This kind of crap is what is making me hate my wii. So many addons that you need to purchase just to use a game. The wii seemed such low price but now compared to other consoles its a rip off specially after purchasing 3 other remotes and ninchucks. Now they expect 4 wii motion sensors to play one game?? Lets release a device that will make the wii remote do what it should have been able to do already. Nintendo is making a fortune for only 3-4 games that people actually play. Which all suck for online with 4 players. Why cant you play with all 4 people from a wii online with mario kart or supersmash???? Im giving up on the wii and it needs a price cut and dvd playback or im gonna start using it as a paper weight. And accesories need to be cut in price by half.
Quit your bitching. You have to buy extra controllers for all the other systems too. You're not saving any money by buying one of them over a Wii.
"Im giving up on the wii and it needs a price cut and dvd playback or im gonna start using it as a paper weight."
So if they don't cut the retail price on the Wii you're going to stop using yours? How does that make any sense at all? And why are people so bent out of shape that the Wii doesn't play DVD movies? Most people (especially gamers) already have multiple boxes hooked up to their TV that will play DVD's. Including, *GASP*, a DVD player! Why on earth would you feel the need to cry for another?
Are you comparing the Wii + accessories to the base price of the Xbox and PS3? In case you have forgotten, neither come complete with four controllers, or any other accessories you may need (if your not buying a MotionPlus or a Nunchuck for the Wii, your buying a headset, recharge station, text pad, or Xbox Live Vision camera for the Xbox 360).
No use in comparing the one to the others.
Both the Wii Wheel and the Wii Zapper thing come with games, as will the MotionPlus. Stop complaining. If you watched the Wii Sports Resort E3 Presentation video and you didn't think you need an extra accelerometer to pull off the accuracy that was being shown when Cammie was twisting the frisbee with her whole arm, then you've never played Wii Sports Baseball and watched the bat as you tried to move it. It jiggles like hell as it tries to predict where your arm is.
Also, just asking, couldn't this theoretically eliminate the need for a sensor bar?
I totally agree. Sure, the accessories come with the game, but for multiplayer (which puts the WE in WII) requires dishing out for three more extra accessories, e.g wheels, motion plus modules.
A Nunchuk and Remote combo is a damn sight more expensive than an extra 360 pad, let alone all the attachments. The 360/PS3 pads need no extra accessories. Sure the 360 pad might need a recharge kit but hey so does the Wii!
I dig the whole casual thing, it's great. But going beyond the balance board and wheel will start turning people off. It will confuse casuals "Whats this for? What do I need to play my game? Oh, I need to buy more to play multiplayer"
Wii was about simplicty and now the slew of extras is eroding that original vision. IMO Remote, Nunchuk, board would be fantastic. No extras, leave it at that.
The Xbox 360 comes with a headset, you have to buy a recharger for the Wiimote too, the textpad is completely optional (you can just use the on-screen keyboard), and even mentioning the Xbox Live *camera* is really showing how desperate you are to force a point that isn't there.
The nunchuks and MotionPlus adapters will be required for some games and you have to purchase the Wii microphone separately.
No, you will still need the sensor bar. One function of the sensor bar is to provide a reference so that the Wiimote knows that it is being pointed at the TV. This function, at least, cannot be duplicated by a new set of gyros or accelerometers as they have no way of interpreting orientation relative to another object.
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This kind of crap is what is making me hate my wii. So many addons that you need to purchase just to use a game. The wii seemed such low price but now compared to other consoles its a rip off specially after purchasing 3 other remotes and ninchucks. Now they expect 4 wii motion sensors to play one game?? Lets release a device that will make the wii remote do what it should have been able to do already. Nintendo is making a fortune for only 3-4 games that people actually play. Which all suck for online with 4 players. Why cant you play with all 4 people from a wii online with mario kart or supersmash???? Im giving up on the wii and it needs a price cut and dvd playback or im gonna start using it as a paper weight. And accesories need to be cut in price by half.
Yeah I agree. With all the accessories and add-ons people buy for the Wii the price starts getting close to the cost of the 360 and PS3.
Quit your bitching. You have to buy extra controllers for all the other systems too. You're not saving any money by buying one of them over a Wii.
"Im giving up on the wii and it needs a price cut and dvd playback or im gonna start using it as a paper weight."
So if they don't cut the retail price on the Wii you're going to stop using yours? How does that make any sense at all? And why are people so bent out of shape that the Wii doesn't play DVD movies? Most people (especially gamers) already have multiple boxes hooked up to their TV that will play DVD's. Including, *GASP*, a DVD player! Why on earth would you feel the need to cry for another?
@Miguel
Are you comparing the Wii + accessories to the base price of the Xbox and PS3? In case you have forgotten, neither come complete with four controllers, or any other accessories you may need (if your not buying a MotionPlus or a Nunchuck for the Wii, your buying a headset, recharge station, text pad, or Xbox Live Vision camera for the Xbox 360).
No use in comparing the one to the others.
Both the Wii Wheel and the Wii Zapper thing come with games, as will the MotionPlus. Stop complaining. If you watched the Wii Sports Resort E3 Presentation video and you didn't think you need an extra accelerometer to pull off the accuracy that was being shown when Cammie was twisting the frisbee with her whole arm, then you've never played Wii Sports Baseball and watched the bat as you tried to move it. It jiggles like hell as it tries to predict where your arm is.
Also, just asking, couldn't this theoretically eliminate the need for a sensor bar?
I totally agree. Sure, the accessories come with the game, but for multiplayer (which puts the WE in WII) requires dishing out for three more extra accessories, e.g wheels, motion plus modules.
A Nunchuk and Remote combo is a damn sight more expensive than an extra 360 pad, let alone all the attachments. The 360/PS3 pads need no extra accessories. Sure the 360 pad might need a recharge kit but hey so does the Wii!
I dig the whole casual thing, it's great. But going beyond the balance board and wheel will start turning people off. It will confuse casuals "Whats this for? What do I need to play my game? Oh, I need to buy more to play multiplayer"
Wii was about simplicty and now the slew of extras is eroding that original vision. IMO Remote, Nunchuk, board would be fantastic. No extras, leave it at that.
@Tim:
The Xbox 360 comes with a headset, you have to buy a recharger for the Wiimote too, the textpad is completely optional (you can just use the on-screen keyboard), and even mentioning the Xbox Live *camera* is really showing how desperate you are to force a point that isn't there.
The nunchuks and MotionPlus adapters will be required for some games and you have to purchase the Wii microphone separately.
@Tim
No, you will still need the sensor bar. One function of the sensor bar is to provide a reference so that the Wiimote knows that it is being pointed at the TV. This function, at least, cannot be duplicated by a new set of gyros or accelerometers as they have no way of interpreting orientation relative to another object.