Nintendo failed to notify third-party devs of MotionPlus prior to E3

We weren't terribly impressed with Nintendo's recently unveiled MotionPlus add-on, but we're even more disappointed by this. Reportedly, scads of third-party developers revealed at E3 that the Big N's latest Wiimote accessory was just as much a surprise to them as it was to any of us. In other words, Nintendo didn't bother giving its external devs any advance notice in order to get the ball rolling on compatible titles, or so it seems. Unfortunately, this also means that we probably won't see any MotionPlus-ready games hitting shelves from anyone not named Nintendo for months to come, but it's not like Wii Sports Resort can't hold our attention for a solid year, right?

[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 5:10PM]

Wii Sports: Resort does not release until the spring of next year. Plenty of time for developers to get on the ball. This is such a none story. Nintendo did let third party developers know about the new attachment, it was announced at E3. Now get to work on games.

[Illankid Posted Jul 23rd 2008 5:32PM]

Ill Say it,

Nintendo is behaving very similar like Apple Inc.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 7:49PM]

nintendo pisses me off, ive owned every nintendo ever made but not pleased with how much this thing has been/ is overhyped, im sorry but for a console thats been on the market for two years that sells out quickly is lame at this point. i can understand durring holidays after launch but after two years!?. i own a wii however i use it more when friends come over, the rest of the time i use my 360 (which im pissed about with the wii ripoff avatars) and dont get me started with wiifit, which is really pathetic people would spend 100 on the thing instead going around the block for free!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 10:03PM]

Why do I feel that Nintendo is following the path of Atari, the same company from which they SAVED the game industry in the 80s?

/and thus, the cruel mistress called irony reared its ugly head
//wow, it's creepy that i came up with that off the top of MY head! 0_o