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Title: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: NWR_pap64 on May 23, 2009, 09:44:20 AM
Wii Remote to be integrated into the gun itself.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18508

 Penguin United has announced the Crossfire Remote Pistol, the first Gun controller that  builds a Wii Remote into its design. Hoping to alleviate the button placement and Wii Remote integration issues found in other controllers, the Crossfire Remote Pistol re-positions the A and B buttons and the D-pad for better and more comfortable control.    


The Crossfire Remote Pistol will be shown next month at E3.    


PENGUIN UNITED TO LAUNCH CROSSFIRE REMOTE PISTOL AT E3    


First Wii Gun Designed with Built-in Remote and Repositioned A and B Buttons    


Fremont, Calif., (May, 2009) – Penguin United has announced that it will launch the CrossFire Remote Pistol for Nintendo Wii at this years E3 in Los Angeles.    


The CrossFire is the first and only available gun for Wii that has the remote already integrated into the guns design. Additionally, the A and B buttons, and D-Pad have been repositioned for easy access and functionality.    


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"The CrossFire pistol will change the way shooting games are enjoyed on the Wii platform," emphasized Richard Huang, Penguin United’s President. "Previous gun designs are bulky and just don’t work very well. The CrossFire will offer gamers all the benefits of the normal Wii remote as well as providing a true "gun" experience.

Title: Re: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: AV on May 23, 2009, 07:10:31 PM
the good thing about the shells is when you play a none gun game you can take it off. I can't imagine how awkward it will be to play a none gun game using this thing.
Title: Re: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: broodwars on May 23, 2009, 08:02:48 PM
This all sounds fine and dandy, but I'm curious about the cost.  It just doesn't seem like there's a dramatic increase in playability when the Perfect Shot works just fine for the lightgun games we already have on the market, and that's only $15.
Title: Re: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: NWR_Lindy on May 23, 2009, 08:04:51 PM
I tried to find some photos of this thing but came up empty.  I'd like to have a look at its layout.  It seems pretty niche to me.
Title: Re: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: Mop it up on May 23, 2009, 09:40:33 PM
With the growing number of rail shooters on Wii I'm not so sure this is a niché controller.

The last time I saw the Perfect Shot it was $10.
Title: Re: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: broodwars on May 23, 2009, 09:52:21 PM
Quote from: Mop_it_up on May 23, 2009, 09:40:33 PM
With the growing number of rail shooters on Wii I'm not so sure this is a niché controller.

The last time I saw the Perfect Shot it was $10.

It may have dropped price since I purchased one, but that only further reinforces what I was saying.
Title: Re: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 23, 2009, 09:52:38 PM
Also, you can use the A button on this, so it could be used to play most Wii games, like real first-person shooters.

Also I keep reading part of the title of this as "Penguins Unlimited" and I get excited because I think it's talking about Futurama.
Title: Re: Penguin United to Unveil the Crossfire Remote Pistol at E3
Post by: Dirk Temporo on May 25, 2009, 10:00:45 PM
Quote from: broodwars on May 23, 2009, 08:02:48 PM
This all sounds fine and dandy, but I'm curious about the cost.  It just doesn't seem like there's a dramatic increase in playability when the Perfect Shot works just fine for the lightgun games we already have on the market, and that's only $15.

Because rail shooters are the only games that anybody could possibly want to use a Wii gun for.