List of accessories to video games by system

Summary

Controllers edit

Each company who has released a console has also released a controller for that particular console. The Wii console is capable of using a controller from both the Wii and the GameCube.

Light guns edit

The 3DO Company edit

Atari edit

Other edit

Nintendo edit

Sega edit

Music and rhythm peripherals edit

Nintendo Entertainment System edit

GameCube edit

Dreamcast edit

PlayStation edit

PlayStation 2 edit

Xbox edit

Miscellaneous peripherals edit

NES edit

  • R.O.B. - Famicom version known simply as Robot, NES version named R.O.B., short for Robotic Operating Buddy

SNES edit

  • Voice-Kun - A Super Famicom device packaged with the Koei games Angelique Voice Fantasy (アンジェリーク ヴォイスファンタジー) and EMIT (エミット) Vol.1 to 3.

GameCube edit

Casio Loopy edit

  • Magical Shop - A device which allows the user to take images from outside video sources, such as DVDs, VHS tapes, or camcorders, add text, and make them into stickers

Nintendo DS edit

Wii edit

  • Nunchuk - An attachment for the Wii Remote. It is plugged into the Wii Remote's expansion port, where the two are connected via a cord.
  • Classic Controller – A special controller attachment for the Wii Remote. While it is compatible with any Virtual Console game, it is heavily designed after the SNES controller and Sega Genesis controller. Many Wii games can also be played with the Classic Controller.
  • Wii Sensor Bar – A bar that you point the Wii remote at to get the cursor on the television to work the Wii. The sensor bar is optional, as you can use the Classic Controller or the Classic Controller Pro. The bar comes with every console.
  • Wii Wheel – An accessory that came packaged with every copy of Mario Kart Wii, though can also be purchased separately. It is also compatible with some driving games, such as Excitebots: Trick Racing and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
  • Wii Speak – An accessory for the Wii console that allows the player to talk with others around the world without the need for a headset. The device can be placed near a television and anyone in the room will be able to talk. If you have this accessory, you are also able to download the Wii Speak Channel.
  • Wii Vitality Sensor – A cancelled accessory for the Wii. Announced by Satoru Iwata at E3 in 2009,[1] not much is known about the Vitality Sensor and how it would have been integrated into video games. It has been suggested by Iwata that it would be used to relax the player, telling them their heartbeat and about their body.

Fishing rod peripherals edit

Mouse peripherals edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ E3 - 2009: Wii Vitality Sensor, retrieved 2023-08-27