Hardware Wii Motion Plus - Fake vs. Genuine?

[DPyro]

Hi guys, I just bought a motion plus on ebay and want know what the differences are to spot a fake. The one I got only came in a plastic bag, the arrow is narrower vs. fat and it has a serial number. It also has a sticker which tells the manufacturing year. It also says made in China. The plastic cap has the official Nintendo logo on it with the serial RVL-026.

 

[pyromaniac123]

I don't know of any physical differences but the fake one I got it doesn't work at all with any games.

 

[manuel1984]

I don't know of any physical differences but the fake one I got it doesn't work at all with any games.

whats the brand?

 

[wilsoff]

http://gbatemp.net/topic/309692-wii-remote-plus-beware-of-knockoffs/

 

[DPyro]

http://gbatemp.net/t...e-of-knockoffs/

Thanks, but this one only shows the controllers. I bought the motion plus add-on. I'm leaning toward genuine because I can't see any signs pointing out otherwise. I should note it only took 8 business days for it to ship from Hong Kong.

 

[steveroo]

i bought a japanese wii controller from ebay and the b button is a wee bit harder to press and the inside speaker sounds a little bit off inside the wii. some games like billy's boot camp sounds cool with the tinted sound.

 

[Coconuts 500]

Look for the Nintendo logo on your Motion Plus. Does it say Nintendo® or just Nintendo? If it doesn't have the ®, it is fake.

The fake Motion Plus attachments are almost perfect. They do look very much like the genuine ones, and are nearly impossible to spot, externally. Internally, however, it's a totally different story. Not similar in the least, not even the same chips.

And sadly, performance is also quite a bit worse. This is especially evident in Skyward Sword.

 

[adamdbz]

I bought one to
Now I see that at the eBay page it says that it is not Nintendo
I played sports resort sword play and every 5 minutes I need to recalibrate
And in Zelda it works better but not 1:1 what my hand does
Do I need to get my money back and buy a real one?
It only cost 7$
What to do?

 

[Lucif3r]

I find the sword in Wii Sports Resorts going haywire quite often, and I got a real wiimote+.
I dont find zelda being 1:1 either. Its close, but not 1:1...

Also, for 7$ you cant really complain tbh


I still think the best swordgame for Wii is Red Steel 2. Definitely the closest to 1:1 of them all.

 

[adamdbz]

ya i just started playing Red Steel 2

 

[Grafifinschnickle]

I know this is old but i found a tiny difference in the ones i see on ebay and my motion plus i got from a skyward sword bundle. on the bottom of the accessory, there are two "nubbins", one on either side that look like their made to hook on to something. On the ones i saw on ebay, the lines in the plastic (presumably from the molding) form a full inner oval on the top of these nubbins, whereas mine comes up from both sides and only makes half an oval. i dont know if this is a change in manufacturing on nintendos part or only found in chenese knockoffs, but there you go. cant upload image, so... (pretend periods are spaces)
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