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With Link's Crossbow bundle.

Nintendo has confirmed to Eurogamer that Link's Crossbow Training and the Wii Zapper will be released here before the end of the year.

The peripheral was unveiled earlier this year at E3, where we saw Nunchuck and Wiimote disappear into a plastic machine gun-style housing.

It will be available to buy separately, or with Link's Crossbow Training - a shooting-gallery title based around the hero of the Zelda series.

Here, Target Shooting and Defender modes will get you used to firing at things - the latter even lets you shoot off screen to turn around - while Ranger mode will add-in player movement through the Nunchuck control stick.

Nintendo has previously said Medal of Honour: Heroes 2, Ghost Squad and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles will all be compatible with the Zapper in the future.

The Wii Zapper will go on sale accross North America on 19th November for USD 19.95. A European price is yet to be confirmed.

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Sebo #1 4 years ago

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Duck hunt
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AcidSnake #2 4 years ago

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Will it have a multiplayer mode? (The crossbow thing, not the zapper)...

Might get one for RE: UC...
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TheSnotGoblin #3 4 years ago

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Only if we can shoot the dog.
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Heitzu #4 4 years ago

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About the compatible thing, I thought it was just a plastic casing for the remote and nunchuck to sit in so theoretically all games are "compatible" just not playable.
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Killerbee #5 4 years ago

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If Umbrella Chronicles is good, I'll most probably be getting this as well.

That said, I really could do without yet another peripheral to store away somewhere when I'm not using it...
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AcidSnake #6 4 years ago

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OK, ecosse just answered my question in the forums, apparently the game has multiplayer for up to 4 players...Turn based though...
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Der_tolle_Emil #7 4 years ago

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Anyone know something about a RE: UC bundle with this? I heard there was one, at least in Japan.
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afghan_jones #8 4 years ago

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Zzzzap!
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DrCongo #9 4 years ago

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...64
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crazyhorse174 #10 4 years ago

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Wii Zapper?

Sounds like one of Franks strangely named children...

(I know its spelt differently)
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penhalion #11 4 years ago

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House of the Dead 5...come on sega you know you want to.....you really do...
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DonnieDarko333 #12 4 years ago

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Well the Zapper better be out in Europe this year because of the Wii games that use it are out in 07 as well. Would be stupid to release it in 08, but this is NOE we're talking about!
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Tonka #13 4 years ago

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Compatible

I think that when they say compatible it means that the will be no need for independent motions of the nunchuck and the Wii remote. Since they are both held in that hideous plastic casing ou couldn't tilt the Nunchuck up and the Wii remote down as an example.
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Razorus #14 4 years ago

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Woah woah, so Resident Evil: CC doesn't come with the zapper?
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Tonka #15 4 years ago

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Not as far as I know
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smelly #16 4 years ago

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@BuckoA51: It's called "calibration mode"
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FaceOmeter #17 4 years ago

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wii is gimmick lol shit gfx etc lol
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bad09 #18 4 years ago

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Great! Re-investing in RE4 might not be such a silly idea now!
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Nikanoru #19 4 years ago

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wii not a real console cuz ps1 grfx lol wii iz doomed lol

*cough* 'scuse me.

I'm still baffled how this is supposed to work, I mean point the Wiimote directly at the screen like you were aiming some sort of lightgun and the pointer doesn't line up with the barrel (end) of the Wiimote...

Yeah because aim calibration in most other lightguns is just to keep you busy while the game is loading, amirite?

The pointer provides 1:1 movement, so it can be lined up with any peripheral's aiming sights. Whether developers will actually implement it or just expect you to rely on the on-screen cursor is another matter.
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mcmothercruncher #20 4 years ago

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Christ- give my pre-Xmas bank account a rest Nintendo!
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huxathon #21 4 years ago

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light guns + glory what a combo
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Danoxth #22 4 years ago

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Super Mario Galaxy and Duck Hunt on the same disc? Go on Nintendo...you know it makes sense!

Edit: Time of posting: 11:11:12 - on second away from l33tness

Edited by 1 at 22/09/07 @ 11:12
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KraftWerk #23 4 years ago

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Woah woah, so Resident Evil: CC doesn't come with the zapper?
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Resident Evil: Crystal Chronicles? That would be a rather boring game I imagine. Just casting "Life" over and over again..
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Razorus #24 4 years ago

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"Resident Evil: Crystal Chronicles? That would be a rather boring game I imagine. Just casting "Life" over and over again.. "

HAHA, oops, I never noticed that. I meant UC.
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FenderMaster #25 4 years ago

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pal price: 50 euros
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Totoriko #26 4 years ago

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Bought one of the clones last week, looks about the same. It's only �7.50 from HK.
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