wii motion plus

Nintendo Amps Up Wii Part Orders In Preparation For Flush Sales

2:00AM Brian Crecente | Digitimes is reporting that Nintendo has placed extra orders with InvenSense, its component supplier, in preparation for a jump in Wii sales. More »

Red Steel 2 Is So Gonna Use Wii Motion Plus

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Back in 2006, Ubisoft was one of the first companies to release a Wii-mote title with Red Steel. Now the company is saying that it will take advantage of the upcoming Wii Motion Plus. Explains Ubisoft’s Alain Corre: Red Steel 2 has been in development for many months now, and this new device will help us be even more precise in what we do with the product. The Red Steel brand is strong — I think we released it on year one, and that people understood that it was a first try on new technology, technology that wasn’t completely finished. And our game tried to grab the best out of it, and was a bit rushed to be sure to offer something in year one to Wii consumers. But Red Steel is still selling well — at a lower price of course, but still it’s in the top 30 or 40 in every country on Wii. So Red Steel is a brand, and as with every brand we have, we now have to reach the top quality possible. What was missing was the preciseness of the sabre — and with this new device I think it will change the experience. By “change the experience”, Corre must mean “make Red Steel not sucky”. Alain Corre – Part One [Games Industry] More »

Nyko’s Wii Remote Charge Station Won’t Work with Motion Plus

8:20AM Brian Crecente | I just ran by the Nyko meeting rooms to find out about their Wii Remote Charging Station. That’s the thing that comes with replacement rechargeable batteries and allows you to dock your remotes in a holder to charge them when not playing. Personally I find mine irreplaceable, mostly because I can never remember to buy batteries. The thing when I demoed Wii Sport Resort I noticed that the controller was longer now and asked Nintendo if the charger would still work. Ask Nyko was their reply, so I did. Unfortunately, it won’t work, at least not while the Wii Motion Plus device is attached. The Nyko guys told me they were already looking at ways to solve the problem. They added that they believe the Wii Motion Plus attachment doesn’t contain batteries, meaning it likely draws power from the Remote, which would likely reduce the battery life for the controller. Bad news all around. More »

Wii Sports Resort Will Sell Like Hotcakes, Hands-on Impressions

4:39AM Brian Crecente | Wii Motion Plus is a surprisingly robust upgrade to the current Wii remote, I discovered yesterday while playing around with three of the mini games in upcoming title Wii Sport Resort. When the game ships it will come with a single Wii Motion Plus add-on and a disc with ten or so games. They haven’t made the final decision on which and how many games will be in the final product, Nintendo’s David Young told me. Wii Sport Resort, which will include single player and two player mini-games, will not work without the Wii Motion Plus, so those people who want to play the two-player games will have to buy an extra Wii Motion Plus add-on separately. Nintendo had only three games on display at the show this week: Disc Dog, Power Cruising and Swordplay. More »