Washington Post expects Wii Zapper backlash, too gun-like (Joystiq)

[R.O.B.]

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Peripherals, Politics

The Wii Zapper/Link's Crossbow Training bundle drops tomorrow -- a relatively surreptitious release considering some of the other holiday giants coming out this week. However, something tells us that the political backlash to Nintendo's kinda-gun-shaped-but-not-really peripheral will be anything but furtive -- and Washington Post writer Monica Hesse agrees.

In her article, she gives a brief history of toy guns, and how the Zapper fits into the grand saga of controversial faux weaponry. Some of her sources are firmly opposed to the idea of bringing a gun attachment to the otherwise kid-friendly system, but we feel that 14-year-old Damian Crisafulli's response to paranoid parents is the most insightful soundbite in the whole story: "It's plastic that clips to a video game controller." Well said, Damian.

[Via GamePolitics]

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[Phantom]

I really don't get all the fuss about the zapper....it looks nothing like a gun to me.
The NES one was much more realistic looking...

[Spore]

I just don't get it. The adults arguing about this toy played with much more realistic toy guns when they were kids! None of them became murderers. They all just grew up to be idiots.

[Pit 42]

Originally Posted by Spore

I just don't get it. The adults arguing about this toy played with much more realistic toy guns when they were kids! None of them became murderers. They all just grew up to be idiots.

You, sir, are awesome.

[Stifler]

Time to grow up, the gun shouldn't be a problem.