November 3, 2009 • 7:27 pm
The next iteration of the Zelda franchise for the Nintendo Wii will fully utilise the Wii MotionPlus peripheral according to legendary games designer, Shigeru Miyamoto.
“About MotionPlus. We’re implementing it so that players can feel like they themselves are holding the sword. In the previous Zelda (Twilight Princess) the targeting was based on the IR pointer. This time however, we’ll be using MotionPlus for a variety of more convenient targeting systems that will allow for more pleasant gameplay.”
- Shigeru Miyamoto
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August 26, 2009 • 6:25 pm
Rumours are abound that suggest the next iteration in the Star Fox franchise could be coming to the Wii soon.
Turkish gaming news site, Nintendocu, are stating that the next Star Fox game is set to be unveiled in the next issue of Nintendo Power. The game itself is titled Star Fox Wii: Battle for Corneria and will incorporate online play as well as support for Wii MotionPlus.
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Shigeru Miyamoto has explained to gaming press that the underlying technology behind Wii MotionPlus wasn’t possible when the Nintendo Wii was originally released.
“It’s a continuous evolution. Not all the Wii software requires MotionPlus, so it is appropriate for us to position it as a peripheral, also, it was not technically feasible for the technology to be realized with such a compact size. The fact we are now being able to sell Motion Plus at this price, at this size, is the result of technological advancements in the field of microelectro-mechanical systems, which took place after Wii launched.”
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Nintendo’s recently released Wii MotionPlus has shifted nearly 500,000 units, and that’s before its flagship game Wii Sports Resort is released. The motion sensing peripheral is clearly having the initial impact that Nintendo so rightly predicted.
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American gaming emporium, Gamestop, are overpricing the Wii MotionPlus peripheral by 25%.
Whilst other online retail outlets have priced Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus accessory for its suggested $19.99 price tag, Gamestop on the other hand have rather ambitiously decided to price it for the unreasonable sum of $24.99.
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Gamers in Australia have had a pleasant surprise as numerous copies of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral have leaked into stores days ahead of the official release. The Wii MotionPlus motion sensing device, which is being bundled alongside copies of EA’s Grand Slam Tennis, are reportedly flying off the shelves due primarily to the early release of the eagerly awaited peripheral.
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Nintendo has revealed two new Wii Sports Resort mini games in its advertising campaign for the aforementioned title.
The first new addition to Wii Sports Resort is the inclusion of Wii Mini Golf giving you a whole new perspective on the game due in part to the addition of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral. The second new mini game is Wii Table Tennis, which previously appeared in the top-selling Wii title, Wii Play.
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Jason Vandenburghe, the creative director on Red Steel 2, has announced the highly anticipated first person title will only be playable for gamers who have purchased the Wii MotionPlus peripheral.
“It’s a huge risk. We have no idea what the penetration rate for Wii MotionPlus will be. “We assume high. We would like it to be high. I would love to say to you that it’ll be compatible with just a regular controller, but the gameplay simply isn’t there without MotionPlus. That core experience just isn’t there without it.”
- Jason Vandenburghe, Red Steel 2
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EA Sports are to bundle both Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 and Grand Slam Tennis with Wii MotionPlus.
To combat the fact that Nintendo haven’t got a first party title ready for use with Wii MotionPlus upon launch, EA are set to launch and bundle the forthcoming motion sensing peripheral with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 and EA Grand Slam Tennis.
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Nintendo have clarified to gaming press that its forthcoming Wii MotionPlus won’t be backwards compatible with older games.
The device sadly won’t allow you to revisit older games for a more precise and intricate play session, rather it’ll only work on new titles that have been developed from the ground up to work with the peripheral. Software updates could be issued when connected to Wii Connect 24 to allow future backwards compatibility, but nothing of this nature has been mentioned.
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