For gamers 17 and over

Innex has announced the first ever gun peripheral intended for mature video game players only. The gun controller will feature a warning label and is designed exclusively for gamers aged 17 and older.

The controller, named the RapidShot, will be unveiled at E3, and will be manufactured by Komodo.

Video games aren’t just for kids anymore, said Titi Ngoy, president of Innex, in a press release. Graphics and stories are much more intense and mature than ever before. It’s about time a video game company delivered a realistic accessory to match that intensity.

Komodo modeled the RapidShot after Heckler & Koch’s MP5 submachine gun. The Wii peripheral includes built-in controller functionality similar to the Wii remote, nunchuk, and Wii Motion Plus. A detachable clip (realistic to the gun model) holds the batteries.

John Drdek, Innex’s new marketing manager, and a reserve officer in the United States Navy, is pleased with the realism of the controller. Having trained with a real MP5, I can say that the RapidShot is the closest simulation to the real thing I’ve ever used.

The 17+ warning will not be applied by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), but by Innex themselves. The ESRB had never dealt with anyone creating an age-restricted video game peripheral, remarked Ngoy. However, this is a very realistic combat accessory, and we want to ensure that parents and retailers understand that.

Komodo currently manufacture the BuckShot shotgun accessory for the Wii (pictured).

Recently a young girl mistook a real gun for a Wii gun peripheral, and killed herself as a result. The Wii peripheral she mistook the gun for was not officially released in the US. It looked very similar to a real gun. It remains to be seen how the RapidShot peripheral, designed for mature gamers, will be received in the US.