The rather uneventful (yet somehow exciting) evolution of Wii MotionPlus
By Laura June 
posted April 23rd 2009 8:05PM
posted April 23rd 2009 8:05PM
Some recently unearthed European legal filings show us the timeline of development for Wii's MotionPlus. Well -- it shows us what could have been, anyway. The image, starting to the left, shows the oldest version, with an insanely hideous curve that was dispensed with in favor of an outwardly leaning shape in the next iteration, while the far right shows what we essentially ended up with: a tiny little lip that some theorize may be a design element intended to help keep the jacket in place. We'll say this much: we sure are glad they didn't use that initial design. Yuck!
[Via Joystiq]
[Via Joystiq]
My sarcasm meter might be broken, but if not, you guys need to get out more.
It's broken.
No he didn't... He used it 10 times.
Yahr, I was confused too at first.
You can't have the entire article be sarcastic, you need some serious statements in there for contrast.
Wii is being dumped, who cares its accessories.
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What does http://www.priti-fine-art.blogspot.com/ have to do with any of this?
Yes, I used a binary translator.
What does http://www.priti-fine-art.blogspot.com/ have to do with any of this?
Yes, I used a binary translator.
Crap.
We all understand you used a Binary Translator, no need to repeat
But he used it twice!
No he didn't... He used it 10 times!
I don't see any real difference...All are ugly and not slick...Wii looked more like an Apple design then a Nintendo. Motion plus should just be built into a new controller that's identical to the original.
What are you talking about, the first design is perfect, it's the same size as the controller. They should have went with the first design, because what if they decide to make a motion plus plus that plugs into the motion plus that plugs into the motion controller, it look pretty stupid with that flare lip design. Of course to get the full advantage of the motion plus plus you'll have to purchase the motion plus first. I mean how else would nintendo make more money.
If they decided to make two motion plusses which could connect, they could easily manufacture the middle one last and keep the flare-out on the end.
But the real question is, *~why would they do that???~*
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I'm not seeing any "insanely hideous curve" in the left-most picture...that one just follows the lines of the Wii Remote. Is there sarcasm that I'm missing?
The left-most is my favorite, and the middle my second favorite. I dislike the "lip."
Can I has sarcasm?
Yep, I don't see how you missed the fact that the whole article has about the most sarcasm I've ever seen in an Engadget post....
I've got to say, I've been reading Engadget religiously for years, and this was one of the first posts where the sarcasm was lost on me.
I'll say this much. I don't give a shit. Stop wasting my time with this non news.
I personally believe that Shigeru Miyamoto created Wii MotionPlus, I don't believe that it just evolved over time.
Oh my god I can't believe how many people completely missed the extremely obvious sarcasm!
Might I ask what's so great about this thing?
I nearly threw up when i saw the curve in the first drawing. Have they not heard of the golden ratio??!?!?!
I completely missed the sarcasm. Thank you commenters.
Where's the triangle design!? Nintendo, you lied to me...
Is it some sort of casual game, where you must spot the difference?.
:-?
Interesting that the underside changed a bit too, and the release button got all sticking out, why would people need to release it so much that they need such an easy access latch?
how can you possibly miss the sarcasm in that post?
haha it's very good
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