Topic: Wii Remote Plus has a defective motion sensor?

[tendoboy1984]

I just bought a new Wii Remote Plus. While I was playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii, sometimes Mario would do his little spin move while I wasn't even shaking the controller.

It's not a huge problem, but I don't want to end up running into an enemy because the controller misjudged what I was doing. The point is, can a Wii Remote Plus have a defective motion sensor?

I tried using my other Wii Remote Plus and it doesn't have the over-sensitive motion problem.

[Caliban]

It's possible. I had a M+ die on me when I was playing Skyward Sword.

If you just bought it then just go and trade it for another one. Hopefully it works.

[tendoboy1984]

I found out the problem. When I press Up on the D-pad right after doing a ground pound, Mario does his little spin jump, regardless of whether I'm shaking the controller. Is that a design flaw of the game, or is my controller messed up?

[Chozo Ghost]

sometimes Mario would do his little spin move while I wasn't even shaking the controller.

Welcome to the hit or miss world of motion (waggle) gaming.

[Ian Sane]

If the Mario problem doesn't occur when you do the same thing with your other controller I figure it's a controller problem.  If it was the game it wouldn't matter which controller you used, the same thing would happen every time.