Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus

[Ninty]

Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus

Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
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Just hours before Microsoft's E3 press conference, Nintendo announces a shocker: a plug-on for the Wiimote.
By Sam Kennedy, 07/14/2008

Nintendo has just announced the Wii MotionPlus, a plug-in adapter for the Wiimote that, as Nintendo describes it, can more quickly and accurately reflect motions in a 3-D space. This announcement comes just hours before Microsoft's E3 press conference, where the console rival is rumored to be showing its answer to the Wiimote.

"The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii Remote and, combined with the accelerometer and the sensor bar, allows for more comprehensive tracking of a player's arm position and orientation, providing players with an unmatched level of precision and immersion," says Nintendo. "Every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true 1:1 response in their game play. The Wii MotionPlus accessory reconfirms Nintendo's commitment to making games intuitive and accessible for everyone."

Nintendo will be showing off the Wii MotionPlus at its press conference tomorrow (Tuesday, July 15). Will the rumored Punch-Out! be one of the first titles to make use of it? We'll have to wait and see. Either way, it'll be interesting to see how Nintendo positions the add-on. On one hand, it's great to see Nintendo continuing to push things forward in the motion control space, on the other, some will question why this wasn't included in the Wiimote in the first place, as it will potentially fragment the market.

[Blan21]

I think the reason it wasn't included in the wii-mote itself is because it would be too bulky to have and not be able to remove, and it would seem like too much money to buy both together.

[Mikazume]

seems like a cool idea

[Blan21]

It would be great thing to have in a fighting game, so you punch exactly where u want unlike another game I know >_> *cough*wiisports boxing*cough* oh srry I have a bad cough today

[raggaice]

yep that's good, better motion detecting.the wii is gonna sell out even more

[mwhp13]

Seems like a cool idea.
Darn it Ninty, you beat me to posting it

[Hydrallics]

...although Nintendo's spin on this seems positive for more accurate gameplay...OMFG i'm so sick of console companies milking the gamers like we live in a pasture of some sort...this is not a new gimic...console companies adding pieces of a hardware here and there to continue having the consumer pay loads of currency on things other then games...its ridiculous...what happened to buying a console and it comes with most of your hardware so that you can now focus on what you set out to do in the first place...which is play VIDEO GAMES!!

Do we really need this WiiPlug...i don't know yet...but i do know we need games...lots and lots of superbly made games...come on Nintendo...focus...use the force or something!!! Just my opinion!!! >..<

[Ninty]

Nyahhhhahahahaaah , Youll never stop my Mad postin skillz

[FriedToad]

Look where it plugs in - THe Nunchuck socket. great fighting games with one remote...

[Blan21]

Never though about that.... I was just watching E3 live, did I miss the nintendo part?