If these attachments could provide a more realistic feel to, say, your tennis swing then I could see the usefulness. Unfortunately, the Wii swing and real swing don't feel at all the same... speed and weight are completely different, so these are really just gimmicks.
Speaking of which, I've gotta disagree with humpty... the wii-mote is as much of a gimmick as the original scroll-wheel of the ipod. i.e. not a gimmick, but a whole new way to make usage more intuitive and universally understandable.
"Product gimmicks are considered mere novelties, and NOT REALLY THAT RELEVANT to the product's functioning" - Wikipedia
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Wonderboy @ Jan 5th 2007 3:27PM
If these attachments could provide a more realistic feel to, say, your tennis swing then I could see the usefulness. Unfortunately, the Wii swing and real swing don't feel at all the same... speed and weight are completely different, so these are really just gimmicks.
Speaking of which, I've gotta disagree with humpty... the wii-mote is as much of a gimmick as the original scroll-wheel of the ipod. i.e. not a gimmick, but a whole new way to make usage more intuitive and universally understandable.
"Product gimmicks are considered mere novelties, and NOT REALLY THAT RELEVANT to the product's functioning" - Wikipedia