What Wii peripheral/accessory is missing?

[shams]

fkusumot said:

shams said:

- Wiimote II: a "better" Wiimote, more accurate and capable of 1-1 control - would be bundled with WiiSports II

That would be nice but the old controller would still have to forward compatible. I could see something like a more accurate controller released as a peripheral for a game. We have the Guitar Hero and Rock Band examples and Wii Fit. Paging Johnny Lee!

I have been thinking about this a lot recently.

It would have to be backwards compat, and possible for "future" games to support the Wiimote I as well.

That said - I think its quite possible. There is a LOT that could be done to the Wiimote to make it even better - rechargable, better speaker, wireless nunchuck, "condom" built-in, more accurate, better max-distance range, etc.

Biggest issue would just be marketing - having to "explain" to consumers WHY there is a need for a Wiimote II - and why the original was "broken".

Its pretty unlikely at this stage - more likely for the Wii II, launching with WiiSports II + Wiimote II.

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One of the smartest things Ninty did with the Wii, is "split" the tech into two - the controller + console. They now have the option of upgrading either one, while keeping the other. 

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Very interested in seeing what MS come up with - just hope its original & clever, not just a rip-off :P