Wii accessories are a dime a dozen these days, especially those which cash in on the pseudo-retro sensibilities of the console. It seems as if every accessory manufacturer has tried their hand at crafting a hardware throwback to the classic days of lore, particularly in their attempts at recreating the ever-popular NES Zapper. Nyko, PDP, Penguin and countless others have tried to implement the design but few have really come with a more functional method than the first-party Nintendo Wii Zapper.



Thrustmaster's latest attempt at conquering the Zapper product type, the Dual Trigger Gun NW, has taken the idea and built upon it slightly by adding an optional Nunchuk holder attachment for improved ergonomics and enhanced efficiency. Instead of having to hold the Nunchuk out to the side and lose a significant amount of steadiness to the gun itself, the Nunchuk attachment mounts to the left of the gun like an additional handle. The biggest marketing point of the Dual Trigger Gun NW is simply that—its dual trigger. Built into the handle of the gun is a rectangular trigger that serves as an alternative to using the main trigger. Ultimately, however, the rectangular trigger is more responsive than the main trigger, which often becomes stuck and fails to fire at all.



When we tried it with the awesomely bad Wii-shooter Target Terror, the Dual Trigger Gun NW would have only been more ineffective if we had the TV turned off. AIMing with the device was simple, however, both of the shooting mechanisms required a sizable amount of applied force to get even the slowest sprays of fire. For a gun whose sole marketability is based on added speed and ergonomics, Thrustmaster's Dual Trigger Gun NW fails by all measurable standards.
To sum it up...avoid this like the plague!

Source: IGN