23PM]

Chica-baung-chica-baung-baung!

Thrust and parry anyone?

[Dave @ Nov 21st 2007 10:30PM]

I know several friends who will mod the LED's for their own personal tastes... Yeah so I ordered one...