Unlike other "zapper" products like Joytech's Blaster, the Pega pistol doesn't have a cavity for you to dock the Wii's nunchuck. Instead, you connect the nunchuck's cord under the butt of the $15 gun while the remote slides and locks into its top half. We're not sure yet if this is a more cumbersome or convenient implementation, but given our experiences with cheap, third-party accessories from Chinese manufacturers, you can easily guess which side we're leaning towards.
If you're wondering why we're even bothering to bring up this lackluster peripheral, it's because we love to scrutinize the packaging of these products! What's up with Splinter Cell graphics? And why is it branded with that same inapplicable Wii Sports logo we saw on Fire Bird's rechargeable controller grip? Does Pega actually expect people to play tennis with this clunky plastic attached?
[Via DCEmu]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-22-2007 @ 6:12PM
KirbyMeister said...
This isn't for the Nintendo Wii. It's for the Nintendo Wü! Don't you know the difference?!
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5-22-2007 @ 7:26PM
Sneezle313 said...
Lol it doesnt say nintendo any where on its so its just for the Wü.
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5-22-2007 @ 8:46PM
Jackson Pritt said...
WHEN IS NINTENDO GOING TO RELEASE THE OFFICIAL ZAPPER SHELL SO THAT DEVELOPERS CAN BEGIN MAKING GAMES THAT USE IT?!?!?!?
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5-23-2007 @ 1:06AM
Grey Acumen said...
CEO: "We need to make something for the Wü..."
Yoshido: "The wuh?"
CEO: "No, the Wü. We need to make something for it."
Yoshido: "I think you mean Wii, sir."
CEO: "That's what I said, WE need to make something for the Wü, to get a jump on Ninteob."
Yoshido: "A jump on who?"
CEO: "Not who, Wü. I think we should develop guns."
Yoshido: "Why guns?"
CEO: "Not why guns, Wü guns, keep up with me, Yoshi."
Yoshido: *bangs head on table* "Waaahhhh!"
CEO: "For the last time, it's Wü! Can't you even get its name right?"
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5-23-2007 @ 8:14AM
Charles said...
^LOL!!!....Grey Acumen...they should make that a comic on Penny-Aracde
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7-26-2007 @ 6:45PM
Madcap said...
I actually own that shell and I can say that it feels and works (even though it doesn't do anything)great. I haven't used the nunchuck yet so I can't comment on that because my Red Steel went missing... The only gripe I have is that the Wiimote does not point where you aim the gun/Wiimote. If you have the sensor bar above the TV, the crosshair is below your gun sight, if the bar is below your TV, the crosshair is above the gun sight. The only way to make it better is to move farther back. From 10-15 feet away, it is almost right on with where the wiimote is actually pointing. I hope Nintendo has a fix before their lightgun comes out because it is going to be exactly the same. After all, it is just a $20 shell like this one. Nothing more and nothing less. I chose this one because it can actually be used with one hand and it feels like a real gun making it more "immersive". Even though I love Nintendo and they make high quality products, I can't see theirs being all that great by its looks and after using a gun shell...
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