I shared my little story on how I got a Wii Zapper, along with Links Crossbow Training, for almost nothing last week. What I didnt mention at the time, because I hadnt realized it, was how the Wii Zapper suffers from the same regrettable issue that the Game Boy Advance did back when we were using our Gamecube to Game Boy Advance link cables: incompatibility with third party peripherals.
Those whove picked up the awesome Nyko Charge Station for Wii Remotes will be aware that in order for the system to work, you need to not only swap out the pair of AA batteries in each controller for the battery packs that come with the Charge Station, but you also need to swap out the battery door covers. These covers have a port in them that leaves the charging contact exposed so that when you set the controller in the cradle, it can make that connection and charge the battery pack. The other feature of the cover is a nice rubbery grip that perhaps could make one less likely to fling their Wii Remote into their nice projector set. Along with this safety measure comes the caveat that the slight increase in profile on the battery door means the controller will no longer fit in Nintendos Wii Zapper, which was designed with not even the tiniest amount of wiggle room. You see, theres a pair of hooks which snap into the heel of the Wii Remote, and it simply doesnt reach if youve got that battery door on. The solution? Snap off the battery door first. It doesnt stop the controller from working, and you get to use the Zapper as intended.
You can bet Nykos own Perfect Shot controller, which is by most accounts superior to Nintendos effort in every way, doesnt have this issue.
Its getting a little irritating having to deal with this crap now that these companies arent playing nice together. Im going to stop using the Wii Remote Jackets now. They feel nice, but I dont see the point since I wear my wrist strap and thats one less thing to have to apply and remove while changing controllers.

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