Nintendo's new Wii Zapper has hit stores today, bringing the precision and thrill of arcade-style targeting games right into the home. Made exclusively for the Nintendo Wii, the Wii Zapper houses a Wii Remote and Nunchuk to provide a better feel in games where pinpoint accuracy is key. The Wii Zapper also comes with Link's Crossbow Training, a series of targeting challenges in the style of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The entire package, game and all, sells for $19.99.

The Wii Zapper provides immersion for hardcore gamers by putting them literally hands-on with the shooting action. The Wii Zapper is just the first of several motion-sensitive peripherals on tap for Nintendo, though, as the company will release two more in 2008: the Wii Wheel for racing games and the Wii Balance Board for exercise (and skateboarding/snowboarding?) games.

Link's Crossbow Training puts players through a series of increasingly difficult targeting tests. In some challenges, hero Link uses his trusty crossbow to hit bull's-eyes. In others he is greeted by an army of approaching enemies and navigates the terrain using the control stick on the Nunchuk. Up to four players can compete one at a time as they try to best one another's scores.

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