Will Motion+ go the way of the Balance Board, Wii Speak?

[greenmedic88]

LordTheNightKnight said:

greenmedic88 said:
Nintendo would be best off releasing a revised Wii Remote with the M+ functions built in.

Even if they ended up charging $50 per remote, it would still be less than a $60 combo with the additional benefit of making certain all new Wii owners had immediate access to M+ functionality.

It would also cost Nintendo less to have to manufacture and distribute the dongle separately (assuming it doesn't cost only a few dollars to manufacture + packaging, shipping, etc.)

The only reason for not doing this would be if Nintendo is not fully committed to making M+ the new standard for Wii controls.

Don't assume there is only one reason. That's the kind of limited thinking Nintendo has been against for years.

It would unquestionably mean they have no intention of it being the default control scheme. There's really no debate to be had there. Unless you'd like to take the stance that Nintendo wants or will even require developers to program for M+ and they want or will require all users to buy M+ separately, but that it's not actually necessary to do so.

If this is the case and it's not to be the new standard for Wii controls, then it is simply an additional but unnecessary control option for consumers to either buy or skip. And additional options have been the way of Nintendo thinking dating all the back to the NES. The Power Glove was optional as was ROB the robot and the Power Pad.

But frankly, not all games need it anyway. I'd even argue that a sizable percentage of Wii games really don't benefit from the addition of motion controls. For the most part, added motion control schemes should simply make play more accessibly and simplified for a broader audience.