The Wii Gun Makes Shooting Games Even More Interactive
Recently, the gaming world was shaken with the introduction of the Sony Playstation 3, the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The Wii is the newest video game console released by Nintendo, and is in fact is the most talked-about gaming console that the company has ever produced. With the invention of the Wii gaming system, games have become far more interactive than ever before. These games rely on a variety of motions performed by the player in order for the game to progress to higher levels. The Wii gaming system comes with many accessories to make the gamer become part of the action. Accessories like the Wii gun, are designed to complement the game, and allow for the player to really be involved with the game. How The Wii Gun Works
The Wii gun was released in the Spring of 2007. The design of the Wii gun was made to fit the Wii remote into the gun. This allows for the player to have the controller neatly attached to the Wii gun. The design is sleek and lightweight making it easy to use during game play. It almost feels like you are loading a cartridge into a real gun! This adds to the authenticity of the Wii experience of game play. Lock and load! The Wii gun is destined to become an accessory desired by many players. To use the Wii gun, simply point it at the screen. It is hooked up through the controller, so the appropriate buttons are already ready set to go. There is a motion detector inside of the controller that senses where the player is aiming at on the screen. This motion detector, called a micro-electro mechanical system, is similar to what is in a laptop. This chip senses changes in motion and acceleration. It then takes this information to the Broadcom chip that then sends this data out to the screen, correlating action on the screen to what the player is actually doing. All of the technology, in the Wii gun, is fine tuned and micro sized. Duck Hunt is currently a downloadable game that will use the Wii gun. As the name of the game implies, the player is on a duck hunt. As the Wii gaming system makes many games where the play involves shooting, there are going to be plenty of opportunities for the Wii gun to be used in the interactive play of the Wii gaming system As the Wii gun is very new to the market, the reliability of the product has not been thoroughly tested. In the months after its release, the Wii gun will be used by "pro" gamers and "novices" alike, giving consumers the information as to whether this new invention works or has issues that need to be corrected. At this time, it seems that the Wii gun will be another quality product created by the Nintendo division. The Wii gun reminds me of the very first Nintendo systems that featured an arcade gun. Duck hunt and the gun were included with the very first Nintendo gaming systems. The Wii gun is very similar offering the same type of game play. With the large number of first-person shooter games, the Wii gun will become more and more popular. |
