Engadget: Nintendo MotionPlus Hands-on (hint, they are not impressed)

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BrainBoxLtd said:

greenmedic88 said:

Currently, it looks like Motion Plus will be reserved for select titles that actually require the additional user input, which is fine, but does make the add-on purely optional rather than something everyone with a Wii will buy.

I think the typical user doesn't know what the real benefits of 1:1 controls provide and would only be buying it for Wii Sports Resort rather than under the presumption that it will make all Wii games that much better or easier to play.

Hence why they're packing it with a sequel to Wii Sports to begin with and ensuring the games included greatly emphaize it. People will play with it and realize the difference first hand. Then their friends will want to play with them and more Motion Plus add-ons will be sold. Very cunning marketing on Nintendo's part.

Also on an unrelated note. Elebits actually did a fairly stunning job creating this kind of game play with just the sensor bar. Since you had to aim to keep your cursor on the screen it was actually fairly practical for that game. Naturally not everything would work with that set-up though. But still impressive considering it was released in December 06.

 

Yeah, the IR capability of the WiiMote was a life saver in terms of keeping critics quiet. It really helped mask many of the limitations of the original motion sensetivity.