Rumours are seeping through the highly alert guards of the Internet (who am I kidding, the amount of porn that gets through each day is enough to provide a strong economy for a small country) that Nintendo is developing a wireless nunchuck for the Wii.

Of course, the nunchuck is connected to the Wii-mote by way of a cord, which sometimes comes as a distraction, especially when playing Wii Boxing. If the cord were to be removed, a wireless receiver would be attached to the Wii-mote.

UK gaming site Verdicts are reporting that an “unconfirmed source has revealed” that Nintendo are “currently” working on a wireless nunchuck for Wii. So, don’t put too much basis on anything Verdicts has to say… yet. That said, the idea that Nintendo may be developing a wireless nunchuck is not entirely farfetched, Nintendo have led the way with wireless controllers (Wavebird, Wii-mote) before, so seeing a wireless nunchuck sometime in the future would not be a surprise.

But would a wireless nunchuck really be a good thing? Aside from the obvious freedom of movement provided by two wireless controllers, there are many other factors at play. Looking at how much the Wii-mote retails for in Australia ($60) right now, another wireless, motion-sensing controller may force Nintendo to raise the price of the nunchuck from $30 to $50 - 60.

Then the argument on battery life will rear its ugly head. Right now the nunchuck is running on the two AA batteries found in the Wii-mote, however if the cord were to be removed, the wireless nunchuck would need it’s own batteries. Another transfusion your wallet doesn’t need. And then there’s the occasion of lawsuits due to consumers complaining, “the wireless nunchuck is a danger to my children’s health, it took out his eye” or some such shit.

Nintendo has made no official comment on the development of a wireless nunchuck, the idea that such a project has been proposed, or whether a Nintendo temp had a little too much brandy and thought the idea of a wireless nunchuck being created would be funnier then “eating mushrooms while watching Cheech and Chong.”

Personally I would wait until final pricing is announced before buying a wireless nunchuck, to see just exactly how much more of my money Nintendo is getting. Right now the cord is a minor annoyance, but not anything worth shelling out $50 or more for. That’s if this rumour even comes to fruition.

Would anyone else buy a wireless nunchuck?

- Aaron Kleemann.