Ubisoft spins Wii wheels

[wraggster]

When Nintendo unveiled the Wii controller at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show, it hinted that the nunchaku-like analog stick attachment was just one of many possible add-ons for the remote. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year, Nintendo showed off one such attachment in its booth. Dubbed the Zapper, it appeared to be nothing more than a shell that would hold allow a user to hold the Wii controller and its analog stick attachment comfortably in a one-handed, gunlike configuration.

Nintendo isn't the only company playing the shell game. Ubisoft will include a steering wheel attachment for the Wii controller with two of its eight Wii launch titles: GT Pro Series and Monster 4x4 World Circuit. The wheel will be compatible with a number of Wii racing titles.

However, the publisher confirmed for GameSpot today that it will also sell the wheel separately, so gamers eager to hit the streets with expected launch titles Need for Speed Carbon or ExciteTruck might be able to make use of the add-on without picking up Ubi's racers. Both GT Pro Series and Monster 4x4 World Circuit will retail for $49.99, while the steering wheel attachments will also be sold separately for $19.99.

[brainpan]

I cant help but feel intense waves of nostalgia regarding the Wii. So much about it reminds me of the Atari2600 and NES system. The Atari2600 had games the entire family could enjoy(remember the sports pack in it included?) and the orginal NES tried for the same market and had some quirky accessories(PowerPad, U-force, ROB). I honestly have not felt this sort of excitement for a new console in a long time.

VIVA LA WII!!!!

[fg-54]

actuly, it would be "viva el wii" the wii is not a girl, and when refering to the wii in spanish you would say "el wii" i'm not saying that the wii is a boy ether, its just hard to explain when an object is called by the name "el" and "la"
anyways, the wii has me very exited too, i can't wait until it comes out, and i've already had like 8 dreams about me playing the wii!!!!!

[JKKDARK]

actuly, it would be "viva el wii" the wii is not a girl, and when refering to the wii in spanish you would say "el wii" i'm not saying that the wii is a boy ether, its just hard to explain when an object is called by the name "el" and "la"
anyways, the wii has me very exited too, i can't wait until it comes out, and i've already had like 8 dreams about me playing the wii!!!!!

I'm confused :S Damn spanish..

[Amethyst]

There's masculine and feminine nouns.

My Spanish grammar is pretty bad but in most cases it's just words ending with "a" that are feminine (with a few odd exceptions like "el mapa" and, of course, comfirmed females).

La campana (the bell)
La corona (the crown)
La botella (the bottle)
La bota (the boot)
La loteria (the lottety - which I feel like I'm playing right now)

Almost everything else falls under masculine. That's how my parents taught me Spanish grammar when I was a kid.

El Wii es para ti!

I remember seeing a pic of something claiming to be the steering wheel shell. You place the Wii-Remote in the center and, BOOM, there's your steering wheel. It was kind of cheap since it wasn't fixed on a rotating axis so it basically was just a loop of plastic with a cradle in the center, something I could make out of wood, dress with leather, and mount it to a chair with a "New Car Smell" scented pine tree hanging off the side.

[SnesR0X]

Viva la Bam!!