Top 8 games that were wasted on the Wii

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Viper1 said:

TWRoO said:

GhaudePhaede010 said:
Just want to quickly say MLG does not want IR controls because they are a new challenge to officiate. Not because of popular demand. IR can be violated easily by any object intruding the space between it and the receptor. If someone or thing blocks thee IR path, do we restart? If the sensor bar falls, do we restart the whole match? Controllers do not have these issues so that is the way they decided to go with it.

Also, Wii games are not allowed to be streamed by MLG so that is why most Wii games are ignored. No stream means no revenue. This was brought up with Smash Bros. Brawl last year... even if they sold out each venue, there was very little money to be made because there was no stream. That is why the game is not returning.

MLG = some kind of gaming league?

Also, what happens if the batteries on your controller run out, does the game restart then? Surely things like that are the responsibility of the gamer... my sensor bar is blu-tacked to my TV for example.

MLG = Major League Gaming.

Another big issue with using IR controls for MLG is the ease as which you can introduce IR interference.  It's simply too easy interfere with someones game.

Right, so if I understand it correctly, MLG involved players competing against each other in the same room, because otherwise how do you interfere with someone's IR. I can only assume each player is kept seperate from each other with their own screen though because otherwise it's just as easy to knock someone's elbow or otherwise break their concentration. Either way it's surely easy enough to disqualify someone for interfering.

The streaming thing sounds like a legit excuse at least... I assume the games are streamed for other people to watch the competition online or whatever.... Any idea why MLG isn't allowed to stream Wii games though? because I can't understand why not. Unless Nintendo are being bitchy about it (profit organisation using their games) but then that would extend to Smash Bros. Melee which I am sure I heard has lots of competitive matches (unless they are all non-profit and not asscociated with MLG?)