Well guys you may remember Monica Hesse, she was the woman looking for people to comment on the Wii Zapper for the Washington Post. Well, her article is finished...and some of our Message Board members were included. check it out!

Said Damian Crisafulli, 14, who is fluent in Nintendo: "I mean, you may only be buying a piece of plastic that reshapes what's already there, but it comes with a free game. Plus it's a cool tool for game developers to build in, plus you get to shoot zombies in REUC ['Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles'], plus it comes bundled with 'Zelda.' " Plus, he added, "It will be awesome to use in a 32-player match in 'Medal of Honor Heroes 2.' "

People who suggest it will promote violence are, he said, "paranoid."

"It's plastic that clips to a video game controller."

Ah, but it's plastic that travels with its own posse: The Zapper arrived at our offices accompanied by a PR rep and a peroxide-blond handler who carried it in a padlocked briefcase.

And yes, Jonathan and Damian, it feels very sweet when we cradled it in our hand and then slowly raised it toward ...

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Posted in: on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at at 1:46 PM