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CES 2009: The Wiimote from Cyberpunk Hell announced by Nyko photo

Vile sinners, gaze in awe and wonder at this instrument of darkness, and ask in confusion and horror why your Lord has forsaken you. This ... beast ... is the twisted brainwrong of Nyko, a third party Wiimote being hailed as "the most advanced Wii remote yet."

The Nyko Wand is similar to the Nintendo product we are all familiar with, except it looks a bit like it was designed by half-crazed, starving Oompa Loompas on the back of a thirty day coke binge. It uses Trans-Port technology, a term Nyko probably made up on the day, to add extra functionality to compatible devices. 

For example, the Nyko Wand will work with a new pistol grip that allows full force-feedback and a way to access the 1 and 2 buttons without having to reach over the top. Another major innovation is the gigantification of the buttons, which Nyko claims will enhance usability when the remote is strapped into one of the many gaudy accessories available on the market.

It's also batsh*t insane, in case you haven't noticed.


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Monodi's Avatar
Monodi at 01/07/2009 22:03
Lol, WANO.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 01/07/2009 22:10
No sir, I don't like it.
flamesofchaos's Avatar
flamesofchaos at 01/07/2009 22:12
What the hell happened to the dpad and why are the buttons so square?
Spartacus's Avatar
Spartacus at 01/07/2009 22:17
Ye gods.
GamingGoddess's Avatar
GamingGoddess at 01/07/2009 22:21
It is within the realm of possibility that some third party could design something that would make the shape of the Wiimote appealing to me: This is not it.

Maybe I'm just an old fashioned girl, but I like controllers that look like controllers. This looks like...well, I don't know what it looks like. It looks like a mysterious doo-hickey.
Endstiem's Avatar
Endstiem at 01/07/2009 22:36
Looks like some retarded birthchild of HAL 9000.
Xhumation's Avatar
Xhumation at 01/07/2009 22:40
Props to Mr. Sterling for making me laugh at a Wiimote. granted a Wiimote that looks like it was designed by someone who was hit 12 too many times with the stupid paddle but still a wiimote.
sumdawg's Avatar
sumdawg at 01/07/2009 22:41
what the hell happened here? It looks like they made the buttons from beads you would buy at a store that smells of incense...
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ender_x at 01/07/2009 22:45
am I on crack or does this not look all that different? So the buttons are a bit bedazzeled, it's hardly that different from the actual wiimote.
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The-Excel at 01/07/2009 22:50
The red lights mixed with blue gives me the impression that it's busted.
perri's Avatar
perri at 01/07/2009 22:55
ender_x You are on crack.

Probably the most horrible design I've ever seen. Ever.

I usually scoff at third party controller design, but I've never vomited.

Bravo Nyko.

I suppose Nyko does deserve props though for employing the mentally challenged.
John B's Avatar
John B at 01/07/2009 23:01
I'm not quite sure what that looks like, but it doesn't look like a Wiimote.
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar
KaL YoshiKa at 01/07/2009 23:19
I'm sure Nyko had to do this due to Nintendo planning to sue anyone who makes anything vaguely Wii Remote like so they can continue to peddle their overpriced but admittedly solid controller.
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 01/07/2009 23:26
do want
PwnanObrien's Avatar
PwnanObrien at 01/07/2009 23:35
Nice of them to print "wand" in white on white on the bottom of the wiimote for maximum stupidity.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar
s0lesurviv0r at 01/07/2009 23:59
Wow the first 3rd party wiimote and they come up with this??
Kraid's Avatar
Kraid at 01/08/2009 00:09
I almost puked when I saw the classic controllers arriving in my POs last week and now this...

I hate 3rd party.
MrMiyagi's Avatar
MrMiyagi at 01/08/2009 00:14
Why... are the buttons so large?
TheHunter234's Avatar
TheHunter234 at 01/08/2009 00:19
Holy crap. It's hideous.
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naia-the-gamer at 01/08/2009 00:24
That's one of the ugliest things I have ever seen. They seemed to have gotten it right with the Wing, but then they make this... barf.
Artemus's Avatar
Artemus at 01/08/2009 00:34
Ugly.
Ugly.
Nyko.
AnEvilBrowny's Avatar
AnEvilBrowny at 01/08/2009 00:35
Hahahah I am only surprised that Nyko didn't name this thing the G-Mote Xtreme To The Max or something of that effect.
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Rider Chop at 01/08/2009 00:44
why are they trying to reinvent the wheel? the wiimote is perfectly fine, its a rectangle, it shouldnt have to be redesigned. as you can see, the best they could do was make circles into squares and add some color. that should be an indicator that it is a waste of money
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Timstuff at 01/08/2009 01:02
Let me get this straight-- they made the wireless Nunchuk which is quite possibly the best Wii accessory to date, and then they make this... WTF?
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/08/2009 01:33
Why the hell are the buttons square? That doesn't seem comfortable at all!
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Rainbowblack at 01/08/2009 03:32
it's HIDEOUS!!
David Quinn Carder's Avatar
David Quinn Carder at 01/08/2009 04:52
It looks like a hospital-bed controller.
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StriderS at 01/08/2009 05:15
I remember when me and my brother would fight over who played with the Green N64 controller. Colors used to be a good thing. Nyko has ruined my childhood and all I ever believed in.
CALkulon's Avatar
CALkulon at 01/08/2009 05:48
Did they intentionally make it look like shit? Why is everyone but these guys losing their jobs?!
atastysammich's Avatar
atastysammich at 01/08/2009 07:44
This is what Wii remotes would look like in Snatcher.
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hpv at 01/08/2009 10:19
I don't know about you guys, but I think it's cool that third parties are making ugly Wii remote clones with uncomfortable-looking dpads.
BakaTanuki's Avatar
BakaTanuki at 01/08/2009 11:57
I find this hilarious. I may have to obtain one for my collection.
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Solivagant at 01/08/2009 13:05
Here I was expecting a really weird wiimote. Guess cyberpunk isn't the proper realm here, more like Toy's R Us?
It's interesting if they really amp up the usability, because some buttons are hard to reach, unless you happen to have giant hands or something.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 01/08/2009 15:37
omg that design is terrible!
Daxelman's Avatar
Daxelman at 01/08/2009 18:45
Steampunk WiiMote needs to happen right now.

Like, right fucking now.

That is all.
B-Radicate's Avatar
B-Radicate at 01/08/2009 18:50
Made in China?
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AgentMOO at 01/08/2009 19:14
That's a shitty mock up of a shitty looking controller. The default settings photoshop bevel effects are fail.
whormongr's Avatar
whormongr at 01/12/2009 00:06
you know- I like the dpad- I wish the DS had one like it because it is damn near impossible to do diagonals
Serivor's Avatar
Serivor at 01/13/2009 11:49
It's the Wiimote on drugs.
Woogity's Avatar
Woogity at 01/13/2009 23:44
I'm looking at this and I just can't stop laughing
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