Nyko's wireless 'Nunchuck' prevents deadly entanglements
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Dec 7th 2007 at 4:25PM }
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 (Page 1 of 1)
Nick the Hero of Canton @ Dec 7th 2007 4:30PM
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.
mike @ Dec 7th 2007 4:36PM
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.
Eric @ Dec 7th 2007 4:37PM
cost would be the best reason. keeping that sucker at 250 bucks is the key to them winning the war.
vidGuy @ Dec 7th 2007 4:40PM
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.
SoulBlade @ Dec 7th 2007 4:45PM
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.
X18999 @ Dec 7th 2007 4:51PM
Well its not really a Nunchuck anymore
ColossalHat @ Dec 7th 2007 6:33PM
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.
Geist @ Dec 7th 2007 10:38PM
Connected by a monowire! Best method ever.
Kree @ Dec 14th 2007 7:20AM
They should have called it a Non-chuck.
ThornedVenom @ Dec 7th 2007 4:53PM
No can do: that nunchuck needs a strap too. XD
vidGuy @ Dec 7th 2007 5:00PM
It comes with one. See IGN's pics.
ThornedVenom @ Dec 8th 2007 1:02AM
Crap, got pwned.
Ghen @ Dec 7th 2007 5:00PM
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.
Velops @ Dec 7th 2007 5:17PM
It doesn't work with the Wiimote sleeves so will Nyko be introducing a "solution" to that as well?
Hansworth @ Dec 7th 2007 5:30PM
wiimote straps and sleeves are for people who don't have opposing thumbs.
wireless 'nunchuck' = win
Von Dozier @ Dec 7th 2007 5:46PM
I'd buy this in an instant.
Kun Hitori @ Dec 7th 2007 8:29PM
So would I, if the color of the plastic matched. :\
Mr Khan @ Dec 7th 2007 6:15PM
too many batteries as it is
stephen @ Dec 7th 2007 6:28PM
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.
James @ Dec 7th 2007 6:40PM
I'm a smart bean and buy rechargeable batteries and a 15 minute charger. I'd buy this.
sleeptastic @ Dec 7th 2007 6:51PM
Well if you want to immerse yourself in some future lightsaber game I'd say you'd need wireless, wouldn't you?
Dustin @ Dec 7th 2007 7:09PM
"freedom of flailing unleashed by this untethered tech!"
...WOW. Wordplay at its finest, Ludwig. Bravo!
driven2sin @ Dec 7th 2007 11:45PM
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
mocax @ Dec 8th 2007 12:34AM
Am I the only tool who don't flail my arms while playing Wii games.
pockyninja @ Dec 8th 2007 3:31AM
Bride of Christ + Chuck Norris = NunChuck!
wiiluver135 @ Dec 8th 2007 4:07PM
no...
thomashenwood @ Dec 8th 2007 7:06AM
Now how are you supposed to garotte people whilst playing manhunt 2?