The Wiimote is a cute controller, but it’s $US40. And now Nyko and Mad Catz have each released nearly identical alternatives that run $US5 and $US10 less, respectively. But do they work in performance-heavy gaming? Actually, yes, yes they do.
If it were just a few feet wider, the Nyko Type Pad Pro could pass as a spaceship.
Nintendo, the ball is in your court. But unless Wii MotionPlus floats in a pool, it’s back to the the drawing board. [E3@Giz]
The SpeakerCom 360 is Nyko’s sequel to their original Xbox SpeakerCom, a chatting solution that allows you to hear through a headset or a chest-height-dangling speaker.
We’ve seen Nyko’s Wand, but now Mad Catz has become the second peripheral manufacturer to clone the Wiimote. And just holding it in my hands, I could tell it has promise.
The picture of Nyko’s Zoom Case for the DSi says it all, no?
There are Wiimote peripherals. And then there is the Type Pad Pro.
The Gadget: Nyko Metal Pedal, a Rock Band/Guitar Hero replacement pedal.
So far, no one has had the cojones to clone the Wiimote. Then Nyko stepped up to the plate and announced the Wand. Playing with it at CES, I was impressed.
