Camy Pro Gear Light Swords – Wii Star Wars Inspired Lightsabers

Only a few days ago we posted about a Wii Weapons Kit which, in all honesty, left us rather nonplussed, but these Light Swords, which are due to be released by Camy Pro Gear in sync with the up and coming Wii title Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, are a different matter altogether – after all, how could we possibly not openly welcome the prospect of firing up our own Lightsabers prior to doing battle with the Dark Side.

Before we get too excited, however, we need to make it clear that the imagery in this post is very much conceptual, but we’ll be extremely surprised if these do not make it to the shelves of our local gaming store ready for the release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

The Light Swords (Camy Pro Gear are understandably careful not to refer to these attachments as being Lightsabers so as to circumvent the wrath of a certain George Lucas) are designed to work with the Wiimote, which slots neatly into the handgrip, and feature a coloured plastic ‘beam’ available in red, blue and green lit by LEDs powered by a watch battery which, in a darkened room at least, are sure to look the business – though during daylight hours the effect may be somewhat less impressive.

Interestingly, whist rumours abound that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was due to be released with its very own Lightsaber attachment it seems that Nintendo, in having concerns regarding the safety aspect of such baton style attachments, may well have killed off the prospect – thus paving the way for Camy Pro Gear’s Light Swords to make what we suspect to be a commercial killing.

[Source | IGN]