you guys realize that the trigger on that pistol in the first pic does one of two things right?


A) does nothing more than press the B button for you through a system of pulleys

B) alienates you from using any buttons on the wiimote


that accesory is usable in almost no games and would be pointless to buy...

I've been thinking that as well for as long as these gun shell concepts have been circulating. Now, on the positive side holding an actual pistol grip would be more comfortable for extended periods of play than holding up the Wiimote in the IR pointer position. On the negative side, however, I don't understand how the trigger will return to the fire position since it's simply engaging the B button. Is there enough force feedback in the system to allow for rapid fire without having the trigger/B button function as "fully automatic," and does the trigger have it's own spring return system independant of what's already on the B button?

Also, how many times can you snap the assembly together and take it back apart before it doesn't fit properly anymore or you do some serious cosmetic damage to the sides of the Wiimote?

That's suppose to be made by a company called Brando. I tried to find it for sale, but no luck.

The Wii Shotgun pick (the IGN mock up one) is beyond awesome. The first one is pretty cool and as long as you didn't have to use anything besides the trigger it would be fun. I personally like the ones that fit both the remote and nunchuck and imagine you would be holding both with both hands.

The problem with those dual controller shotgun-style mock ups is that they're cutting out the cord.

I don't see how that aluminum framed version that was actually bolted together or the IGN mock up could realistically be made without Ninty releasing a wireless Nunchuk first.

For the very first picture, I could see a good shooter where all you really need is the joystick on the nunchuck to move around, you could use nunchuck guestures to reload and for action commands like open door, c and z could be used to use alternate weapons or some other feature.

 Also, I obviously don't know the protocol for the adapter on the end of the wiimote, but it is possible that it could support more than 1 device attached, so the gun itself could have extra buttons, so you could have 2-3 more buttons on the handle itself. and that would be so cool.

And even if I do lose a couple buttons, it's the feeling of the handle and the look of it that makes it great.

The mock shotgun would work because the nunchuck is turned backwards and the cord would be coiled in the space between the Remote and Nunchuck though good point about the others. I completely forgot about the cord on the pistol one.

Oh well, I stand by my statement that the shotgun is made of win. Could you imagine just holding that thing up on your should using the thumb closest to you for walking and pointing the gun to look? That would be just an incredible experience. I would totally waste another $20-30 just for that accessory if a game was built for it.

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And looking at the IGN mockup again, that probably isn't even a nunchuck on there but another controller add on with the obvious thumbstick, the reload being the pump that takes the place of a z or c button. 

The IGN mock up would assumedly replace the nunchuck with the rifle stock altogether.

All of them look quite bad.

Something small light and simple would be best.