Dave Perry: Gamers ignore Wii's 'sloppy' controls

[BenKenobi88]

GranTurismo said:

twesterm said:

GranTurismo said:
I've played a bunch of games using the wii-mote and i must say it is very sloppy and very hard to control. I even had to have another person navigate the wii menu to get me into the game because it was impossible to control the icon on screen to get to the game. I'm sure i'm not the only person to have these problems.

3) you were standing off to the side of the TV. I'm guessing it was option 3) and in that case, you're not likely able to control the Wii well at all. That isn't a shoddy control scheme, that's just a design limitation (see that awesome spin?). Try standing in the middle of the TV or even slightly on the side and try again. I'm guessing your friend was in the right spot and didn't have a problem while you were sitting in a chair or something off to the side. If it wasn't option 3), well, then I don't know because pointing and clicking isn't that hard.

Number 3 seems to be the only thing that it could of been. He was in direct view of the TV while i was slighty to the right. But this was only by 1-2 feet. Next time when i play the wii i'll play it in the direct center of the TV. If the wii is meant to be a party toy then why would i need to be in the direct center of the Tv to play the game perfectly. Would this not destroy the party feel of the system.

 Not really...my friends and I hardly ever have problems with the pointers...

And if they are too far to the side...they come in a bit closer to get maximum accuracy. 

It's not a big deal, and it's not like sitting on the same couch as 3 other people is going to kill you...