Nyco come up big & win award for wireless Wii nunchuk

The Wireless Wii Nunchuk developed by Nyko Technologies received a Best of CES award from the editors of CNET at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.  "Winning this prestigious award showcases how highly consumers and the tech community think of Nyko's commitment to advancing gameplay technologies." said Chris Arbogast, Director of Marketing at Nyko Technologies.

The technology works using a 'dongle' device that plugs into the back of the Wiimote, where usually your nunchuk wire would slot in.  This is very much like a USB pendrive device, familiar to most technology users.  Once the dongle is in place, the wireless nunchuk then 'talks' to the dongle and that information goes into the Wiimote as a normal, wired nunchuk would do.  This means that you have two wireless controllers for your gaming - the Wiimote and the nunchuk, not just the one. The dongle itself is like a small, white 'brick' that goes on the base of the Wiimote to add to the length slightly.  A big step forward, though already we're thinking about lawsuits concerning broken vases and nunchuks embedded into expensive plasma screen TVs ...

The wireless nunchuk features full accelerometer support for motion-based gameplay and is compatible with all games that require the Nunchuck already. The Nunchuk's ergonomic design is perfect for both left and right-handed players, according to CNET. Two AAA Batteries (included) provide up to 30 hours of gameplay. The wireless nunchuk will be available in the first quarter of 2008 and will probably be flying off the shelves, and potentially out of hands.