Exspect is promising Wii owners "the drive of their life" with its Wii Motion Racing Wheel that's fully compatible with Wii MotionPlus.
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For those without the MotionPlus add-on, the wheel can be used without it and is available individually for ?6.99 from Play.com, or as part of a ?19.99 15-in-1 Wii accessory pack available at Tesco and Play.com.

As well as the wheel, the 15-in-1 pack offers golf, tennis, baseball, snooker and sword adaptors, among other bits and bobs.

"Racing games have proven to be one of the big success stories on the Nintendo Wii, so we are delighted to enhance the experience with our new Wii Motion Racing Wheel", said Mike Sanderson, head of development at Exspect.

"Racing games will be high on Christmas lists across the country this year and now they can be enjoyed with added accuracy, as the wheel is fully compatible with the Wii MotionPlus".

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Exspect launches Wii Motion Racing Wheel originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:11:25 +0000

In the States Thrustmaster has unveiled the T-Freestyle NW, describing it as the ultimate controller for snowboarding and skateboarding Wii dudes.

"Experience the extreme action of boarding this winter from the comfort of your living room", says Thrustmaster who is flogging the board at the arguably affordable price tag of $29.99 - but you'll need a Wii Balance Board to use it.

The claims for the new board is that it allows gamers to execute freestyle tricks and to control their boarding runs with the same "spirit of freedom" and the "sensation of no limit" as in real life.

Crafted from gen-you-ine maple the board gets a bad-ass skull design and attaches to the Balance Board for "endless hours of fun". We'll keep you posted on a UK launch.

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Thrustmaster announces the T-Freestyle NW originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:46:54 +0000

The Wiimote has been strapped to some unusual items in the name of wacky gameplay but this latest concept takes the Wii weirdness to a new level.

The new "Baby and Me" game comes complete with a doll that - once hooked up with the Wiimote - becomes an interactive baby doll toy for little girls - or boys.

The game encompasses ten activities such as feed the baby or teaching it to walk and is aimed at those 3-years-old and up.

The doll will appear to be giggling, gurgling or crying through the Wii remote speaker and there's even Balance Board support to rock the baby to sleep.

Presumably unlike iPhone games in recent memory, shaking the baby will not be a suggested activity.

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Nintendo Wii "Baby and Me" game comes complete with doll-mote originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:29:00 +0000

The amount of bonkers Nintendo Wii accessories cropping up never ceases to amaze, but during a visit to a trade show in Hong Kong, we spotted something that takes things to a whole other level.

Although we've seen gun-motes for the Wii before, a Chinese company at the show has upped the firepower with a 1:1 scale Heckler & Koch MP5 sub-machine gun for the Wii.

However, rather than using Nintendo's own controllers for the gun, the company implemented full Wiimote, nunchuck - and - MotionPlus functionality into it.

With a built-in rechargeable battery that juices up via USB, it boasts a built-in speaker and it will rumble when you get hit in supported games.

The model pictured is for the US market, and the company behind it claims that the orange highlights on the front of the gun is supposed to make it look less realistic, so that players using it won't get shot by mistake, be it by their neighbours or the police.

We're not sure if it actually will ever turn up in retail outside of China, but it might be the ultimate accessory for those that are into Wii games where the use of guns are required if it does.

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Wii gets custom-made Heckler and Koch MP5 controller originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:26:07 +0100