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What should Nintendo do about Wii Motion Plus before Christmas 2010?

Release new Wiimotes with WM+ built in 23 47.92%
 
Free WM+ with anything and everything 10 20.83%
 
New marketing in order to sell WM+ to casuals 4 8.33%
 
Console price drops 1 2.08%
 
New colors 1 2.08%
 
Other 9 18.75%
 
Total:48
megaman79 on 20 January 2010

I think its just as important to upsell WM+ now, alongside a built in remote or lots of bundles, because i just don't know whether enough people know about it.

Granted, Natal and Arc could have this very same problem in attracting "normal people" interest, but i still think Nintendo to work harded to selling themselves this year.



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Gamerace on 20 January 2010

Why does Nintendo need to do anything with WM+? They are still bundling it with any game that uses it. That's enough. If people aren't running out like crazy to get WM+ it shows it's just not that important to the masses to have true 1:1. And these are the masses that bought a console for the motion control in the first place.

Not a good sign for Sony with their tacked on expensive 1:1 controller with limited game support.

As for Natal? Lord knows.



 

Siko1989 on 20 January 2010

i voted wii motion plus build in that supports every single wii game available instead of a selection of games lol




Demotruk on 20 January 2010

People need more reason to own Wii M+, just make WM+ games that make the most out of it. More stuff like Red Steel 2 and Zelda Wii.



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hentai_11 on 20 January 2010

Am I the only one, who thinks, that WM+ built in is a terrible idea? I like it, that you can take of the WM+. The Wiimote is more flexible this way. Besides, if the WM+ was built in, you couldn't use it in the WiiWheel or the WiiZaper or other shells. And it wouldn't be very comfortable if you use the WiiMote horizontally (like in NSMB Wii).

The only thing needed is more games.



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burgerstein on 20 January 2010
hentai_11 said:
Am I the only one, who thinks, that WM+ built in is a terrible idea? I like it, that you can take of the WM+. The Wiimote is more flexible this way. Besides, if the WM+ was built in, you couldn't use it in the WiiWheel or the WiiZaper or other shells. And it wouldn't be very comfortable if you use the WiiMote horizontally (like in NSMB Wii).

The only thing needed is more games.


I assume it would be the same size and shape as a regular Wiimote, like the Nyko one with motionplus built in. It wouldn't stick out like the add-on.

Personally I don't want them to do that because I already have remotes and motion pluses and don't want to have to upgrade.



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hentai_11 on 20 January 2010

If it is the same size, than it would make more sense ... however, I still think more games is the answer to the question.



Chrizum on 20 January 2010

Make software that requires Wii Motion Plus, and bundle it with it. People need a reason to get Wii Motion Plus, so give them one! (or two, or three, or...)



forest-spirit on 20 January 2010

More software that require or work with M+ would be nice. We have Red Steel 2 in a couple of months, Reginleiv uses it but we don't know if that game will come to the west, and then it's Grinder and Zelda. I may have forgot some.



Alby_da_Wolf on 21 January 2010

More games using WM+ should, after a little time, come almost automatic once it's included in every WiiMote.



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