A Look At Nintendo’s Wii Motion Plus
Nintendo has finally annouced the release date for the much anticipated Wii Motion Plus. The device, when attached to your exisiting Wiimote, will provide “1:1 motion response on screen”. But will this $20 dollar accessory really change your Wii experience?
Unfortunately for most Wii owners who already have a library of games, the answer is No. The are currently no plans for any sort of backwards compatibility so Mario Kart, Zelda, Wii Sports, and any other game released before June will rule out the need for Wii owners to upgrade their controllers.
Nintendo plans to bundle these devices with Tiger Woods 2010 and Wii Sports 2. Both titles combined with the new 1:1 accuracy will improve on the existing versions, games like golf, tennis and bowling can benefit from the dynamics of twisting your wrist. Nintendo and its developers challenge will lie in how to add these dynamics to sequels to its most successful game Mario Kart.
If the promised 1:1 accuracy is real Nintendo may have another success on its hands (like the WiiFit) but the demand may not reflect this until more games are released with Wii Motion Plus support.
