A journalist from Future Publishing has claimed that the Wii Zapper from Nintendo is nothing more than a test of mass market gullibility claiming that in actual fact Nintend are taking the 'p**s'. He states that you don't need the peripheral to get your Wii remote and Nunchuk in the 'gun' positon and if you're really that desparate you can just make one yourself with a coat-hanger, tape and white paint. So is this true or a secret Xbox fanboy trying to let rip on the Wii on anything he can find?

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Sorry Nintendo, but this is a step too far. The reality is the Wii Zapper is a white plastic frame to hold your Nunchuk and Wii-mote in a gun-shaped formation. And that's all.

We tried simply holding our Wii-mote and Nunchuk in this fashion this morning and you know what? It works fine. We didn't need the frame to assist us. Our hands were up to the job.

It's not out of the question you could construct a similar frame out a coat hanger, a bit of tape and some white paint. In fact, there's plenty of time for you to do a bit of DIY before the Wii games that will benefit a gun are released. We're thinking Ghost Squad and Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, of course.