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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #50 on: July 14, 2008, 04:06:02 PM »
why has no one else but me mentioned the poor poor nunchuk :(
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #51 on: July 14, 2008, 04:07:55 PM »
why has no one else but me mentioned the poor poor nunchuk :(

Learn to read, geesh. I said this:

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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #52 on: July 14, 2008, 04:09:48 PM »
I wonder if the "Wii" plate is covering up the Nunchuck port.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #53 on: July 14, 2008, 04:11:53 PM »
why has no one else but me mentioned the poor poor nunchuk :(

Learn to read, geesh. I said this:

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Anyway I am excited though I hope it doesn't negate the nunchuck in games

Some people!

you dont count cuz you're mean, plus you barely mentioned it compared to my first post in this thread.

oh and you're dumb cuz you dont even know your own birthday ;)

edit: i'm sure thats a flap th at lets you push the nunchuk thru
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #54 on: July 14, 2008, 04:15:03 PM »
I wonder if there is an extra rumble pack in there. Dual rumble for more immersion.

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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #55 on: July 14, 2008, 04:38:49 PM »
It would've been nicer if they'd released a newer, better nunchuck with actual gyroscopic functionality. When I'm playing Wii Fit's boxing game (or Wii Sports boxing), the nunchuck does nothing. NOTHING.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #56 on: July 14, 2008, 04:43:11 PM »
I just realized that this is one of the reasons Nintendo has been ultra secretive about their software releases beyond Mario Kart Wii.

Couldn't show off those games if it meant letting the cat out of the bag.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #57 on: July 14, 2008, 04:43:39 PM »
This is cool, I always felt the sensoring was a bit sluggish, if this works out it can make everyone go back to replay old titles. At this point though, the Wii has more add ons and accessories than all the other systems, it's crazy.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #58 on: July 14, 2008, 05:02:25 PM »
You can bet your ass this is going to be packed-in with a game.  And man do I hope it's a new Mario Party.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #59 on: July 14, 2008, 05:04:41 PM »
Dammit, why does all the cool stuff get announced when I'm away? 

Anyway, this pretty much confirms a Zelda showing, woohoo!
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #60 on: July 14, 2008, 05:36:32 PM »
How, Bill?

Also, I'd like to say how hypocritical (or non-critical) you people are! Nintendo's basically saying that they released a shittier version than what they had in mind, and are only now making amends............yet they want us to pay for it some how (even if it's packed in).

That's pretty fucked up; yet no one except Pale and Ian feel like they've been ripped off. Instead people are drooling over the apparent possibilities in games like Punch Out! (which doesn't need to be this sophisticated to be a lot of fun).

Where's the out cry? Where's the death threats? Where's the false advertising claims?! Not to mention the fact that no one knows if this thing truly makes the wiimote better.

Ugh....

That said, I'm pretty excited to see what REALLY can be done with the Wii now.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #61 on: July 14, 2008, 05:44:37 PM »
Why the hell do you want MORE drama around here?

Anyways, Wii MotionPlus + 1:1 movement + Sword-using in First-person + Rumor of Retro Studios making a Zelda spin-off + Retro Studios being quite adept in the realm of First-person = Far too similar to just be coincidental...I'm following my gut on this one!
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #62 on: July 14, 2008, 05:47:39 PM »
And thus, every E3 prediction was shot to hell.
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« Reply #63 on: July 14, 2008, 05:48:16 PM »
You can bet your ass this is going to be packed-in with a game.  And man do I hope it's a new Mario Party.

How about they package it with a game that is good?
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #64 on: July 14, 2008, 05:48:56 PM »
I'd hate if they made it a Zelda game.

Make a new IP please! Let Miyamoto and Aunama handle Zelda.

Come to think of it, "Thief" would be absolutely perfect.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #65 on: July 14, 2008, 05:52:49 PM »
I'd hate if they made it a Zelda game.

Make a new IP please! Let Miyamoto and Aunama handle Zelda.

Come to think of it, "Thief" would be absolutely perfect.

Link's Awakening sequel confirmed! :tpg:

But seriously, it's just plain business sense to use a tried-and-true franchise to utilize a new idea...When/If the idea succeeds, then newer ideas can be put forward...
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #66 on: July 14, 2008, 05:54:15 PM »
Wii Fit is looking right at you.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #67 on: July 14, 2008, 06:07:16 PM »
And how much more money will you have to give Nintendo for this thing? Imagine spending MSRP $40 Wiimote + $20 nunchuck + MotionPlus = ? SIGH.

I get the feeling this is to solve the limitation with the IR sensing. When you hold the Wiimote upright like a baseball bat, the infrared sensor is pointing up and is not usable, and thus cannot detect where you are in the room. I'm not sure why you would need this unless you will be playing a game in a large room without the Nunchuck, and you need this to detect where you are at all times the IR sensor can't be used, getting us a little bit closer to virtual reality.


Actually, the real reason for this is to be strapped on to our other joystick while playing a simulator of sorts... you know, so when things are pointing up, it can still detect.

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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #68 on: July 14, 2008, 06:08:20 PM »
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #69 on: July 14, 2008, 06:21:06 PM »
I've been thinking, and I wonder how many accelerometers are in the Wii remote.  It could be that there's only one, and this thing could improve things simply by adding a second.  For example, if you hold the Wii remote by one end and shake it back and forth, then hold it in the middle and do the same thing, the Wii can't tell the difference between the two motions.  Both tell it you were moving the remote back and forth in a small arc.  Add a second accelerometer, however, and suddenly that changes.  The first motion is about the same, but the second causes the accelerometers to move in opposite directions.  This increases the number of possible motions the Wii can detect, and should greatly improve accuracy for full arm motions such as swinging a bat.

If, on the other hand, the Wii remote already has more than one accelerometer in it, then I don't know what this is adding.

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« Reply #70 on: July 14, 2008, 06:22:17 PM »
How, Bill?

Also, I'd like to say how hypocritical (or non-critical) you people are! Nintendo's basically saying that they released a shittier version than what they had in mind, and are only now making amends............yet they want us to pay for it some how (even if it's packed in).

That's pretty fucked up; yet no one except Pale and Ian feel like they've been ripped off. Instead people are drooling over the apparent possibilities in games like Punch Out! (which doesn't need to be this sophisticated to be a lot of fun).

Where's the out cry? Where's the death threats? Where's the false advertising claims?! Not to mention the fact that no one knows if this thing truly makes the wiimote better.

Ugh....

That said, I'm pretty excited to see what REALLY can be done with the Wii now.

i was waiting for a post like this (pales wasn't as whiny enough).

i think the reason alot of us arent up in arms is because what the wiiremote does now is what we expected before its release. Nintendo never said it'd be 1:1, fanboys did, and alot of the users around here claimed it impossible and thus had more reaslistic expectations. If the wiimote was crappy, than yeah i'd be pretty pissed that its been, what 2 years now?, and we're just getting something to make it work.

Thats not the case though, this is taking something thats good and making it better, rather than fixing it like people claim it to be doing.

*note: i'm only defending it in hopes it really does bring newer things to the table, but who knows if it really works. i'm sure we'll see a demonstration vid tomorrow
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #71 on: July 14, 2008, 06:37:13 PM »
Wii Fit is looking right at you.

Casual game...I see the MotionPlus as being more utilized in hardcore games...
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #72 on: July 14, 2008, 06:48:05 PM »
Why's that?

MotionPlus is suppose to make everything much easier to get into, correct? Why wouldn't it be used for casual games. I'm sure sports titles would love the addition of 1:1.
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #73 on: July 14, 2008, 06:49:50 PM »
I love the thought of what MP can do, I just hope they don't charge heaps for this. This gen controllers (and the ever increasing number of accessories) are more expensive then they've ever been. Ideally it should be bundled with multiple games and should contain a pass through for the nunchuk. Obviously we'll need to disconnect it for the wheel and zapper but I'd appreciate the least amount of stuffing around with controllers as possible. 
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Re: Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus
« Reply #74 on: July 14, 2008, 06:51:23 PM »
MotionPlus would be hard to sell to non-gamers as it's usefulness is probably not immediately obvious.  What do you say?  "It, uh, works better?"  The whole 1:1 thing is the selling point and that's a tech savy thing that a typical non-gamer probably doesn't care about.  Non-gamers probably think the remote already is 1:1.

In fact I figure even when Nintendo demonstrates it the selling point won't be immediately obvious in videos alone.  We'll have to try it to feel the difference.