Nintendo Introduces Wii MotionPlus Accessory

by Maarten Goldstein, Jul 14, 2008 9:04am PDT

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Not happy enough with the accuracy of your Wii Remote? Nintendo has announced it will be releasing a Wii MotionPlus accessory, built specifically to improve precision.

The MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii Remote, and improves tracking of a player's arm position and orientation. According to Nintendo, MotionPlus provides "a true 1:1 response" during gameplay. The company did not reveal how the Nunchuck will be used when the MotionPlus is attached, although the accessory does look to be equipped with a semi-hidden port on its back.

Nintendo will reveal more details about the Wii MotionPlus at its E3 media briefing tomorrow, which Shacknews will be attending.

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Every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true 1:1 response in their game play.

What the Wii should have been at launch...

too bad no developers will patch older games to use this, since the online system is so much crap, and storage space limited

Jul 14, 2008 9:07am PDT

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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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  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
      
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      Except for the Energy Cell and pump bits. Those sodding things with their "Wait for it... wait for it... ... ... Oh yeah, now you can actually do the thing. Sorry if you were already trying to do it. Samus can't work a device simply because she's holding it, you know. She needs to prepare herself mentally for it."
      
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      Except for the Energy Cell and pump bits. Those sodding things with their "Wait for it... wait for it... ... : AlexW1203

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