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Wii Remote +...? [roundtable]
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Can you guys figure out the point of this device, exactly? Or why Nintendo is apparently pushing MotionPlus hardware so hard (with this and the MP unit that has recently been included in every retail Wiimote), since there aren't many games that support it, and most of the ones that necessitate it are bundled with a unit, anyway? In fact, the only viable four-player MotionPlus experience that I can think of is Grand Slam Tennis (I know, canoeing), and no one even knows that game exists. Don't get me wrong. The Wiimote+ is cool, and I kind of want one (and I wanted FlingSmash, anyway), but what's the point of this aggressive MotionPlus push? Is Nintendo planning something? Is the Wii 2 farther out than we think it is? (PLEASE, NO.) URL to share (right click and copy)
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10/16/10, 18:20 |
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It's indeed puzzling. There need to be more WM+ compatible games, simple as that. The penetration rate (heh) of the device is surely quite high, but 3rd parties are scratching their nuts, and Nintendo is equally to blame. I mean, the least they could do is bring over Zangeki no Reginleiv. Is the Wiimote Plus simply a reaction to Sony's Playstation Move? In the end, I can't be excited for this, since I already own four wiimotes with motion plus attachments. A little bit too late, Nintendo. I'm hoping that FlingSmash will have a standalone SKU. Simbabbad said:grantimusprime said:What I'm saying is that I fully expect the Wii Remote + (Or any unit with Motion + attached) to be the controller for Nintendo's next system. Oh dear, I hope not. Nintendo really needs to release a new controller for next gen. I want them to stick with the wiimote/nunchuck style. Make it wireless, give it a better Dpad, and a bit more comfortable design, with the latest motion tech included within, and we have a winner. |
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In a way, that's even MORE confusing, though, because it's hard to physically tell the difference between a Wiimote and a Wiimote+ (unless they're all going to be red, I guess). Joe America will pick up a Wiimote, try to play the hottest game of the season, FlingSmash, and be, like, "This goldurn controllamajig is broken!" People don't even know what MotionPlus is. I was trying to help some clueless dad shop at Toys R Us, and I told him that he needed an extra MotionPlus to play Wii Sports Resort with two people simultaneously. He probably asked me literally five times, "Oh, we already got the remote. All this does is vibrate, right?" I didn't have to intervene too much, though, since the game department guy was a fellow savvy Nintendo fan. He steered them towards Galaxy 2. I've said this before, but the games that parents get for their kids at Toys R Us truly sadden me. Anyway, the Wiimote+ seems irrational to me, unless Nintendo truly is planning to release a heretofore unannounced slate of (multiplayer?) MotionPlus software (instead of the Wii 2). @ludist210I don't think this is IT for their new controller, but I do think that it's part of it. Nintendo will probably stress backwards compatibility, due to the success of the Wii brand. I think the controller will just be a mass of as many features as they can fit in. Microphone, motion, rumble, pointing capability, whatever. Maybe even a touch-pad. Sort pf like the DS. Just throw everything in as a standard, and let the devs sort it out. @ZeroThat doesn't really sound like Nintendo to me. |
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@anandxxxI don't see how it could cause more confusion seeing that... 1. Wii Remote Plus is supposedly replacing the classic Wii Remote. 2. Wii Remote Plus says, "Wii MotionPlus INSIDE" right on the front of the of the controller in print that is in contrast to the color of the controller. This is going to be very noticeable in person especially compared to the normal wiimotes, and being right underneath the LEDs. 3. All games that require M+ will not work if no M+ is attatched, and will notify the consumer that they need to attatch a MotionPlus accessory. So if a consumer buys a game that requires MotionPlus, they are going to know that they can't just use a regular wiimote. Having a controller that tells them that the required accessory is already inside the controller is absolutely the best configuration that Nintendo can offer to the consumers right now. The consumer no longer has to worry about when to attatch an accessory, just use the controller. |
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