Wii get(s) 1:1 motion control

Monday 14th July 2008, 05:41:00 PM, written by Stefan Salzl

In a surprise announcement Nintendo of America unveiled the best kept secret so far of this year's E3: An add-on for the Wiimote, enabling "more comprehensive tracking of a player’s arm position and orientation".

According to the Nintendo's claims the new peripheral called WiiMotionPlus, will for the first time allow 1:1 motion tracking on Nintendo's home console. There hasn't been any announcement regarding price so far, but more details are expected to be revealed at Nintendo's pre E3 press conference tomorrow morning.
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Posted by thatdude90210 on Thursday, 09-Apr-09 06:34:09 UTC
WiiSports Resort due out in July (http://kotaku.com/5204773/wii-sports-resort-motionplus-out-in-july) (June for Japan). No pricing announcement yet.

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The game - along with the Wii MotionPlus peripheral technology it's there to support - will be out in Japan in June, reports KBC analyst Hiroshi Kamide. Those outside of Japan will have to wait an extra month, with the game due "overseas" in July.

Posted by pc999 on Friday, 24-Apr-09 12:11:58 UTC
Tennis demo video

http://www.jeuxvideo.fr/wii-motionplus-grand-chelem-tennis-video-actu-272534.html

It seems amazing, really amazing, this seems a system maker, althought yet with some limits (but I would so much love if the console had a litle bit more power to do decent animations and the like).

Posted by Scott_Arm on Friday, 24-Apr-09 13:20:42 UTC
That video for Grand Slam is pretty cool. I think I'll probably get this game. I'm assuming there is a mode where you'll steer your player with the nunchuck.

Posted by fearsomepirate on Friday, 24-Apr-09 14:17:34 UTC
Quoting Shifty Geezer
Good point. You'd really need a first-person 3D view to be able to implement true sports. No stereoscopic vision means distance and speed become very hard to judge and they're the cornerstone of most sports.
Which is why most sports games have a partially overhead view and a moving camera. That makes it much easier to judge. I find Wii baseball to be nearly impossible because of the behind-the-batter view.

But then, I also find real baseball to be nearly impossible. :sad:

Posted by thatdude90210 on Friday, 24-Apr-09 16:08:03 UTC
The hitting in Wiisports baseball is very well done. Too bad the rest of the game is too shallow for long term play.

I'm psyched about Motion plus. I have Wiisports Resort, Tiger Woods 10, and an extra Motion plus all on pre-order. And I'm definitely getting a tennis game. But I want to see some hands on reviews on Grand Slam tennis and Virtua tennis before picking one of them.

Posted by wco81 on Friday, 24-Apr-09 18:32:53 UTC
Heard that there may be a Tiger Woods SKU which bundles the Motion Plus?Hmm, maybe when they start to bundle MP on the Wii and they cut the price, I may consider a Wii.Otherwise, this generation is running out and time to look forward.

Posted by thatdude90210 on Friday, 24-Apr-09 19:41:53 UTC
Yeah, I ordered the TW 10 bundle. Amazon and Ebgames have the bundles for pre-order for $60. Motion + is supposed to be $20 (gamestop/ebgames are ripping people off at $25) so it's a $10 saving.

In the EU, there is a Grand Slam tennis bundle also, but that bundle is not available in the US.

Posted by Scott_Arm on Friday, 24-Apr-09 19:45:46 UTC
No grand slam bundle in North America? That sucks. I don't want Tiger Woods. Guess I'll wait until I can buy the new Wii Sports and I'll pickup grand slam at the same time.

Posted by thatdude90210 on Monday, 04-May-09 18:11:26 UTC
EA Sports has moved up the release date (http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=58468) of Tiger Woods 10 & Grand Slam tennis to match the release date of Motion plus (June 8th, USA).

They were originally going to come out 1 week later, which was kinda puzzling. So at least now it makes sense, business wise.

Posted by Arwin on Thursday, 04-Jun-09 15:35:52 UTC
Great article on the technology and development of the WiiMotionPlus!

http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/wiimotionplus/vol1_page1.jsp


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