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OooSnap on 14 August 2008

Nintendo should give something to the fans by selling it for very cheap.

Why? 1) for having its fans believe that the Wii-mote was capable of 1:1 motion. 2) it should have been part of the Wii-mote from the get-go.  3) The wii-mote + nunchuck is already expensive (I thought the Wii was supposed to be the affordable console?) and 4) if Nintendo wants the MotionPlus to be standard (and I believe they do) it should be affordable for all.



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Viper1 on 14 August 2008
OooSnap said:

Nintendo should give something to the fans by selling it for very cheap.

Why? 1) for having its fans believe that the Wii-mote was capable of 1:1 motion. 2) it should have been part of the Wii-mote from the get-go.  3) The wii-mote + nunchuck is already expensive (I thought the Wii was supposed to be the affordable console?) and 4) if Nintendo wants the MotionPlus to be standard (and I believe they do) it should be affordable for all.

 

1.  They never once said it was 1:1.

2. The technology didn't exist in 2006 short of $500.00 MEMS gyroscopes.

3. The controllers are pretty high tech pieces of equipment.  Accelerometer, IR sensor, RAM, speaker, docking port, etc...it adds up in production costs.

4. They already stated it would be affordable (granted that's subject because Sony claimed the $600.00 PS3 at launch was affordable too).

 

I don't think Wii sports Resort will be the only game it's bundled with, I think Wii consoles will come bundled with it as well starting next spring and eventually built right into the controllers.



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vonboy on 14 August 2008

5 bucks is asking for a little much from nintendo i think, but i think $10 would sound reasonable to both sides.



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the2bears on 14 August 2008

At $5 people will think it's a cheap bit of plastic. Perception's funny that way.



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kingofwale on 14 August 2008
the2bears said:
At $5 people will think it's a cheap bit of plastic. Perception's funny that way.

 

people who think that are never "gamers". they won't know the difference anyway. Now... core gamers would eat it up.



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mowe on 14 August 2008
Viper1 said:
OooSnap said:

Nintendo should give something to the fans by selling it for very cheap.

Why? 1) for having its fans believe that the Wii-mote was capable of 1:1 motion. 2) it should have been part of the Wii-mote from the get-go.  3) The wii-mote + nunchuck is already expensive (I thought the Wii was supposed to be the affordable console?) and 4) if Nintendo wants the MotionPlus to be standard (and I believe they do) it should be affordable for all.

 

1.  They never once said it was 1:1.

2. The technology didn't exist in 2006 short of $500.00 MEMS gyroscopes.

3. The controllers are pretty high tech pieces of equipment.  Accelerometer, IR sensor, RAM, speaker, docking port, etc...it adds up in production costs.

4. They already stated it would be affordable (granted that's subject because Sony claimed the $600.00 PS3 at launch was affordable too).

 

I don't think Wii sports Resort will be the only game it's bundled with, I think Wii consoles will come bundled with it as well starting next spring and eventually built right into the controllers.

 

I agree. Nintendo never said the Wii was 1:1, it was just us hoping it would be. I read an interview where someone from Nintendo said that they wanted the remote to have these gyroscopes at launch, but they couldn't make it affordable. They will just bundle Motion+ with the Wii remotes in the future.

 

There was pretty much no way the remote could have been like this from the start. I'm just happy they're improving it and you should be too.

Stop whining.



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vonboy on 14 August 2008

ya, ps3/360 fanboys would be spreading the rumor that it's a cheap piece of plastic (unlike the wheel, which IS actually a cheap piece of plastic.)

although, they might do it anyway >.



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BottledSpringWater on 14 August 2008

Didn't they already announce the price at $20?



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ctk495 on 14 August 2008

I guess the price is reasonble still people will buy it regarless of the price.



Obliterator1700 on 14 August 2008

How does Nintendo expect causal gamers to know about this? I think it will cost around 10 dollars though...