Nitho releases a plethora of Wii Motion Plus accessories

If your gaming experience seems a little underwhelming for want of little plastic Wii Motion Plus-compatible accessories, it looks like the gang over at Nitho has got your back. A quick trip over to the company's website reveals baseball bats, golf clubs, a revolver / nunchuck, charging docks, and more: all suitable for the make-believe Pete Rose, Arnold Palmer, or Chuck Norris in your life, and all in that boring white plastic that's become synonymous with the game system. We haven't seen a street date or price for these bad boys yet, but we're keeping our eyes peeled. PR after the break.

Nitho Announces Wii Motion Plus Accessory Line Up
Peripheral maker launches full arsenal of cool gadgets for Nintendo's new Wii expansion device.

June 24, 2009 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Nitho, a developer of video game peripherals, has announced the launch of its catalog of video game accessories designed for the Nintendo Wii Motion Plus expansion device. The Wii Motion Plus allows the Wii remote to more accurately capture complex motion in video games developed for the Wii console. Nitho's peripheral offering have been designed to further enhance the gaming experience for fans of the Wii platform.

Nitho Products for Wii Motion Plus include:

* Tennis Racket
* Baseball Bat
* Golf Club
* Charging Dock
* Revolver – 2 in 1 Remote and Nunchuck with ergonomic handle
* Sport Pack – A collection of sports handles including tennis, golf and baseball
* Sport & Drive – Sport Pack that also includes a Wheel and IR Pass Through Port allowing easy in-game programming
* Superkit – A collection of sports clubs, sword, ping pong bats, and revolver
* Superkit All in One – Contains more than 20 accessories


"We focus on innovation from the very beginning of the development cycle," states Tim North, Nitho's VP of Sales & Marketing in the US. "We try to anticipate emerging market trends with an eye on meeting the consumers needs while also offering our business partners reasonably priced and reliable product."

About Nitho
Nitho was launched in 2004 and has quickly become Italy's leading developer of game accessories. Since its inception the company has grown into one of the most successful and respected brand names in the peripheral niche throughout Europe. Nitho's goal is to establish a position within the US market and has decided to utilize the service of Red Lion Interactive (http://www.redlioninteractive.com ), the industries leading distributor of video game accessories. For more information on Nitho and its line of products visit http://www.nitho.com.

[Templarian @ Jun 26th 2009 2:20PM]

That last one isn't technically a sport.

... oh I get it it's baseball...

[Ghatid @ Jun 26th 2009 2:27PM]

Lol, was it that obvious? That was the first thing I saw too...

[Rufus @ Jun 26th 2009 3:25PM]

I realize the Wii is all about cartoonish, digital recreations of the real world's varied pleasures, but this seems to take the concept of "Motion Plus" in an entirely new and disturbing direction.

[eattrn @ Jun 26th 2009 2:31PM]

Does it have the rumble feature?

[Chas Underwood III @ Jun 26th 2009 2:32PM]

Looks a little like a Wii dentist kit!

[htd @ Jun 26th 2009 2:37PM]

Wii Motion Plus accessories with no motion plus attached to wiimote in picture what so ever?

[FNG @ Jun 26th 2009 3:02PM]

I was going to post the exact same thing.

[Jay Voorhees @ Jun 26th 2009 3:02PM]

that's exactaly what i came here to say. motion plus accessories modeled on remotes that lack motion plus, or any motion for that matter. they're pretty stationary

[Brainy142 @ Jun 26th 2009 2:45PM]

um...Nitho... kinda resembles... NYKO run my friends run far away!

[Scott Fletcher @ Jun 26th 2009 3:01PM]

Because what you need is something LONGER and HEAVIER to swing around in your living room. Next up: The Wii Broadsword?

[Kamaraderie @ Jun 26th 2009 3:02PM]

Just curious.
Why are the craptastic plastic add-ons covering the sensor?

[NOCknock @ Jun 26th 2009 3:04PM]

The one on the far right looks like a Wii tampon. :P

[bublik @ Jun 26th 2009 3:10PM]

fking dorks go play outside....

[Justin @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:21PM]

Why even bother speaking/typing/posting. This isn't a great product, but you sir are ignorant.

[bublik @ Jul 3rd 2009 6:12AM]

I'm just saying instead of buying this crap, people can buy a football for 20 bucks and play with it outside....

[Rufus @ Jun 26th 2009 3:13PM]

uhhh...The latest EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis title that uses the motion plus expects you to hold the controller with the D-pad UP as you swing the racquet. Meaning the tennis head on this thing is not oriented in the right direction to play Grand Slam Tennis. One would think that if you are trying to sell an accessory to play tennis with - it should at least work with all the current crop of tennis games. Oops.

[MAAD @ Jun 26th 2009 3:29PM]

COOL! Now my plastic WiiMote can have that plasticy plastic feeling when I swing it like plastic. PLASTIC!

[Fire Burst @ Jun 26th 2009 4:47PM]

you got to be kidding me. Wii is just too lame.

[juangrande386 @ Jun 26th 2009 6:21PM]

as stupid as these pieces of plastic are theres plenty of idiots who believe it helps out playing games and will buy them. its sad really.

[Lucian @ Jun 27th 2009 5:01AM]

awesome! now i can do serious damage to my wall/tv when i drop one of these

[Justin @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:18PM]

What would help is if any of these addons kept the wii motion plus stable at the bottom. If you play the sports games a lot the connection with the wiimote is a tad loose, not much but it would be nice if something kept this stable. These addons do nothing for that and serve little purpose.