The NYKO Sensor Bar for Wii saved the day!

Posted May 28, 2008 at 9:53 pm by Jim in Accessories

A few months ago we made a post about the NYKO Wireless Sensor Bar for the Wii – a wireless, battery powered device that is supposed to boost the wii-mote’s distance from the TV and just be all-around more powerful.

Well, come to find out ALL of these are true, plus a few more pieces of awesomeness!

I have been playing Medal of Honor: Vanguard over the last few days (a review is coming!) and I had been having ridiculous trouble with the action on the screen – the controller would act like it lost signal, bouncing all over the place, making me lose lives, score, et al. While out shopping this evening we decided to get a NYKO Sensor Bar to see if our Wii-issue sensor bar had some issues. When I got home and tried it out, I was astonished with the detail, accuracy, and overall signal strength that we have now with the new sensor bar! Thanks NYKO!

Did I mention, also, that it’s WIRELESS?!

Operating the sensor bar is – well, there really is no operation. Hit the button on the right when you want to use it, hold the button down until the blue light goes away when you’re done. Since it does use AA batteries (X4) for power, it has a switch on the rear of the bar that gives you a warning every our, two hours, or not at all to remind you to turn it off when you’re done Wii-ing.

I actually left the wired stock-Wii sensor bar plugged in for dual-triangulation-fun. I went into the kitchen (25 feet away) and was able to maneuvre like I was 6 feet from the TV!

Check out the NYKO Wireless Sensor at Amazon – it’s cheap, and WiKnowWii says it’s an awesome addition to your Wii gaming experience.