Nyko's wireless 'Nunchuck' prevents deadly entanglements

The latest bullet fired from Nyko's niche sniper rifle finally severs the terribly constrictive cable between the Wii's remote and its nunchuk controller. IGN has the full report on the Nyko "Wireless Nunchuck," a rather perplexing name given the addition of an extra "c" and, of course, the omission of a connecting wire. Without a wire, isn't it just... a stick?

Oh, but these are mere trifles compared to the sheer freedom of flailing unleashed by this untethered tech! No longer will your hugging high score suffer in Disneyland Mascot Sim -- only the reach of your fully extended arms can hold you back now! Gone are the days when skipping rope minigames resulted in accidental strangulation! It staggers us to think that Nintendo's oversight could be seen to by nothing more than a wireless stick, some extra batteries and a dongle (possibly containing peace-of-mind cooling fans) attached to the bottom of your Wiimote.

You say you'd rather wait until CES delivers price and release details? Why do you hate freedom?

[Via Wii Fanboy]

Reader Comments (27)

I'd rather have a wire. I've tried holding them seperate (just to see how it would feel) and I don't like it. Should come in use for someone though.

me and my brother were playing his wii and we were both wondering why the hell the nunchuk is not wireless. If you feel it, its extremly light, and must be nearly hollow inside, plenty of room for a battery and transmitter/reciever. I deffenitly want to pick one up. Once of the most annoying things playing the wii is the dumb wire inbetween the 2 pieces.

cost would be the best reason. keeping that sucker at 250 bucks is the key to them winning the war.

Never would I buy a wireless Nunchuk. More to pay for, more wireless signals to cause interference, more batteries to keep charging, and more to lose. I'm sure some will be interested, but I've just never had a problem with the current Nunchuk to even consider dealing with the issues it brings up.

It was only a matter of time - this could prove useful depending on your arm span or if you find the wire twisting up and such.

Personally, I'm good with a wire, and I wonder how weird the nunchuck would feel with the additional weight of the battery.

Well its not really a Nunchuck anymore

What they don't tell is it that the two separate pieces are now connected by pure energy. This of course, will make it impossible to get a cord tangled around anything since it will slice right through it.

Connected by a monowire! Best method ever.

They should have called it a Non-chuck.

No can do: that nunchuck needs a strap too. XD

It comes with one. See IGN's pics.

Crap, got pwned.

Oh hell yes.. My Wii Boxing routine starts with 5 minutes of screwing with the damn wire so it doesn't slap me in the face halfway through a bout.

It doesn't work with the Wiimote sleeves so will Nyko be introducing a "solution" to that as well?

wiimote straps and sleeves are for people who don't have opposing thumbs.

wireless 'nunchuck' = win

I'd buy this in an instant.

So would I, if the color of the plastic matched. :\

too many batteries as it is

finally they came out with this, i knew it was only a matter of time. the wire was so annoying, it always hit me in the face when i kicked the ball in madden.

I'm a smart bean and buy rechargeable batteries and a 15 minute charger. I'd buy this.

Well if you want to immerse yourself in some future lightsaber game I'd say you'd need wireless, wouldn't you?

"freedom of flailing unleashed by this untethered tech!"

...WOW. Wordplay at its finest, Ludwig. Bravo!

don't throw your old one away.. you'll have to swing it like a nanchuk for some crazy ninja gaiden game that'll come out next year

Am I the only tool who don't flail my arms while playing Wii games.

Bride of Christ + Chuck Norris = NunChuck!

no...

Now how are you supposed to garotte people whilst playing manhunt 2?

Nyko's wireless 'Nunchuck' prevents deadly entanglements

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