Derrick
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A welcome addition to the Wii that provides greater motion-controlled precision.
When the Wii Remote was first unveiled, and we all learnt that Nintendo’s little, white box would use motion sensing for its controls, we all thought the same thing: “We’ll finally be able to play a Star Wars game and wield lightsabers like real Jedi!” If we knew then what we do now, we’d know that the Wii Remote and Nunchuk aren’t nearly accurate enough for 1:1 motion capture, so those dreams were quickly shot down soon after the Wii’s initial release.
This is where the MotionPlus accessory comes in. It’s a tiny little accessory that clips onto the end of the Wii Remote (which makes thea Wii Remote even longer – the MotionPlus accessory comes with a new Wii Remote jacket to compensate for the increased length).
After updating your Wii’s firmware, you’re good to go with your newly enhanced Wii Remote. The MotionPlus works surprisingly well. There aren’t many games to test the accessory with at the moment (I only had Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis with which to test it), but the games that are available at the moment adequately show what the unit is capable of.
The precision can be slightly intimidating at first, but you’ll soon come to appreciate what the MotionPlus means for the Wii’s game lineup – 1:1 complex motion capture (or as close as you can get to it), which means the Jedi dream is alive again.
When the Wii Remote was first unveiled, and we all learnt that Nintendo’s little, white box would use motion sensing for its controls, we all thought the same thing: “We’ll finally be able to play a Star Wars game and wield lightsabers like real Jedi!” If we knew then what we do now, we’d know that the Wii Remote and Nunchuk aren’t nearly accurate enough for 1:1 motion capture, so those dreams were quickly shot down soon after the Wii’s initial release.
This is where the MotionPlus accessory comes in. It’s a tiny little accessory that clips onto the end of the Wii Remote (which makes thea Wii Remote even longer – the MotionPlus accessory comes with a new Wii Remote jacket to compensate for the increased length).
After updating your Wii’s firmware, you’re good to go with your newly enhanced Wii Remote. The MotionPlus works surprisingly well. There aren’t many games to test the accessory with at the moment (I only had Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis with which to test it), but the games that are available at the moment adequately show what the unit is capable of.
The precision can be slightly intimidating at first, but you’ll soon come to appreciate what the MotionPlus means for the Wii’s game lineup – 1:1 complex motion capture (or as close as you can get to it), which means the Jedi dream is alive again.