WII MARIO KART CONTROLLERS UPDATE

This Kama might not be wireless but it gives you an extra feature by using NykoвЂ™s Trans-Port technology. The other half of the Core Pak is a corded version of the Kama, NykoвЂ™s wireless Nunchuk that was released a year ago. The Wand might function equally as well as the Wii remote, but overall I prefer how it looks and feels, much more like a video game controller than something stolen from Steve JobsвЂ™ R&D lab. The Wand comes with its own rubber jacket and wrist strap, very similar to NintendoвЂ™s but colored in Nyko blue.

WII MARIO KART CONTROLLERS UPDATE

I didnвЂ™t test the Wand with WiiMotion Plus (I donвЂ™t have one yet), and while the earliest Wand models arenвЂ™t compatible, Nyko guarantees that all recent Wands will work with the add-on and if you have one that doesnвЂ™t work, theyвЂ™ll give you a free firmware update that adds compatibility. My only real complaint is with the WandвЂ™s speaker-itвЂ™s about as crackly and tinny as the Wii remoteвЂ™s, one area I had hoped Nyko would improve on. It seems to register the sensor bar at a slightly higher angle than the Wii remote but I got used to this fairly quickly. I put the Wand through its paces in Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime Trilogy and The Conduit, and detected no loss of accuracy in either the accelerometer or the pointer. In terms of performance the Wand is essentially identical to the Wii remote. The WandвЂ™s battery door has a similar rubber grip, and while the Core Pak doesnвЂ™t include one of NykoвЂ™s rechargeable batteries, you get those with the charge kit anyway. It has a stiffer throw and is coated in textured rubber, which is great for long sessions with an FPS or lightgun game. My only minor concern is the D-pad itвЂ™s just a tad looser than the Wii remoteвЂ™s, and like the buttons itвЂ™s a little bigger. The home button is just a tad easier to hit, and the power button is on the right side instead of the left, which was more natural for a righty like me. The bigger buttons make sideways NES Virtual Console play easier on the thumbs, and it also improves using the Mario Kart wheel, if you even play with that piece of junk. In fact the Wand might just be a little more comfortable. YouвЂ™d think that this would drastically change the feel of the Wand, but after only a minute of playtime I wasnвЂ™t even registering the difference consciously. The A, 1 and 2 buttons have the WingвЂ™s distinctive red and blue color scheme, but more importantly, those buttons and power and home buttons are all square and just slightly larger than the Wii remoteвЂ™s tiny circular ones. Its appearance is functionally similar to the Wii remote but has styling similar to the Wing, in order to keep NykoвЂ™s peripheral line consistent. Rather than split them up into separate reviews IвЂ™ll discuss them together, considering they are companion pieces of the same set that youвЂ™ll probably buy together anyway.ДЇirst, the Wand. I tested the Nyko Core Pak, which includes the Wand and NykoвЂ™s answer to the Nunchuk, the Kama. The Nyko Wand, though, might be their best Wii product yet. NykoвЂ™s track record on the Wii is already excellent, with standouts like their canвЂ™t-live-without-it charging station and the Wing, a Virtual Console pad that is vastly superior to NintendoвЂ™s cheapo Classic Controller. There arenвЂ™t too many Wii remote-alikes on the market right now, and while you might not have a huge selection to choose from at least one company is giving you a good alternative to NintendoвЂ™s controllers.

Considering how ubiquitous the Wii is, youвЂ™d expect it to have as many third party controller solutions as the equally plentiful PS2.

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