Just after its release, the Wii Zapper (a light-gun housing for the Wii-mote) has already come under fire from certain groups and parts of the mainstream media for its supposed resemblance to a submachine gun. GamePolitics has an aggregate entry that describes some of the rhetoric coming from both sides of the argument, complete with more »

Missing Halloween by about two weeks, Capcom has announced the official launch of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles on the Wii. The title is rated M and carries a suggested retail price of $49.95. And the best part – the game supports the Wii Zapper. From the press release: “Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is more »

Nintendo has officially confirmed the rumors regarding the Wii Zapper’s debut, as the peripheral will launch on November 19, 2007, for an MSRP of $19.99. Link’s Crossbow training, a simple Twilight Princess-themed shooting game, will be packed in with the Zapper. The game sounds relatively simple but, given the price, could be a fun freebie. more »

At Nintendo’s E3 press conference today (July 11, 2007), Reggie Fils-Aime showed off the new Wii Zapper for the first time ever. The Zapper is a housing for the Wii remote and nunchuk that resembles a sort of submachine gun, with the remote shaping the barrel and the nunchuk forming the back handle. It will more »