Nintendo with the kickoff: Wii MotionPlus revealed (1:1 controls)

[Darunia]

Nintendo's upcoming Wii MotionPlus accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote controller again redefines game control, by more quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space. 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. 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 reveal more details about the Wii MotionPlus accessory and other topics Tuesday morning at its E3 media briefing.

http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/eMMuRj_N6vntHPDycCJAKWhEO9zBvyPH

[demi]

Gee, thanks nintendo. I've always wanted to spend money

[Third]

So Nintendo kinda confirms that the Wii-mote is shit without this add-on?

[duckman2000]

So typically Nintendo

[Phoenix Dark]

why not just replace the old controller with this advanced one instead of making people buy an add on

[cool breeze]

RUMBLE PACK OF NEXT GEN

 

[duckman2000]

why not just replace the old controller with this advanced one instead of making people buy an add on

Nintendo really likes to nickle and dime people to the curb. That's one of the reasons why I'm so irritated with MS this generation, as MS adopted this strategy (wifi).

[Kestastrophe]

Nintendo's Mulligan

[Bocsius]

why not just replace the old controller with this advanced one instead of making people buy an add on

You'd think they'd adopt both approaches. Built into Wiimotes going forward, add-on available for existing users. But, you know, the economics of it might say otherwise.

[hyp]

this isn't going to work well with them "casuals"

[cool breeze]

this isn't going to work well with them "casuals"

Exactly! Fuck accessibility! YO JOE FOR IMMERSION! 

[Crushed]

1:1 controls + pointer = sex

[Yeti]

I'm kind of optimistic about this. I hope it isn't very expensive.

[Yeti]

this isn't going to work well with them "casuals"

Yeah, it's probably going to be a huge fucking disaster, like the zapper, the shitty plastic mario kart wheel, and the balance board.

Laugh it up while you can Nintendo

Laugh it up

Speaking of, how is the wiimote going to fit into all of those shells with this new add on? 

[Great Rumbler]

Needs to come packed-in [for free] with a Zelda game.

[Phoenix Dark]

some gaffer

If MS announces their waggle now they have just been pwned

Now only please at least teaser of new Zelda using this and Nintendo will be, once again, GODS of gaming.
It's funny though how Nintendo won E3 even before it started. Lolz.

[Eel O'Brian]

maybe they'll add a good graphics plug-in, too

GraffixPlus

i think i'm gonna buy another wii before the summer is over 

there's like 5 games i wouldn't mind playing now 

[Fragamemnon]

this looks like just another way for nintendo to sell their games with different cheap plastic, peripherals like the crossbow or mario kart wheel.

You do have to appreciate their consistency of design though-everything from the look of the Miis, to their shallowness of game design, to the cheap plastic feel-they really do have that whole "fisher price" feel down pat.

[Eel O'Brian]

chix dig it

[drohne]

and the waggle arms race begins. can't wait to see what sort of stupid garbage sony and microsoft mean to sell us

does this really jive with nintendo's casual, performance-agnostic market approach? i guess they're already losing the plot

[hyp]

does this really jive with nintendo's casual, performance-agnostic market approach? i guess they're already losing the plot

pretty much the point i was trying to make.

[onsedatives]

this isn't going to work well with them "casuals"

They just got to release it with some stupid shit like Wii Jog or Wii Music and the casuals will lap it up.

[Tieno]

Add-ons don't work, that's why the wii-mote wasn't released with the gamecube.

[hyp]

strap-ons do. 

[Eel O'Brian]

if that 360 Xaggle mockup is close to the mark, and you can buy a pack of two for the price of a regular controller, and it works on regular games minus the motion as a "split" controller, i'll buy it

as long as i get one or two good waggleshooters, or can lay around like a lazy ass with a controller in each hand and play regular games, fuck it

[Eel O'Brian]

Add-ons don't work, that's why the wii-mote wasn't released with the gamecube.

i dunno, people seem to be buying a fuckton of those plastic wheels and zappers and shit, and those are just molded plastic shells

[Crushed]

does this really jive with nintendo's casual, performance-agnostic market approach? i guess they're already losing the plot

Their approach was to court both markets simultaneously, so not really.

[drohne]

the more i think about this, the less sense it makes -- the average user swatting at imaginary tennis balls has no idea that there's anything wrong with his wii remote. and now nintendo has to tell him all about it

[Third]

This is exactly what Nintendo needs to own the competion: No AAA games but an add-on.

[Crushed]

the more i think about this, the less sense it makes -- the average user swatting at imaginary tennis balls has no idea that there's anything wrong with his wii remote. and now nintendo has to tell him all about it

at least nintendo is being honest and trying to improve it

isn't that worth something

[y2kev]

g35twinturbo implied sony has something to show

[duckman2000]

g35twinturbo implied sony has something to show

And who is g35twinturbo?

If Sony shows anything, I sincerely hope it's just a DS3 split in two, and with individual motion sensors. I'd buy that, because two separate devices, that's where it's at.

[Tieno]

This is exactly what Nintendo needs to own the competion: No AAA games but an add-on.

They barely have any good games that utilise the wiimote, so they come with an add-on, splintering the market. It's so funny sad

[Eel O'Brian]

the more i think about this, the less sense it makes -- the average user swatting at imaginary tennis balls has no idea that there's anything wrong with his wii remote. and now nintendo has to tell him all about it

it makes sense if they weren't just paying lip service about targeting the "hardcore" (elohel) this year

expecting a bunch of shooter announcements at their e3 deal

[hyp]

ms and sony are investing in 3D-tracking camera technology.  

[duckman2000]

it makes sense if they weren't just paying lip service about targeting the "hardcore" (elohel) this year

expecting a bunch of shooter announcements at their e3 deal

Geist 2

[Eel O'Brian]

you can play games by thrusting your erect penis at the eyetoy

spoiler (click to show/hide)

much like i already do

[close]

[Eel O'Brian]

it makes sense if they weren't just paying lip service about targeting the "hardcore" (elohel) this year

expecting a bunch of shooter announcements at their e3 deal

Geist 2

mario bang brothers

[duckman2000]

ms and sony are investing in 3D-tracking camera technology. 

I still want to be able to navigate the XMB with hand gestures. But that's the one tech demonstration that was left to die.

[Eel O'Brian]

i'm ready for total voice control, fuck this waggle gen

"shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot,shoot, shoot,shoot, shoot,shoot, shoot,shoot, shoot,shoot, shoot,jump,jumpfuckshoot"

[TVC15]

and the waggle arms race begins. can't wait to see what sort of stupid garbage sony and microsoft mean to sell us

Gaming's dead, drohne.  Next gen, all three systems will be licensing nVidia's old TNT2 tech and we'll be throwing shoes or something at our TV screen.  Let's just preemptively get in the dirty fuck dumpster and make some soup.

[hyp]

^ that's probably not very far from the truth.  

the shit that johnny lee was demonstrating is going to be part of it.  and the tech is dirt cheap.

[Bocsius]

I can't wait for PC gamers to have to start tilting their keyboards.

[drohne]

gaming can die after i play thunderforce vi

[Fragamemnon]

I can't wait for PC gamers to have to start tilting their keyboards.

thanks to a healthy independent developer scene and large regions of the world where the PC is the only real platform for gaming, we're somewhat immune to this.I guess I should feel bad for console gamers though, it sure seems like you're watching your own accelerated version of Idiocracy play out right before your eyes.

[duckman2000]

I can't wait for PC gamers to have to start tilting their keyboards.

PC gaming is already quite perfect

[Bocsius]

thanks to a healthy independent developer scene and large regions of the world where the PC is the only real platform for gaming, we're somewhat immune to this.I guess I should feel bad for console gamers though, it sure seems like you're watching your own accelerated version of Idiocracy play out right before your eyes.

Meh, if it all goes to waggle, it's really no big loss. There are other things to do.

[Brehvolution]

People who think they are good at wii sports will hate this thing.

[hyp]

Meh, if it all goes to waggle, it's really no big loss. There are other things to do.

yup, like taking real yoga classes, and playing real tennis.

waggleowned.

[Crushed]

mmm tears

[hyp]

 :santocry

[fistfulofmetal]

and yet the library will still be shitty as fuck.

[MCD]

[Crushed]

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Majora's Mask remake with 1:1 controls

[cool breeze]

You are speaking my language crushed! Next Zelda made by Dead Rising team and Zelda team combined to make a sexy re imagining of it.

[Joe Molotov]

Best console of this gen gets even better.

[Great Rumbler]

You are speaking my language crushed! Next Zelda made by Dead Rising team and Zelda team combined to make a sexy re imagining of it.

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[tiesto]

I don't like the idea of buying another addon, especially since Wiimote + Nunchuck is already $60... and Nintendo is the "cheap" system, their console is cheap and games are $10 cheaper, but they nickle and dime you when it comes to the peripherals. 1:1 could be cool, if developers can figure out how to use it well...

[Crushed]

I don't like the idea of buying another addon, especially since Wiimote + Nunchuck is already $60... and Nintendo is the "cheap" system, their console is cheap and games are $10 cheaper, but they nickle and dime you when it comes to the peripherals. 1:1 could be cool, if developers can figure out how to use it well...

I think that's the point of this add-on. A sorta "imitation" 1:1 was possible before, but it required you to be doing exactly what the game wanted you to do, and it required programming trickery. This makes it much easier to do.

[Madrun Badrun]

It will probably come with the first Nintendo game that needs it like the 64 ram expansion so i'm not worried.  It's got that they are at least trying to improve it.