JAKKS UltiMotion Swing Zone has one wireless controller, which allows players to swing, roll and throw their way through five sports games.
Tired of searching for a Wii? Desperate times call for a cheap knockoff—and JAKKS Pacific wants to be that knockoff.
The company recently announced the UltiMotion Swing Zone, a stand-alone gaming system that delivers all of the motion that you’d find while playing a Wii—for about one-third of the price.
There’s no standard console needed; just plug a little receiver into your TV’s A/V jacks, sort of like those handheld 10-in-1 Atari games that came out a while back. The unit also includes themed snap-on toys for each game. Snap the wireless controller into each piece, and you’ll feel like you are bowling, hitting a home run, playing tennis, throwing the football or swinging a golf club.
Of course, it doesn’t provide the endless entertainment of the Wii, but it doesn’t provide the endless spending either. The self-contained game uses a wireless accelerometer to recreate five sports games, which is probably all your kids really need anyway.
JAKKS UltiMotion Swing Zone is available now for $80. Expect Disney-themed games to come to the UltiMotion this fall.
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