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Wii U - The Road to E3 - 6/11/13 30ish days
tendoboy1984:
--- Quote from: Chozo Ghost on June 08, 2011, 11:55:36 AM ---The sensor bar being compatible with the Wii-U is disappointing news, because it means it will still be required. I was hoping they would have found a way to do motion gaming without the need for it.
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The sensor bar is required for the pointer functionality. The pointer won't work without it.
ThomasO:
--- Quote from: tendoboy1984 on May 27, 2012, 12:47:41 PM ---The sensor bar is required for the pointer functionality. The pointer won't work without it.
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Skyward Sword has shown us that Wii MotionPlus can provide some intuitive pointing controls. The only time you actually need to use the sensor bar is when booting up the game, but you can pretty much quickly recalibrate it anytime it goes off by pressing a button (which is still a con, though).
On the other hand, Link's sword automatically recalibrates whenever you point towards the screen and could indicate that, after a long time without the sensor bar, the sword will begin to drift.
tendoboy1984:
--- Quote from: ThomasO on May 27, 2012, 02:52:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: tendoboy1984 on May 27, 2012, 12:47:41 PM ---The sensor bar is required for the pointer functionality. The pointer won't work without it.
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Skyward Sword has shown us that Wii MotionPlus can provide some intuitive pointing controls. The only time you actually need to use the sensor bar is when booting up the game, but you can pretty much quickly recalibrate it anytime it goes off by pressing a button (which is still a con, though).
On the other hand, Link's sword automatically recalibrates whenever you point towards the screen and could indicate that, after a long time without the sensor bar, the sword will begin to drift.
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Well the sensor bar is needed for backwards compatibility. Very few games use the MotionPlus device. Most games that have pointer functions use the sensor bar's IR light, including the Wii Menu.
ThePerm:
daaaaaaaaaaaaang
thats awesome BnM, the list from yesterday on the last page...silly loading
BlackNMild2k1:
I just went through all 131 pages of this thread and consolidated every piece of Wii U news in here into one nice new thread
Pre-E3: Wii U in Review (News & Rumor Consolidation)
So I hope you guys not only read it, but enjoy it and then spread it across the internet, because I bet you don't remember half of the stuff that's on there.
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