Hands-on With the Wii MotionPlus 153
Parz writes "In June, Nintendo will be releasing a peripheral called MotionPlus. This small device attaches to the bottom of the Wii-mote and acts as a more sophisticated motion-sensor to the controller as it currently stands. Its goal is to bring greater parity between a user's movements and the animations that they bring to life on-screen. Gameplayer got some hands-on time with the device, and they are extremely impressed."
The MotionPlus will only affect new games; Nintendo has said they have no plans to add support for older titles. Virtua Tennis 2009 will be the first game to support it, and Eurogamer has a look at the game both with and without the MotionPlus.
Obligitory (Score:4, Funny)
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Breakthrough? Maybe not! (Score:1, Funny)
While this is amazing technological achievement, it doesn't compare to what I've discovered! Get this: real life tennis! The motion sensing capabilities of real rackets AMAZING! It's like the racket follows my hand EXACTLY.
Re:It should've been like this in the beginning. (Score:3, Funny)
...you've lost me as a customer and no, I won't be buying a Wii again.
How many were you planning on buying?
Re:No plans to support older titles (Score:1, Funny)
Previously, one could detect either movement or approximate orientation, but not both.
Heisenberg is that you?
Re:yes, tennis is fascinating (Score:1, Funny)