Nyko sent us its new Wireless Sensor Bar and a Charge Station for the Nintendo Wii, so I took it home for the weekend and gave it a spin. This is only a first look, but the results for both devices ...

After gamers uncovered the dark magic behind the Wii's sensor bar (it's an IR emitter), they came up with some wonderfully impractical wireless alternatives. Nyko aims to appease these wire-loathing ...

But without it, the Wii Remote’s motion controls didn’t work properly, which meant no bowling strikes or Mario Kart shortcuts. Turns out, though, the bar is a lot simpler than people think—and one ...