Wii Gun Controller

[tjoris9]

While I was looking for guncon controlers I made an interesting discovery:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=162723

Apparently you strap the wiimote into the peripheral.
It still doesn't necessarily say whether you'll be able to aim without crosshairs in the game, but I could see myself using this for games like the RE on rails shooter or FPS's.

[The Dark Jester]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

That is frickin awesome.

I would love to have my wiimote in that for when i get into the Pokemon tournaments.

[Zeos]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

Now if any of my friends step in front of the wii's sensor, I can shoot em!

[Valkysas]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

it still aims via sensor bar, so if you actually point at something on the screen, its not going to aim at it in the game.

can't blame the Wii for that, though! that comes from HDTVs, light guns can't read them. so the technology used in any "pointing" system has to be limited by that technology. Namco is stuck doing a wii-like pointing system for the next time crisis too.

[simple man]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

the design looks uncomfortable

[Jeroak Nelave]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

This was JUST announced in the Nintendo press conference, might want to merge this topic into that one.

[Red Dragon]

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I put my sensor barr right under my TV and I never seem to think that I am pointing at the bar, but rather I "feel" like I am pointing at the TV.

[Chad]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

This was JUST announced in the Nintendo press conference, might want to merge this topic into that one.

This is a different gun.


Edit: And the article says the Zapper is pictured below. Am I missing something? I don't see it, not in either of their screen shots.

[John Mora]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

Why on earth do you need a light gun attachment for the Wiimote

MAKES NO SENSE

[Red Dragon]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

Why on earth do you need a light gun attachment for the Wiimote

MAKES NO SENSE

You don't. That's the point.

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

The official one looks even more cumbersome but that's mostly because of the nunchuck's placement.

[tjoris9]

Re: Wii Gun Controller

There's no absolute necessity for a gun type controller, but it adds to the feel of the game if you're holding an actual gun, even if it's impossible to calibrate it to point exactly where you aim. Plus it might help if the D-pad and buttons 1 and 2 are a little more accesible.

I'd rather see a flight stick controller, personally, then the controls for Heatseeker (And other flight sims) could be good instead of lame. Either that or possibly a wiimote that incorporates a thumb stick, since I have some trouble with the nunchuck thumbstick (Maybe one day I'll show you guys why).

[Valkysas]

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(Maybe one day I'll show you guys why).

you already did, although that was many years ago. it's really gotta suck having a shark for a hand. kidding.