Nintendo announces the Wii MotionPlus at E3
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Jul 15th 2008 12:46PM
posted Jul 15th 2008 12:46PM
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I would hope that they will come out with an upgraded Wiimote with this tech built in, rather than requiring a box plugged in on the end.
Also, will these new games support the old tech with less accuracy? I would hate to see a segregation of the market into those who have MotionPlus and those who don't.
Hey Ninty how about a free upgrade for all the old controllers!!!
But if they did that, then it would mean an even more expensive upgrade for previous users. 40USD vs maybe 10-20USD. Of course it would be nice for them to bundle this with new controllers and systems from now on (just as they did with the glove).
Ya mean I'll actually be able to putt right now!?
Yay!
More Wii Sports -- sounds like a winner.
What is 1:1 sensing anyways?
In theory it means that any motion you make is exactly mimicked by the game.
You move your arm, the character moves their arm the same amount.
two words: light saber
it'll be fun if someone can hack it to do some primitive motion capture on PC
Great...do we have to get new wii jacket for that. I don't see an addon like that will have any impact on game sales, no one is going to purchase that seperately and game utilizing that will just not be purchased...unless it's optional.
...it'll come with the game and the jacket will be bundled too. Read the Keynote post...
What about using the nunchuck with this thing plugged in? Will that work?
I see what could be another port at the bottom of the device but that could also be a button for detaching?
Will suck very much if there's no nunchuck while using this thing.
Well in the demo, someone was playing a game from Sports Resort with a nunchuck, suggesting that you can...
If yo look closely at the picture, it looks like there's a door or flap and the bottom of the add-on. Most likely you lift that flap to plug in the nunchuck or classic controller.
WTF? Make a crappy device and then sell an add on to make it perform correctly?
Just more proof that this technology wasn't ready out the door. When I watch my niece fiddle with her Wii remote on screen I'm like, WTF, are you handicapped or something? Put the dot on the icon!
The wii remote is not "crappy". Some software for it is crappy, but on the whole motion sensing works very well.
Better to make it cheap at first than use expensive new technology, and then release said technology later on.
Look at the Dualshock 3. FAR worse than this.
And nobody is forcing you to buy this addon.
The Wiimote is a piece of crap. End of story. This makes it decent.
This should have been the way it was - and portrayed - in the first place.
I completely disagree, I think the wiimote is amazingly accurate for what it is.
My parents(nearing 60) purchased and use a wii without any help from me. I can honestly say they would not tolerate using a gadget like this if it didn't function properly.
If you are having that hard of a time controlling things, I think maybe you need to think about getting a new wiimote???
damn you're niece sucks at wii.
your* niece sucks at wii. i suck at spelling.
" When I watch my niece fiddle with her Wii remote on screen I'm like, WTF, are you handicapped or something? Put the dot on the icon!"
The pointer sensor, which is completely independent from the motion sensor, has always been reliable for me. The only reason I can think that your niece would have trouble is if she's standing too close (you need to be at least two or three feet away from the bar) or her hand is shaking.
inteller, have you ever actually used it? It is surprisingly accurate and the system, due to these controls, is far more accessible than any other video game interface.
@kevin
Ah yes must be the Wiimote. Not the total absurdity of having to point it directly at some sensor bar to make it work, unlike the half-decent remot it is becoming with the Plus.
You DO realise that the pointer functionality of the Sensor Bar and camera is not in ANY way affected by this? that'll remain the same. it's the motion sensing that's different.
They're independent systems.
More accurate light-saber battles 1:1 sensing will lead to, yeeess.
i'm with you on that one. Those lightsaber duels were going to be epic to begin with but this 1:1 sensing will make them Uber Epic I cant wait!
agreed
Why do you think this will work with the upcoming Star Wars game?
Shortly after, Microsoft announces the Xbox PlusMotion
WANT!! x2
While the Wii Reomte works very well for what it does only certian games make crappy use of it im sure this enhancement would put even more innovative possibility's to gameplay .
But unfortunately i don't see too many people realising the true potential of the thing .
Nintendo could also make one for the nunchuck as well for it that would be reall great .
btw at least some you people know how to spell Wii Remote even thru some of you still misspell it as Wiimote which drives me mad .
The term "Wiimote" is not a misspelling. It's a common nickname for the Wii Remote. It's perfectly acceptable. However, I do understand where you're coming from. Neglecting punctuation and proof reading make me want to kill puppies.
Yeah, sure, Mr. Perfect spelling... "While the Wii Reomte works [...]"
What is a "Reomte", anyway?? :-)
talk about wii enlargement...