http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/ Engadget Comments for Hands on with Nintendo's Wii controller http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
I still think Sony tried too hard on their copy-cat controller by whipping it out in a 1/2 assed attempt to mimic the Wii...

Heh heh... I said "too hard" and "whipping it out" in the same sentence... ]]>May 10th 2006 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
And Wii]]>May 10th 2006 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
in a nintendo post no less...]]>May 10th 2006 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/stupid question
Are you holding 2 seperate thing for 1 controler, or do you only need 1 part?]]>May 10th 2006 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
Still can't wait to try it myself, even if I'm like "Whoa, I'm flailing wildly about like muppet arms!"

Man... a muppet arm flailing game would be perfect.]]>May 10th 2006 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
Also, why hasn't Nintendo marketed this as a cure for childhood obesity? The epidemic in the US is huge and growing and it seems that parents would FLIP and buy thousands just in hopes that little Jimmy could actually get some exercise while he plays videogames.]]>May 10th 2006 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
brilliant]]>May 10th 2006 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
"Heh heh... I said "too hard" and "whipping it out" in the same sentence..."

Second, I'm hard-core Play Station fan and didn't even want to look at the Wii. But this thing is going to corner it's own nitch in the market. Note that I didn't say corner the console market. It looks really bad-ass. I hope it's cheap enough to buy as a second system. The PS3 and 360 is close enough on the type of games you play so if you chose one of those, I'd say don't worry about the other (unless the BD/HD-DVD war comes to a close earlier than expected) then if you still have some cash, I'd suggest picking one of these up too just for the drunken fun of it.

I think it's the zapper thing that really sold me... But can you imagine you and three friends playing "tennis" drunk?! I meantioned Wii+Alcohol three times in this post (including this time), I think I need to cut back a little...]]>May 10th 2006 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
Just kidding.

Personally, I would need a few hours of home time with a new controller to be able to decide how well it works with a particular style of game.

What I'm interested in at this point is just how sensitive and accurate the controller is. By the sounds of it, very, which is a great sign.]]>May 10th 2006 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
Sensor bar contains IR LEDs that flash in a predictable pattern, wiimote has a IR camera behind the window (think a cameraphone-grade camera). From this they can get orientation relative to the TV, and distance (by how wide the "sensor bar" is). Combined with the accelerometer-based orientation they can recover a full 3D position.]]>May 10th 2006 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
Which one of you is giving the review?]]>May 10th 2006 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/Why can't both Sony and Microsoft just develop a separate controller interface with similar function as the Wii controller but for games on their systems that developers specifically program for? ]]>May 10th 2006 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
I have cerbral palsey and I have full control of my thum but not of my full ar ot hand?]]>May 10th 2006 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
They can, and Sony has sorta done that already. MS, I don't know, they may not have that ability in their current consoles, in which case they would have to make a revision and circulate them, in which case some would have the ability and others would not. I am not really sure if you would need to revise the console internals to accomidate for this so please no flames.

Even if Sony and MS did, their consoles are not designed for this gameplay. Nintendo has designed everything for this gameplay, I don't feel that Sony or MS would be able to create the feel that Nintendo has created from the bottom up.

With that said, it would also be considered blatant theivery. Which no one likes.
]]>May 10th 2006 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
Also, Engadget response TOTALLY predicted. Not a single nice thing to say about it, except "ooh it feels like a good Wii in my hand. now to half ass try the games! but oh boy this feels good, long heavy and hard."]]>May 10th 2006 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
babe?

i do not think that word means what you think it means.

i see a barrel-shaped butterhog.


am i right in thinking all those games look to be running in 16:9? and progressive?]]>May 10th 2006 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/05/11/nintendo_wii_gameplay/

looks like maybe this controller has a lot to do with personal preference]]>May 10th 2006 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 10th 2006 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
The controller has 2 separate sensing mechanisms as you suggest; the optical one and the accelerometer. With only 2 LEDs in the sensor bar, you can tell how the control is pointed at it, and how far away it is, but you can't quite recover the full 3D position in space (you need at least 3 non-collinear LEDs for that). Doesn't matter, as that's only used for precise pointing. The accelerometer is used for gesturing or for tilt angle detection.]]>May 11th 2006 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 11th 2006 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/"blatant theivery" is a little dramatic.
I hope no one ever determines that "swinging a golf club" motion is copyrighted (or whatever) by some business model. Maybe some specific sensor technology related to picking up that motion. I just want the fun spread out to all consoles. Which in the next generation or two will be standard I'm guessing. No theivery involved.]]>May 11th 2006 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
Why can't any of these console makers approach that concept? Or at least an accessory...]]>May 11th 2006 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
"C'mon, lets you and me go up stairs and play with my Wii. We'll play Zelda and swing it like a sword for _hours_.."

My biggest guess is that it's intentional. After all, we are talking it about it more than we would have...]]>May 11th 2006 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
- Jasen.]]>May 11th 2006 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
For the price of a few PS3 games you might be able to get a Wii...]]>May 11th 2006 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
babe?

i do not think that word means what you think it means.

i see a barrel-shaped butterhog."

Congratulations, x23, you're officially queer for not having the common sense you should've been born with to get that she's wearing a vest and it's a tad bulky, or flowing... but she's not bulky.
Okay, so you'll understand I'll put it in small words -- you're dumb.

On the controller -- Now, allow me to preface this by saying I haven't handled one of these controllers so I'll not make stupid widebrush statements about it, but does it figure to anyone else that essentially breaking a controller into two pieces is a bad idea? I don't want a controller that's cumbersome & even if I just use one half of it, WHY? Are the current "normal" controllers truly that bad? I'm just speculating, not bashing, but I think the appearance alone will offput some potential customers. Though it's certainly possible it'll draw people in also.]]>May 11th 2006 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 11th 2006 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/you have a good mousing surface from all of these?
- your arm chair
- all seats on your couch, with 4 people on it
- the middle of your floor, while laying on your back proped up by a pillow
- the back seat in your car

this is why there's no mouse.
]]>May 11th 2006 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 11th 2006 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
I think Nintendo makes great games. I really wish that Sony could realize that simply adding a little blood or half naked chicks doesn't make me want to play a game more. Now, having said that I'm excited for the 1st party titles on the Wii but a little afraid (especially of the first wave) of the title from outside developers. But given time it will be allowed to sink or swim. And let's not forget that if every one hates the damn thing you can just plug in your game cube controller (I totally have thing for my wavebird) and life will go on.
]]>May 11th 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
It would be nice if both controllers were wireless though, instead of being tied together. ]]>May 11th 2006 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 11th 2006 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/
I'd like to second this guy here.]]>May 12th 2006 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/Heh heh... I said "too hard" and "whipping it out" in the same sentence...


XD Yes, yes you did.

Ok, from what I've heard from friends who went to the expo, they say that it depends on what game you're playing, as it does here. I think if they let you set the sensitivity, this will be the best system for FPSs ever.]]>May 18th 2006 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/May 25th 2006 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/Jan 17th 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/hands-on-with-nintendos-wii-controller/But to kinda sum this up, i won't buy a Wii until i play it first. If i get no game time with redsteel and wii sports, this console will have to wait for me. Good Luck Wii!]]>Nov 5th 2006 11:35PM