I think im buying a wii.

Make it click every time I squeeze the trigger. Then paint it orange. Then maybe I'll consider it.

So what did you use the Wii Zapper with to get your impression? How did you test out its accuracy? Inquiring minds must know!

I don't think the point of being well built still negates the inaccuracies brought on by using the Wii Zapper.

No software can save the shortcomings of poorly designed hardware. This post screams, "I love it because its made for the Wii", and not because its totally useless in any respect. The idea of a zapper for the Wii is enticing but a plastic case which you shove the wii-mote and nun-chuck into is not a zapper. Not to mention that ugly ass wire going around the whole damn thing.

I still think its going to suck. And yet I'll probably buy it just to prove that it does suck.

Jesus fucking christ why do I even read the comments on any website, bashing fanboy shitfucks ruin the whole gaming atmosphere for me.

Differing opinions in cases like this just reaffirm my belief that Dtoid is as awesome as I think it as and not some sort of internet think-tank designed to recommend the most average games ever.

Any word on ghost squads release date? I LOVE that game in the arcade

Why didn't they demo it with the shooting gallery from Wii Play as well? That'd be a good gauge.

@snotrocket

Capcom said the Zapper won't work with RE4, for obvious reasons

I thought the pointing at the screen is one of the things red steel did pretty well, except for how light sensitive it was or seemed.

If the cursor bounces all around, I'd understand. But it works fine in RE:4, so youd imagine it would be the same.

I'm guessing the Wii Zapper will not make things better for me. The standard Wii-Remote/Nunchuck control works great as it is, as proven by the Wii's huge success.

The Wii Zapper is classic "It aint broke, but lets see if suckers will pay us to fix it". It's a plastc shell that probably costs $.50 to produce, but costs $20 at retail.

I will buy it for the pack in game if that game is a new Duck Hunt/Hogan's Alley combo. Then I will discard it.

I still wish the zapper plugged directly into the wiimote instead, but I suppose this allows more compatibility with titles not designed specifically for it.

Long live conflicting opinions.

Wow... Did I miss where the reviewers changed from reviewing a peripheral, into reviewing the Wii's aiming system in RE:UC?

Colette's review was a review of the aiming system and RE:UC, not the plastic housing itself... "The peripheral feels clunky in how movement translates to screen, which is even more confusing considering it is lightweight and easy to hold. It SHOULD work well, so why doesn't it?"

First she says movement doesn't translate to the screen... that's a complaint about the software which becomes the basis for her hate of the hardware !

She then follows with, "it is lightweight and easy to hold. It SHOULD work well, so why doesn't it?" which is a good review of the housing itself. Why doesn't it work well, because the software your testing it on sucked...

Somehow she comes to the conclusion that the housing sucks because the software didn't translate movement to the screen well.

Dyson looked at it from the correct view, it's a piece of plastic that makes it easier to use 2 hands to aim while still having a thumb on the Nunchuck... Since he played RE:UC before he knew the software sucked and didn't hold that against the hardware.

@ Savant A mouse's movement isn't 1:1 on my computer screen, but I can still move it exactly where I want to... same thing with Wii's IR. If you want 1:1 aiming, hit the arcade, because the multitudes of display types and sizes out there make 1:1 aiming a near impossibility for all.

@ Everyone who wants the old "light gun" back...

How much do you think it would cost, at least the price of another controller. Why do you think all the previous "light gun" games failed? You had to buy the game AND the guns... and then you had to make sure it worked with your TV. It's funny how a bunch of you are bitching about $20 for a game (mini-game) and the housing, but a real light gun would cost a lot more, and then wouldn't work for everyone's setup or every game.