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I admit, it does make you feel old when you see comments like this. We cynical old timers just don't have that kind of optimism any more. Is there some sort of meta surgery that happens when you buy a gadget that slowly cauterises any optimism out as you pay for the next refresh/upgrade?]]>Apr 14th 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
Truth. It's a simple fact that as you get older, you slowly realize that gaming isn't there so you can have fun... it's there so the game companies can turn a profit. Business doesn't love you. Business loves your money.

Not necessarily a bad thing - without money there'd be no more games. But with a new (as of the 2000s, at least) population of bro-gamers and grandma-gamers, nickel-and-diming is quickly becoming a way of life.]]>Apr 14th 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Sports-Resort-Nintendo/dp/B001COQW14/ref=sr_tr_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1239715444&sr=8-1
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(there is a place, it's over there)]]>Apr 14th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
p.s. i despise that that word has caught on.]]>Apr 14th 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
back in the days when you paid for internet by the minute and it made that ridiculous sound..]]>Apr 14th 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/]]>Apr 14th 2009 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/05/wiimote-add-ons-for-wii-sports-totally-stupid/

and i just don't see how for 2 1/2 years now the motion sensitivity was subpar, enough to warrant the need for a 20 dollar add on that most 'casual gamers', or the audience that is attracted to the Wii, really won't notice.]]>Apr 14th 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/

* this is sarcasm, and not to be taken seriously.]]>Apr 14th 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
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Plus, considering they are essentially putting a band-aid on their poor decision in using cheaper tech, but not that much cheaper, especially since they could easily forecast the amount they'd need, this is CORPORATE ROBBERY. Are they making mass profits? No, but they're making more than they should and power to them if the consumers want to give it to them. ]]>Apr 14th 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.invensense.com/store/index.html]]>Apr 14th 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
Are you going to say that touch sensors are now elite tech too? These consumer grade products are nothing to make once the tech has been established. It's the high end stuff with extremely low tolerances and conditions where things get pricey. Go ahead, do the research, it'll enlighten you how all sensors actually work. ;)]]>Apr 14th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
"Seriously, you have no idea how cheap most electronic components cost"

Actually, I am a electronic engineering technologist and assembling and testing electronics, and having to replace components in a most cost effective manner make me VERY familiar with the cost of electronic componetns.

Sure is a bitch having to actually justify something you spout on the internet, isn't it?]]>Apr 14th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
I usually don't bother, but you're very, very, very, very, very likely to be lying. Also, I am perfectly content with my opinion and I know it's accurate and with general electronic component pricing, it is fact. In your position it must be easy to come with some hard evidence of IC and sensory unit pricing, preferably 10k units or above . So please, put me in my place once and for all. I'd love it and so would all the haters. I am happy to admit that I am wrong, when in fact, I am wrong.]]>Apr 14th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
Did nintendo just shit on something for you?]]>Apr 14th 2009 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/
Gyromite Robot? Track Pad? Super Scope 6? 4Play? Power Glove? N64 add-on pack? Rumble Pack? Gameboy light + magnafying glass?

not all of them were great, but some of them were. Let them do their thing.]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nintendos-19-99-motionplus-wiimote-add-on-ships-to-us-on-june/Apr 14th 2009 1:41PM