Game peripheral creator Nitho has created one big bundle of just about every Wii Remote accessory you would need. What you see above is what you get in the "Superkit All in One" $39.99 bundle. This is even one of the first Wii accessory kits to support the Wii MotionPlus with a few of the included items.

Included in the "Superkit All in One", as noted on Nitho's website:
1x Freewheel
1x Sword in soft EVA material
2x Ping Pong bats in soft EVA material
1x Free Gun 2-in-1
1x Joy Grip Pro (3 in 1)
2x Handles with IR pass through
2x Tennis racket
1x Golf club
1x Baseball bat
Set of sticks for Wii Remote
2 x Wrist strap with safe ring

But how does each accessory perform to make the whole package worth it overall?

See pictures and a breakdown of each of the peripherals below.

Tennis Racket and Wii Motion Plus Handle

This is one of the three Wii MotionPlus compatible peripherals included. The tennis racket accessory (2 included) uses a special Wii MotionPlus compatible handle that clips to the top of the Wii Remote. There are two of those handles included. The handle allows for interchangeable accessories on the top, which works with the tennis racket, baseball bat and golf club accessories in this package.

You can see you must remove the Wii MotionPlus out of it's silicone skin to use it with the handle. The handle locks on to the top of the Wii Remote, which holds in place with a locking switch at each side. Warning: the switch will come apart, in 3 small pieces, if you try to open the handle without unlocking it first. I had both locking mechanisms come apart. You can put it back together by snapping the pieces back in place, but be aware that it doesn't take much force to take it apart, a major drawback of this accessory.

The tennis racket itself is pretty small. Even smaller than the ping pong paddles included. The racket has an opening for the Wii Remote IR sensor (top), but it isn't big enough to allow the Wii Sensor Bar to pick it up. That defeats the whole purpose of the opening. The tennis racket accessory wasn't one of the highlights of this package.

Baseball Bat and Wii Motion Plus Handle

The baseball bat is another peripheral that will work with the Wii MotionPlus. It's sturdy and a better size in comparison to the tennis racket, and golf club. I was surprised that this wasn't one of the products in the package to use the soft material, as the sword or ping pong paddles. It's hard plastic, so use care when swinging this one!

Golf Club and Wii Motion Plus Handle
The third Wii MotionPlus accessory is this golf club. Just like the tennis racket, the scale feels too small. You can extend it, but only 1.5" more than you see in the picture above. Not one of the recommended pieces of the package.

Sword and Wii Remote Handle

The sword peripheral is compatible with another interchangeable handle included in the package (2 of these handles are included). The top part of the sword is made out of a soft material, something you definitely want with this kind of accessory! The blade part of the sword was slightly bent, not straight like the sword pictured on the box. It looks like something may have warped it during the manufacturing or shipping. Bummer.

The Wii Remote just slips into the interchangeable Wii Remote handle. Whereas the Wii MotionPlus handle had clamps to hold it in place, this one is held in place by some thin foam material on the inside. If you need to use the B button (on the bottom of Wii Remote), like when blocking in Wii Sports Resort's Swordplay, you can accidentally push the Wii Remote out of place. Between the warped material and the handle, this one isn't a highlight of the package either.

Ping Pong Paddle and Wii Remote Handle

Two ping pong paddles are included. They are made in the same soft material as the sword, which is good for safety. One cosmetic issue was that the corners of the black and red material were peeling. You can see the bottom corners of both sides of the paddle are slightly bent. This is how they arrived new. The gluing process is clearly flawed.

I was excited to try these with Wii Sports Resort, since they even look like the ones in the game. It's too bad that these are one of the accessories that were not compatible with the Wii MotionPlus handle. Major bummer. You could use it with Wii Play, but not Wii Sports Resort since you can't use the Wii MotionPlus with it.

I'm not sure why the manufacturer didn't make both handle types compatible with all the peripherals. Maybe the paddles and the sword were produced before the Wii MotionPlus handle was produced, but in a package that advertises a Wii MotionPlus compatible handle, you'd think most peripherals in the package would support it. There are only 3 (baseball bat, tennis racket, golf club) that support it.

Wheel

The wheel has a solid feel to it. Well, it is mostly hard plastic. It has an opening on the bottom for access to the B button. Another opening at the side allows you to use the Wii Remote IR sensor. It works much better than the tennis racket's opening and even better than some other Wii Remote wheel accessories. The Wii Remote is held into place pretty tight, using some soft rubber material at the edges of the Wii Remote. It's a decent no-frills alternative to the Wii Wheel.

Controller (Joy) Handle
Here's another simple accessory designed to give you comfort in using the Wii Remote controller like controllers from other current generation gaming systems. The Wii Remote snaps into place inside the handle. An opening at the left allows you to use the Wii Remote IR sensor. Good for use with those Virtual Console games!

D-Pad Joystick adapter

Here's another neat little peripheral, an adapter for the D-Pad. It basically turns it into a thumbstick controller. The transparent base snaps onto the Wii Remote, and there are 4 interchangeable thumbstick types. This was the small surprise of the package. Good for those Virtual Console games as well!

Gun


The gun accessory holds both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, while giving you access to all the necessary controls. It has a nice form factor, but the only thing that feels left out is a solution for the Nunchuk cable. The cable just hangs from the back. Depending on the type of FPS or shooting game you're playing, the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combo may work well with the game or it may not. Check out the available Wii Remote and Nunchuk configurations on your shooting game(s).

So overall, with the 9 different forms of accessories, I would say that maybe 4 are worth it. That puts the $39.99 price tag into perspective. What I thought was going to be the highlight of the package, the Wii MotionPlus handle, was the most flawed. It definitely feels like some of these accessories need to be reworked to make the overall package worth the purchase.

See more details on the Superkit All in One at Nitho's website.

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