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Video: MotionPlus Adds Precision to the Wii
Original at AOL Video
• Sat, May 23
AP's weekly Video Game Video looks at how the Nintendo Wii is getting more precise. The Wii MotionPlus add-on coming June 8 juices those motion ... video.aol.com
Nintendo Plotting Zelda Surprise For E3 2010
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Thu, Nov 19
• 12 related articles
By Brian Warmoth Shigeru Miyamoto said he wants to see a Zelda unveiling at E3 in 2010, and new comments from another Nintendo decision-maker indicate that those plans are still in motion. What's more interesting, though, is that in addition to adding MotionPlus support, producer Eiji Aonuma expects to...
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Reggie on First-Party Sales, Red Steel 2, and Vitality Sensor
Original at WiiNintendo
• Tue, Nov 17
• 2 related articles
By hattrick “Our hope was that Red Steel 2 would have launched in this holiday season. That’s a title that we had always looked at to be a key part of the strategy to drive the installed base of Wii MotionPlus. Having said that, even without the benefit of that launch, we’ve sold over four million at this poi...
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Sanyo's new Wii remote charger accepts MotionPlus
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Nov 12
By Richard Mitchell Best of all, the charger has no actual contacts, so you just have to pop the remote into the cradle to start charging, no connection required. It's even licensed by Nintendo. The only problem: Thus far it has only been announced for Japan. Until Sanyo decides to offer it elsewhere, savvy impor...
Opinion: Epic Mickey - more screens and art, game was originally for 360/PS3, no MotionPlus support, and more
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Oct 28
By The News Team “The reality is that we started Wii development in 2008, but before that we were a PC, PS3, and 360 title. It’s burned in my brain - Graham Hopper [Disney Interactive boss] pulled me into my office one day and said ‘What does it take to deliver on the goals we have for this product? And I said, wel...
Wii Sports Resort Review (Wii)
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Oct 15
Wii Sports Resort had a lot riding on its shoulders, not only was it the follow-up to the best selling game of all time Wii Sports, but it was the first of Nintendo’s titles to showcase the highly anticipated Wii MotionPlus accessory. Having seen the incredible precision introduced in firs...
Nintendo Wii: Wii Sports Resort To Be Bundled With Wii
Original at Sickr
• Sat, Oct 3
Posted in Nintendo, Wii Tagged: bundles, gamestation, wii bundles, wii sports resort Boxart images from UK gaming emporium GameStation confirm Wii consoles will be bundled in Europe with Wii MotionPlus and a copy of the fantastic Wii Sports Resort. Source Posted in Nintendo, Wii Tagge...
New Wii Sports Resort Bundle Announced
Original at WiiNintendo
• Thu, Sep 24
• 5 related articles
By TonyMiller Nintendo News: Limited-Edition Wii Sports Resort Bundle Features Two Wii MotionPlus Accessories REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Wii Sports Resort™ is all about getting multiple people involved in friendly sporting competitions. Starting Oct. 12, consumers will have even more ince...
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Opinion: New Wii Sports Resort Limited Edition bundle includes two Wii MotionPlus accessories for $10 savings
Original at Gaming Bits
• Thu, Sep 24
• 5 related articles
Nintendo has announced a new bundle for Wii Sports Resort. A new limited edition Wii Sports Resort bundle will include two Wii MotionPlus accessories. Wii Sports Resort is currently available for $49.99 with one Wii MotionPlus accessory. In this new bundle, available starting October 12t...
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Wii Sports Resort
Original at The Wiire
• Thu, Jul 30
By Andrew Clark Just as Wii Sports served as an introduction to the Wii, Wii Sports Resort serves as an introduction to Wii MotionPlus. Nintendo constructed a game full of several sport-themed mini games, all aimed at teaching and showing off what Nintendo’s newest peripheral can do. Wii MotionPlus is a p...
Opinion: Q&A: Nintendo’s Kaigler on Slowing Wii Sales, Hardcore Games
Original at Wired
• Mon, Jul 27
By Tracey John NEW YORK — “Any number of factors” could contribute to the slowing sales of Wii, said a Nintendo executive on Thursday. The company is hoping that the launch of the Wii MotionPlus controller will energize the market. Review: Wii Sports Resort, Master of the MinigameVirtual Consolation Pr...
Review: Wii Sports Resort, Master of the Minigame
Original at Wired
• Fri, Jul 24
By Chris Kohler Wii Sports, packed in with Wii, is the best-selling videogame of all time. Wii Sports Resort is its sequel, packaged with and requiring the use of Wii MotionPlus, a small adapter that plugs into the Wii controller and adds the ability to detect linear motion, not just rotation. 50, Nintendo
Opinion: The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed
Original at Engadget
• Thu, Jul 23
By Ross Miller Even from the earliest days of leaked hardware shots and blurry demo videos of its UI, smartphone fans seemed to agree that the company had finally achieved what has been missing in the world of Android. Sure, EA and Sega already have MotionPlus offerings on the market, but everyone knows t...
Nintendo won't make Wii MotionPlus a new standard
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Jul 23
By Andrew Yoon Nintendo converted Times Square into a tropical island getaway for a day to celebrate this coming Sunday's launch of Wii Sports Resort, the first sequel to Nintendo's flagship Wii title. We had a chance to chat with Bill Trinen, product marketing manager for Nintendo of America, while ov...
Wii Sports Resort - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Jul 21
By RawmeatCowboy Full review here (thanks Thom!) A portion of an ArsTechnica review… The Good * Many of the games show off what the MotionPlus can do * Strong sense of play and exploration of the island shows the new controls * Fun when played with others, many events allow one controller to be [...]
Article: Wii Sports Resort vs. Wii MotionPlus
Original at Eurogamer
• Mon, Jul 20
Editor's Grovelling Introduction: With Wii Sports Resort due out this coming Friday, many of you have made it clear that you felt our review should have spent more time describing the specific way that the Wii MotionPlus is put to use. Our reviewer, Christian Donlan, did what I asked him to...
Wii Sports Resort: the review
Original at Wii Wii
• Thu, Jul 9
By Chris Schilling Wii Sports Resort represents a difficult balancing act - it’s a game which has to sell MotionPlus to the masses, convince the core gamer of both its value as a peripheral in its own right and its potential for future titles - especially in the wake of Natal and Sony’s new motion wand - and to he...
Wii Sports Resort launch event: Midnight in Melbourne
Original at WASAlive ! wii games
• Tue, Jul 7
The Nintendo Experience store at EB Games Swanston street are putting on a party for the July 22nd launch of the much-anticipated MotionPlus enabled sports compilation
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Jul 6
By RawmeatCowboy The addition of the Wii MotionPlus controller provides an incredibly realistic swing mechanic. That alone makes the purchase of Tiger Woods ‘10 for the Wii mandatory for anyone that has enjoyed previous versions but been frustrated by the lack of feel in the controller. You will not be dis...
Opinion: Nintendo Voice Chat: Episode 51
Original at WiiNintendo
• Tue, Jun 30
By hey_suburbia Bozon and Matt would recommend Tiger Woods MotionPlus bundle over Wii Sports Resort, but if you’re not a golf fan you should buy Wii Sports Resort Predictions for The Conduit for the end of the year – 250K – 300K for Bozon, Matt agreed with it – Matt optimistically HOPING for above 500K – Prob...
Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii) with MotionPlusOriginal at CrunchGear
• Fri, Jun 19
By Doug Aamoth There are also real-time weather conditions pulled down from the Wii Forecast Channel. So for instance, yesterday (June 18th, 2009) it was raining like hell on the US Open, which was being played on the Bethpage Black Course in the New York area (play actually got suspended in real life).
Eurogamer re-reviewing Grand Slam Tennis due to major differences in debug/retail versions, yanking Virtua Tennis 2009 review as well
Original at Go Nintendo
• Fri, Jun 19
By RawmeatCowboy This morning we received a tip-off from our colleagues at Eurogamer.de that they had encountered substantial differences in Wii MotionPlus performance on their Wii debug review kit and their retail Wii console. Obviously this set off alarm bells - Kristan Reed had reviewed Grand Slam Te...
Miyamoto: Why I Spiked Mario Galaxy 2’s Story
Original at Wired
• Fri, Jun 12
By Chris Kohler Mario teams up with his old pal Yoshi once again in Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii. Image courtesy Nintendo See also: Q&A: Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto on Mario, Zelda, Project Natal and More Miyamoto Wants New Zelda Exclusive to MotionPlus
Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 showcases MotionPlus
Original at Ars Technica
• Wed, Jun 10
Ars reviews the title and concludes that, for once, the Nintendo Wii has the absolute best version of a sports title. By Ben Kuchera | Last updated June 10, 2009 10:09 PM CT The MotionPlus peripheral for the Nintendo Wii may have launched on the second ... IGN
Grand Slam Tennis/MotionPlus - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Jun 8
By RawmeatCowboy Full review here A portion of an IGN review… Grand Slam Tennis is an impressive package on Wii, and one of the best tennis games I’ve ever played. This opening year of Wii MotionPlus support – and the fact that it’s the first time out the gate for this series – leaves a few odd experiences to be ha...
Opinion: IGN Updates
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, May 19
By RawmeatCowboy Wii MotionPlus Hardware Videos News EA Throws a Party With Boom Blox Bash Party for Wii WiiWare Drawing 2D Platformer EA Sports active Review A Glamorous Makeover Hits the Nintendo DS with I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover Features Screens MySims Racing Majora’s Mask Previews Reviews
Patch: Wii Motion Plus will not work on older Wii games
Original at vg247.com
• Wed, Apr 15
Nintendo has told GameDaily that Wii MotionPlus will not work on older games, nor will a patch be released for WMP to work with Wii Fit. “The Wii MotionPlus accessory is only for games that are designed to make use of its abilities,” said Nintendo in a statement. The site originally theorized...
Deca Sports 2 - latest screenshots
Original at WiiDS.co.uk
• Mon, Apr 13
By JungleTramp Unfortunately, there’s no support for MotionPlus or the Wii Balance Board. As well as main events, there will be various mini-games to keep everyone happy. A varied sports collection for the whole family to enjoy, Deca Sports 2 is scheduled for a UK release later this year.
Opinion: Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary
Original at WiiNintendo
• Tue, Feb 3
By hey_suburbia Matt thinks the game will be great Only thing they’re still lacking is online multiplayer mode (which is a debatable inclusion) Ton of WiiConnect24 support New physics Coming out in Spring Not doing Wii MotionPlus Tenchu Nintendo Minute C.O.R.E. Summary via Nintendo Everything]
Nintendo Wii: Wii MotionPlus Will Be Cheap For Wii
Original at Sickr
• Tue, Aug 5
Source Satoru Iwata has revealed to the Wall Street Journal that the Wii MotionPlus attachment will be extremely affordable. Iwata claimed that the manufacturing costs for the external device were “not that much” meaning Nintendo can make the device “very affordable” for avid gamers. S...
Nintendo Wants To Make Wii MotionPlus As Cheap As Possible
Original at Gizmodo
• Sun, Aug 3
By Jason Chen Nintendo's President Iwata, the man who wants US customers to believe that there will be a Wii shortage this Christmas not caused by Nintendo themselves, has just said that they want the Wii MotionPlus to be as cheap as possible because it doesn't cost too much to manufacture. How cheap? Th...