Huge news from E3: Nintendo Announces Motion Plus

Filed in archive Wii on July 15, 2008

We are mere hours away from Nintendo's big press conference- and we already had one small dissapointment: no Kid Icarus at E3.

However, any sadness over that vanished when the Motion Plus add on was announced.

Check out the details from Nintendo's official site:

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.

And pic:


From Nintendo.com

I think this is a huge, megaton announcement. After initial excitement, many of us have realized the limitations on the Wii's hardware. Great as it is, the actual applications have been mostly limited to waggle (waving the controller to approximate button presses) and IR control (using an on screen pointer to simulate something like a light gun game). The technology just hasn't been enough to do some of the exciting things that we all hoped Wii can do.

Now, with this add on, the possibilities are endless. I fully expect Nintendo to have a really fantastic game(s) to show off the new tech, and you can bet the third parties are excited.

Way to go Nintendo: this is epic win.

via gonintendo.