Best/Worst Wii Accessories Award (Nomination)

[The_Ky-Guy]

Hey, guys. After about two and a half years of playing Wii, I've got to wondering, what do you think are the best and the worst Wii accessories so far? While there have been some great ones, such as the Classic Controller and the Balance Board, there also has been some crap. What will you nominate for the best and worst accessory awards? You can nominate either first or third party accessories.

For the best accessory award, I'm going to nominate the Classic Controller. I know many people may not agree with me, but I personally think it's one of the best accessories for the Wii ever. It's the best thing, in my opinion, for most Virtual Console games, especially SNES and Sega Genesis titles. (Have you ever tried Super Mario World with a Gamecube Controller? It sucks, trust me.) I even preferred it over the Gamecube Controller for the N64 games, especially since I like the thumbsticks on it. I'd definitely recommend this to anybody who downloads Virtual Console games, especially SNES and Sega Genesis ones.

For the worst accessory award. I'm going to nominate the Wii Zapper. While this isn't the worst accessory ever (even being better than a number of other accessories, really), it's really a humongous disappointment. There are only a handful of titles that cater to this accessory so far and setting it up is somewhat tedious. It isn't even set up right; the handle of the gun (not to mention the trigger) is toward the front of the contraption, so it's barely at all like a real gun. In fact, I have to wonder why Nintendo didn't stick with the Prototype Zapper as it's almost definitely a better design. That was a half-assed move, Nintendo.  

[Waynebrizzle]

Actually the prototype zapper is inferior seeing as only one button is easily accessible. 3 isn't much more, but it's definitely an improvement.

For best accessory I'll nominate the nunchak (it counts) or the Wii Wheel.

For worst I'll nominate the Wii Zapper and Balance board.  

[marci-parci]

Best= Nunchuck for sure
Worst= Wii Zapper or those lightsaber attachements that don't really do anything  

[Nomega]

Serras-Kai

Best= Nunchuck for sure
Worst= Wii Zapper or those lightsaber attachements that don't really do anything

Wii Zapper is awesome >_>  

[Owwin]

I like a lot of accessories. I gotta say the nunchuck is the one I use the most.

I hate the Wiimote cover though. It covers up the batteries, it is all rubbery, it messes with the shape, and it looks silly.  

[marci-parci]

NintendOmega

Serras-Kai

Best= Nunchuck for sure
Worst= Wii Zapper or those lightsaber attachements that don't really do anything

Wii Zapper is awesome >_>

I don't care for it at all. It makes the whole ordeal feel clumsy, and really dosn't do anything.  

[Waynebrizzle]

Serras-Kai

NintendOmega

Serras-Kai

Best= Nunchuck for sure
Worst= Wii Zapper or those lightsaber attachements that don't really do anything

Wii Zapper is awesome >_>

I don't care for it at all. It makes the whole ordeal feel clumsy, and really dosn't do anything.

It might be better for some shooters, but it doesn't fit Umbrella Chronicles at all, which is the only lightgun-y game I have.  

[Nomega]

Serras-Kai

NintendOmega

Serras-Kai

Best= Nunchuck for sure
Worst= Wii Zapper or those lightsaber attachements that don't really do anything

Wii Zapper is awesome >_>

I don't care for it at all. It makes the whole ordeal feel clumsy, and really dosn't do anything.

Well for most games, yes. But for some games like Resident Evil: Chronicles, It feels awkward not to use it.  

[The_Ky-Guy]

Waynebrizzle

Actually the prototype zapper is inferior seeing as only one button is easily accessible. 3 isn't much more, but it's definitely an improvement.

Who said only one button would be easily accessible? Who said that you couldn't hold the thing with two hands, making more buttons easily accessible?  

[marci-parci]

Waynebrizzle

Serras-Kai

NintendOmega

Serras-Kai

Best= Nunchuck for sure
Worst= Wii Zapper or those lightsaber attachements that don't really do anything

Wii Zapper is awesome >_>

I don't care for it at all. It makes the whole ordeal feel clumsy, and really dosn't do anything.

It might be better for some shooters, but it doesn't fit Umbrella Chronicles at all, which is the only lightgun-y game I have.

Nah, I have a few shooters and it never really helps me with anything.  

[Waynebrizzle]

The_Ky-Guy

Waynebrizzle

Actually the prototype zapper is inferior seeing as only one button is easily accessible. 3 isn't much more, but it's definitely an improvement.

Who said only one button would be easily accessible? Who said that you couldn't hold the thing with two hands, making more buttons easily accessible?

The Z trigger is the only button on the handle, and even thinking of holding the front end with your other hand is instantly awkward. There's also no wire management system in that picture and the wiimote's just hanging out, pretty much waiting to be flung across the room.

I don't care if it looks like the NES zapper. That design was bad and I'm glad they designed one to actually be comfortable instead of retro, even if it did still suck.  

[The_Ky-Guy]

Waynebrizzle

The_Ky-Guy

Waynebrizzle

Actually the prototype zapper is inferior seeing as only one button is easily accessible. 3 isn't much more, but it's definitely an improvement.

Who said only one button would be easily accessible? Who said that you couldn't hold the thing with two hands, making more buttons easily accessible?

The Z trigger is the only button on the handle, and even thinking of holding the front end with your other hand is instantly awkward. There's also no wire management system in that picture and the wiimote's just hanging out, pretty much waiting to be flung across the room.

I don't care if it looks like the NES zapper. That design was bad and I'm glad they designed one to actually be comfortable instead of retro, even if it did still suck.

They could have improved on the design, you know. They could have used the rubber padding that's on the Wii Wheel to hold the remote in. They also could have added the more buttons to the handle. If they did that instead of using the current the design, the results could've been much better.  

[Waynebrizzle]

The_Ky-Guy

Waynebrizzle

The_Ky-Guy

Waynebrizzle

Actually the prototype zapper is inferior seeing as only one button is easily accessible. 3 isn't much more, but it's definitely an improvement.

Who said only one button would be easily accessible? Who said that you couldn't hold the thing with two hands, making more buttons easily accessible?

The Z trigger is the only button on the handle, and even thinking of holding the front end with your other hand is instantly awkward. There's also no wire management system in that picture and the wiimote's just hanging out, pretty much waiting to be flung across the room.

I don't care if it looks like the NES zapper. That design was bad and I'm glad they designed one to actually be comfortable instead of retro, even if it did still suck.

They could have improved on the design, you know. They could have used the rubber padding that's on the Wii Wheel to hold the remote in. They also could have added the more buttons to the handle. If they did that instead of using the current the design, the results could've been much better.

They did improve on it. That's what the current design is. I just don't think a shell for the wiimote that does nothing but make it "feel" like you're holding a gun is a good idea in the first place. Going naked feels so right with shooter games.

The Wii Wheel, on the other hand, was a great design. There's simply more to grip, all the buttons are accessible, and it feels authentically natural.  

[The_Ky-Guy]

Waynebrizzle

The_Ky-Guy

Waynebrizzle

The_Ky-Guy

Waynebrizzle

Actually the prototype zapper is inferior seeing as only one button is easily accessible. 3 isn't much more, but it's definitely an improvement.

Who said only one button would be easily accessible? Who said that you couldn't hold the thing with two hands, making more buttons easily accessible?

The Z trigger is the only button on the handle, and even thinking of holding the front end with your other hand is instantly awkward. There's also no wire management system in that picture and the wiimote's just hanging out, pretty much waiting to be flung across the room.

I don't care if it looks like the NES zapper. That design was bad and I'm glad they designed one to actually be comfortable instead of retro, even if it did still suck.

They could have improved on the design, you know. They could have used the rubber padding that's on the Wii Wheel to hold the remote in. They also could have added the more buttons to the handle. If they did that instead of using the current the design, the results could've been much better.

They did improve on it. That's what the current design is. I just don't think a shell for the wiimote that does nothing but make it "feel" like you're holding a gun is a good idea in the first place. Going naked feels so right with shooter games.

The Wii Wheel, on the other hand, was a great design. There's simply more to grip, all the buttons are accessible, and it feels authentically natural.

That wasn't an "improvement" at all. In fact, it's the antithesis of improvement.

First off, the handle is much better in the back than the front. I've played my share of light gun games and even shot reals guns myself, so I know that. Secondly, setting that thing up is tedious; you have to open a little hatch in the middle of the gun and wrap the nunchuck cord around it, then close it up. For the prototype, the only thing you needed to do, from what I'm guessing out of it, is simply slide it in.  

[Meta_Fish]

Wayne, you're wrong. WRONG'DZERZZ.

For worst accessory I'm going for anything and everything that is a "sport" attachment. Fake baseball bats, bowling balls, golf clubs, etc.