Wireless Wii nunchuk adapter frees you from cabled bondage

The Wii Wireless Adapter for Wii Nunchuk controller, as it's so eloquently called, connects to your current nunchuk, untethering you from that not-always-necessary Wii Remote (or simply preventing the cable waggle). It's powered by two AA batteries and is available from Brando for $20. It's not the first wireless nunchuk we've seen, but from the looks of this one, it could help direct your finger to that hard-to-find Z button.

[Dave @ May 20th 2008 1:05PM]

Geez, widen the base and add a heater, and it can double as an iron.

[OneLove @ May 20th 2008 1:57PM]

looks like a toilet seat from the future!

[Flashpoint @ May 20th 2008 1:06PM]

good luck getting this through airport security.

Looks like a detonator.

[Jordan @ May 20th 2008 1:32PM]

Because we know everyone plays Wii in the airport...

[toleraen @ May 20th 2008 2:17PM]

@Jordan

I've had my Wii in my carry on two trips in the last 6 weeks. Business trips to the middle of nowhere tend to lead to boring nights, and there's no way I'm leaving that thing in my checked luggage.

[nDee @ May 21st 2008 7:58AM]

Is it really that small?

[Eliazar Terraza @ May 20th 2008 1:07PM]

I have the Nyko wireless Nunchuck adapter and I love it. I can't really say anything about this one yet but I will probably try it.

[Eliazar Terraza @ May 20th 2008 1:09PM]

Nevermind, Wiimote adapter for this thing is Huge!! This thing is a FAIL!

[captainpease @ May 20th 2008 1:52PM]

Is it rechargeable? That's what I'm waiting for... The best $15 investment ever was my rechargeable Wiimote packs.

[Steele @ May 20th 2008 1:12PM]

why does everyone say the Z button is hard to use, its in a good spot as far as im concerned.

[Darkroom @ May 20th 2008 1:56PM]

i know right... it's a fat ass button right under your trigger finger... kinda hard to miss if you ask me.

[GuyJohnson1986 @ May 20th 2008 1:14PM]

Another battery eater!!!!

[Jordan @ May 20th 2008 1:33PM]

[Begin preppy teenage girl sequence]
ZOMG!
[/End sequence]

[andres @ May 20th 2008 7:02PM]

@jordan
correction
[begin fail sequence]
[/pause fail sequence]

[John @ May 20th 2008 1:21PM]

It's probably still a good idea to have a safe word.

[Candy Man @ May 20th 2008 1:28PM]

How hard is it to make a 3rd party nunchuk that's truly wireless and doesn't make your nunchuk look like an iron, cheese grader, toothbrush, jump rope handle, or a wife beater?

[Phoenix @ May 20th 2008 1:37PM]

...these is one

[Candy Man @ May 20th 2008 1:40PM]

That's an adapter. I want one with only a nunchuk, a wireless receiver and no wireless to cram into some spot.

[Candy Man @ May 20th 2008 1:41PM]

GAH! I meant wires to cram into one spot. Not wireless. Stupid me. -_-

[Phoenix @ May 20th 2008 1:42PM]

No, I mean there IS a third party wireless nunchuck. Click the link in the bloody article

[Atanas Boev @ May 20th 2008 1:30PM]

Wario Iron!

[lol @ May 20th 2008 1:49PM]

actually, I'd settle for an extended, coiled cord. You know, like those newfangled corded telephonication machines.

That way, if your arm span is like Shaq, you can still stretch your arms wide (though I don't know why you'd ever need to), and when you close them up, the cord coils. Don't make the cord flat, though, so it doesn't flip and tangle like the aforementioned cord.

I wouldn't really want a wireless 'chuk. The thing is small enough as it is, and I really don't want to replace MORE batteries.

You know what I'd like to see, even though it's a niche market? A freaking cord adapter! Maybe a Wii-mote to 'cube port adapter, or one of those setups the kiosks in Gamestop use. I mean, the 360 and PS3 both have the option to tether the controller to the console when batteries are low, so why shouldn't the Wii?

[Phoenix @ May 20th 2008 2:46PM]

Because neither of those consoles involve waving your controller about. Someone would sue when their console was pulled off a shelf or something when they were too dumb to realise that making a big action when tethered was a bad idea.

[däniel @ May 20th 2008 3:57PM]

@Phoenix:

MagSafe perhaps? :)
just a thought...

[Phoenix @ May 20th 2008 4:06PM]

that's not actually a bad idea... Wii 2 perhaps?

[BigD145 @ May 20th 2008 2:06PM]

That thing costs as much as the nunchuk. The battery door looks like it came from Kay-Bee's and the mote's receiver is a bit on the large side.

[ReggieXuk @ May 20th 2008 2:30PM]

wooiiiiiiw

[Matt @ May 20th 2008 4:43PM]

I actually like this design a lot, but won't be buying it due to the price. My hand has always gotten a little cramped from extended gameplay sessions with the nunchuk, since it's slightly large and the nunchuk is quite small, really.

If it were $10, I'm pretty sure I'd pick one up to try it out...

[al @ May 20th 2008 6:33PM]

I'm sorry I was looking for the cable bondage part?

[JRM @ May 20th 2008 11:40PM]

That photo reminds me of a controller from a really old console. I forget the name. Probably came from the late 70's, but my neighbour had one.

[kombizz @ May 21st 2008 2:52AM]

first I thought it is an iron! What a strange shape!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kombizz/sets/

[Laughing Man @ May 21st 2008 3:15AM]

I mean serious, why? I don't think that it really needs to be wireless. Sounds like it will just cause more confusion when trying to figure out who is controlling what at the beginning of the game session.

Besides, if is not chained together you can't really call it a Nunchuk anymore. I like Wii Iron. It should come with a free copy of Wii Clean so I can pretend to do house work I should have done in real life.