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Nintendo Unveils Wii MotionPlus

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the out-to-spoil-someone's-day dept.

Tim MacDonald writes "In a pre-conference announcement at E3, Nintendo has unveiled the newest accessory for the Nintendo Wii — the Wii MotionPlus. The Wii MotionPlus combines with the Wiimote's accelerometers and the Sensor Bar to give true, almost 1:1 matching of motion. More to come during Tuesday's conference." If all these battery mods and add-ons to the Wiimote continue my controller is going to start looking less like a controller and more like a quarterstaff. Looks like the wrist strap is going to have to go through another round of beefing up.

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  1. Wow... by deathtopaulw · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nintendo continues to amaze me with its unfathomable ability to retain their firm brainwash on the fucking idiot fanboys.

    Are any of you paying attention?
    ANYONE?

    THEY JUST ADMITTED THE WIIMOTE WAS A PIECE OF SHIT WIGGLE STICK THAT COULDN'T DETECT MOTION VERY WELL.
    DID ANYONE SEE THAT?
    AM I THE ONLY ONE PAYING ATTENTION HERE?

    Stop.
    Buying.
    In.
    To.
    The.
    Bullshit.

    you fucking morons, you bought a second gamecube with an astonishingly more awkward controller, that nintendo just admitted sucks

    I'm not even mad at nintendo. If they can get grown men to play mini games using primary colors by lying their asses off... more power to them.
    I'm just angry at the "fans."

    1. Re:Wow... by deathtopaulw · · Score: 0, Troll

      you're a fucking dumbass
      I've played all I need to see on the wii

      no one understood that the system couldn't do lightsaber battles

      THIS WAS THE MARKETING PLAN
      all anyone thought when the controller was revealed was "sword fights"
      they deliberately forgot to mention that it was impossible
      and the gaming media was so wrapped up with hope for their favorite company that they forgot to analyze it
      pretty pathetic really

      the saddest part is that people still haven't figured it the fuck out

    2. Re:Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      I wonder if he's like this whenever Nintendo releases a new game.

      WHAT THE FUCK PEOPLE? NINTENDO JUST ADMITTED THAT THEIR GAME LIBRARY SUCKS! AM I THE ONLY ONE NOTICING THIS?

      you fucking morons

      More.
      Bullshit.
      To.
      Get.
      Around.
      The.
      Caps.
      Filter.

  2. Re:Yep, This Is Nothing More Than A Hardware Patch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Holy shit, take a look at this dimwits post history...

    HD-DVD apologist for its poor sales...
    Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death apologist...

    and now an apologist for the poorly implemented Wii motion sensing. You're consistently a total loser.

  3. Re:Yep, This Is Nothing More Than A Hardware Patch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Total. Fucking. Loser.

    You can stop posting now.

  4. Re:Yep, This Is Nothing More Than A Hardware Patch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That is true. I remember having a "motion sensing" controller for my PC back in the mid 90s which worked better than the Wii remote and without using that stupid lightbar crap.

    Nintendo is one of the most unoriginal companies in existence. They couldn't come up with an original new design so they took a Gamecube and attached a half-assed remote controller to it. They can't come up with original games so they just rehash fucking Mario and Zelda hundreds of times.

    People who bought the Wii aren't real gamers, they are poseurs. Even more so than the other console "gamers".

  5. Re:Yep, This Is Nothing More Than A Hardware Patch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You're all fucked.