Wii MotionPlus!

[skawo96]

anyways. does it looks uncomfortable to hit the 1 and 2 buttons while holding it sideways?

I guess Super Paper Mario or Wario Land Shake won't need it.

 

[Hadrian]

These should be free.

That they should.

The Wii is over priced as it is and so far nothing has offered the perfect "pick up & play" control that they promised from the beginning. Nintendo have always been going on about how newbies can just get into Wii Sports from the minute they pick up the Wiimote, but I've seen them get into regular controls far quicker.

Now if they did have Wii Sports 2 (what happened to Wii Motor Sports?) and had this free with it then that'll make a lot of things up.

 

[Hooya]

If this improves response in all previous games (i.e. it is fully backwards compatible) then it's worth it if it's not too expensive. I will wait for the full story at E3.

Better this than just coming out with a whole new Wii Remote design and everyone has to buy 4 completely new remotes at $50 a pop. $10 for this attachment and still get to use your previously invested remotes? I'd say that's fair.

Can anyone say "Dual Analog/Shock"? This kind of move is hardly without precedent in the video game industry, even for the completely standard controller, and honestly it's much less tough on the consumer than some previous versions of this kind of move. The aforementioned Sony version of this story had a nearly identical timeline to it as well (PS released 9/95, dual analog in 8/97).

Then again, I owned a Super Scope 6.

 

[revoman]

now i wonder what the new will be.... hmmm.... err....

Spoiler

its gonna be zelda of course

 

[R2DJ]

I only liked the new strap (finally it is true) but not this. It looks like the thing with a condom on just got longer

 

[Mangofett]

Spoiler

its gonna be zelda of course

Oh God, I hope not. Well, not using this thing anyway.

I mean using small swings for TP was OK, but 1:1 would be too much.

 

[phantastic91]

rumored punch out wii with this?

ill drool so much. dammit cant wait till tommoroo...............

 

[Sick Wario]

i'm into this add-on, and i'm willing to pay for 1:1 motion. that's what we are aiming for this generation.
zelda, star wars, wii sports 2 etc and yes punch out would be wicked

i will assume microsoft will be announcing their motion bullshit asap

 

[revoman]

there be uproar if this costs over a tenner :s

edit: yup no doubt micro$oft and $ony will announce motion sensing stuff which is gonna be bad like the sixaxis crap

 

[arctic_flame]

This only exists because Nintendo used crappy accelerometers in the first place (The can't report forces over 3*g). Homebrewers have been moaning about this for ages.

 

[Master Mo]

If you ask me the baseball bat in Wii-Sports-Baseball did accurately reflect the motions to the screen. Nearly 1:1... So who needs this, if it is not going to be used in a way it could help?

More that 5 bucks for this is not acceptable...

 

[JPdensetsu]

how much will cost this thingy ?

 

[imz]

will they include this with every wii console now?

 

[Hooya]

how much will cost this thingy ?

We're all speculating. Hopefully the price will be announced at Nintendo's E3 press conference this week.

 

[Rock Raiyu]

there be uproar if this costs over a tenner :s

edit: yup no doubt micro$oft and $ony will announce motion sensing stuff which is gonna be bad like the sixaxis crap

Current Wii owners should get it free. We shouldn't have to pay for something we should've got back in 2006/early 2007. Hopefully Microsoft and Sony don't make motion sensing. Its hard enough as it is with the wireless controllers.

 

[Hooya]

Just realize that if MS and Sony make a motion sensing controller any games that use that feature will require that controller, and those won't be a simple cheap add-on. For those gamers it'll be a $40-$50+ investment Per Controller and no possible backwards compatibility. At least for us Wii gamers chances are this simply reports more accurate information to the Wii, so it'll be backwards compatible with older games (making it more useful than a motion sensing controller for the 360) and new games, while better and more accurate with the add-on (or new remote) will still function and be playable with the older hardware. Play Station owners don't get the rumble controller for free, 360 owners won't get the motion sensing controller for free, PS1 owners didn't get Dual Shock controllers for free. There's nothing new here - Nintendo doesn't "owe" us anything with this. Be glad they aren't just making Wii Remote v2 and you have to spend your 4x$40 for totally new remotes.

I think, given the industry precedent that Nintendo is doing it right by the consumer in doing it this way.

I somehow doubt that this was intended from the beginning by Nintendo in order to leach more money out of the first two years worth of Wii owners.

They won't be able to afford to give this for free like the replacement straps and the jacket, but given the track record of Nintendo with this stuff for the Wii I don't expect it to be too expensive.

-silver lining-

 

[imgod22222]

I think it'll be free like the new straps and the condom..err... jacket.

 

[Yuan]

Indeed it should be there since launch

I'm guessing Nintendo will use this on their secret big game they're talking about.. just hope it's not very expensive :/

what secret game?

Wii Sports 2

 

[FAST6191]

I guess this is done for the same reasons as the DS wifi code (risk, no funds for R&D).

My first thought was for actually for homebrew. Seeing what can be done with the DSmotion which it seems few have and what has appeared both on the wii and with wii hardware thus far will likely make for an interesting future.

 

[704jaffer]

Finally all the crappy "push the wii-mote towards the screen to insert the key" actions will work better now