Nintendo Introduces Wii MotionPlus Accessory

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  As a customer who enjoys the Wii platform, I just want to say this is a brilliant idea. : whistler
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    Brilliant would be creating the peripheral AND making all new Wii-motes have the improved motion detectio... : dewdman
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      Is it really going to be that big a deal creating two different setup options for a game? : thewindcriesmary
      • I guess they didn't cover that in Dev 101. : swansong
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        Short answer: Yes. : dewdman
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          get back to your tech support job before someone catches you. Everyone knows real devs never post on th... : swansong
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            I'd venture to say "real devs" dont post on the shack because the masses have no clue what goes into real... : korruptedone
            • Now if this is all handled in hardware by the Wii, then it won't be an issue. That'd be the ideal route ... : korruptedone
          • Swansong? Is that you? : fmellish

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  It wasn't defective. : guido anchovy
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    elaborate : scartissue
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      It worked? : node
      • You must not have putted much. : theflux
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      If the games developed for it prior to this device work as-intended, then it's actually up to you to prov... : ECMIM
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        Well, I could prove it if i had you here sitting next to me. I'd show you unresponsive the wiimote is in ... : scartissue
        • It's probably a technical issue with your setup. Under the right conditions you should be able to pin-poi... : geedeck
        • Did you change the setting to make it more sensitive to your movement. It worked great for me. send you... : sheepraper
        • The problem lies between the console and the chair. : ColoradoCNC
        • i felt the controls in metroid prime 3 were perfect : Mr.SEX
        • I don't think this isn't going to do anything with the "pointer", only the motion detection. : aethyr
        • A lot of people convince themselves controls are unresponsive without ever touching the thing, and then b... : walker270
• they made something better. They could have easily not done a thing and Wii's would still be going from t... : swansong

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  Now would be a good time to dig up those old posts from Wii fanboys claiming the Wii had 1:1 response sin... : scartissue
  • If you believe real hard the 1:1 response will become unlocked inside! : byorn
  • as a pointer using the infrared it does. Most Wii owners will agree that the accelerometers are not so ac... : Old_Fart

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  no, you DON'T WANT 1:1 responses. Try aiming a gun sometimes, your arms are not accurate while flexing to... : SniperWolf22
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    I don't know about you, but I love 1:1 response with my mouse. : scartissue
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      Your mouse is not 1:1 unless your sensitivity is incredibly low. : Zek
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        oh really, i don't remember the last time the mouse cursor moved before i moved my mouse. : scartissue
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          You don't get it: the cursor on your screen actually moves farther than the corresponding movement of you... : ECMIM
          • augh. No. the mouse still senses your movement 1:1 in two dimensions, it's just exaggerating it. This ... : kaddar0
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          1:1 means if you move 5 inches then the in game character moves 5 inches. : OmegaRed59
          • No it means it records movement to that level of precision, what is done after that (like added sensitivi... : ovrlrd
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      your mouse is only accurate because your wrist is resting on an armchair and / or a desk. : SniperWolf22
      • Much like I rest my wrist on my leg or in my lap when I play Wii games that require aiming. This could be... : SilverSnake
    • More like move 1 mm and your mouse cursor moves 3 cm. 1:300 isn't 1:1. : AgentPothead
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  This is just a hunch, but I don't think games would need to be patched for this. The games will sttill se... : scartissue
  • I just picked Metroid Prime back up after not playing it for a few months and I don't really feel that th... : Ohvee
  • I'm curious if MP3 will be enhanced by this too, I thought the controls were pretty good before, but if t... : aethyr
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    I personally thought the controls on MP3 were slow as hell. Like if you want to look behind you...good l... : SlingBlaze
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      Turning is slow due to the way they implemented the deadzone on the screen. I don't even get how anyon... : Ohvee
      • Except for the Energy Cell and pump bits. Those sodding things with their "Wait for it... wait for it... ... : AlexW1203

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• They are not a must to play anything.. But it is indeed a bunch of peripherals that when the life spa... : davidc02

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  Probably, but as long as they price it at much much cheaper than the cost of a full Wiimote (lets hope it... : ovrlrd
  • I think he means for new buyers. Releasing an add-on is great for people that already have the controller... : AlexW1203

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  Oh, and while their at it, make a freakin built in rechargeable battery that lasts more than a couple hou... : phinn
  • When was the last time you aimed your PS3 controller at the screen and used it as a pointer? An IR camera... : AlexW1203

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  Exactly, if it's a complete failure I will be surprised. I don't think Nintendo wants to be seen as selli... : ovrlrd
  • oh I agree. If they handle this poorly they should be called out on it. : sm00v3d

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  absolutely. No doubt in my mind. Microsoft is saying "hey! Look! we can do this too!" and Nintendo answer... : Fredrik S
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    Again? What are you talking about. If by catchup you mean pass and destroy then yes. : SlingBlaze
    • lol : Mr.SEX
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  I doubt it, this would have been on the drawing board a long time before the recent rumours about MS and ... : orangesq
  • Either way I am sure this was done to help compete against any future motion controllers people come up w... : ovrlrd

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• So better functionality is icing on the cake to sell it? Huh? : SlingBlaze

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• To detect position requires some kind of point of reference though, otherwise all you have is acceleratio... : DinK

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• Hilarious and accurate. Good stuff, Shackers. ;) : wytefang
• Hah was also thinking that :D : timaste

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  That's ridiculous. Nintendo came out with a memory upgrade for the N64 back in the day, to improve the pe... : OverloadUT
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    Well, the memory upgrade was also included with Donkey Kong 64, the first Nintendo title to require it. ... : Schnapple
    • well, "wasted money" is a concept that might go with buying Donkey Kong 64. The memory pack was cheaper ... : Grumbeld
• This does at least give the impression that the original wiimote doesn't really do the job properly. I ap... : hmesser

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  yep, pending reviews - I might even get a Wii to play SW: Force Unleased and that other game (i forgot th... : humbleone
  • Force Unleashed is supposed to be waggle-only, dunno about the other one. : whistler

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• I have a hunch they are going to but releasing an upgrade version early to stem off bitching about everyo... : thebigbeefsandwhich