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Wii Motion Plus Delivers Better Motion Feedback, At A Cost

Both Engadget and Gizmodo have had some hands on experience with the new MotionPlus accessory for the Wii remote that claims to deliver 1:1 motion tracking. Opinion seems to be divided, with Engadget taking the view that the new accessory doesn't add much that the original remote couldn't already do. Gizmodo are wholly more positive in their first impressions, claiming it finally delivers the kind of motion response that was expected when the Wii first launched. Both sites express concern about the added cost, as well as the fact that a lot of new games are going to make this a required purchase.

Ubisoft: Red Steel 2 will use Wii Motion Plus

Ubisoft's Alain Corre has explained that, just as Red Steel was one of the first games out to take advantage of the Nintendo Wii (for better or worse), the sequel to that game will be one of the first games to take advantage of the new Wii hardware - the Wii Motion Plus.

Wii MotionPlus Brings More Accurate Motion-Sensing to the Wii

Nintendo just announced the Wii MotionPlus, a small peripheral that plugs on to the bottom of the Wiimote to give greatly improved motion sensing, allowing for games to truly use your motion on screen for, say, a lightsaber game.

Wii MotionPlus Brings More Accurate Motion-Sensing to the Wii

Nintendo just announced the Wii MotionPlus, a small peripheral that plugs on to the bottom of the Wiimote to give greatly improved motion sensing, allowing for games to truly use your motion on screen for, say, a lightsaber game.

Exclusive In Depth News Feature: Wii developers talk Wii MotionPlus

So Nintendo has revealed its Wii Motion Plus, a small, roughly cubic add-on that fits onto the bottom end of the Wiimote and brings about a new level of precision as far as motion-detection is concerned. But how does it work, and what exactly are the implications for both gamers and developers?

Nintendo Wii Sports Resort and Wii Music

Here at the E3 2008 games expo, I got the chance to spend some quality time with early builds of Nintendo's latest 'Wii Series' games: Wii Sports Resort (a sequel to Wii Sports) and Wii Music (once planned as a Wii console launch title). The early verdict: Both deliver the irreverent fun you'd expect, coupled with some crafty control methods that you perhaps wouldn't. Both are sure to be popular – even Wii Music – though I'm still not 100 percent sold on it.

Look Ma! I can play like Wii without the Wii

We have seen different versions of motion sensing controllers trying to mimick Wii style gaming. But Ultimotion from Jakks Pacific not only enables play like Wii but has also got its own version of Wii Sport. Unlike Wii, this is not a console but is something like ‘plug n play’ which fires up the games as soon as it is attached to the TV. Included games are bowling, golf, tennis, baseball and football each included with an accessory of its own for more realistic feeling.

News: Motion Plus Not Exclusive To Nintendo

The upcoming Wii-mote add-on set to give extremely high motion sensing and accuracy will not remain just on the Wii...

How did the Wii motion controls turn out in The Force Unleashed?

Motion controls in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be the hot ticket to get the Wii version over the Xbox 360 & PS3 versions that feature more physics-based action. But how did it turn out?

Lawsuit Takes a Swing at Wii Motion Controller

A handheld device manufacturer claims it is the rightful owner of the technology that powers Nintendo's wildly popular, motion-sensitive Wii game controller. Hillcrest Labs is suing the video game giant for infringing four of its patents. Nintendo has so far not commented on the matter, saying it hasn't received any legal notifications on the matter.

Comcast Makes Wii Give Away Promotion Official - Starting today for triple-play customers...

Some additional information on the free Wii promotion that insiders leaked last week now comes via more official channels: From today until August 17, 2008, new customers who sign up for Comcast Preferred Plus or Premier Triple Play package will receive a complimentary Wii system. A Comcast insider also tells me that potential Wii warriors will need to pass a certain credit screening threshold "to be determined by market"; if they don't pass, they will be required to pay the $250 Wii deposit to sign up for the Nintendo Wii offer.

21 upcoming Wii games to drool over

It has come to our attention that certain parties on the Internet want you to believe that there are no decent games coming out on the Wii. These people are malicious liars, and you should not believe them. The Wii has so many great games coming out for it in 2008 and 2009 that we had a hard time narrowing it down just to this list of 21 best, most promising titles.
Are they the same hot games coming out for the PC, 360 and PS3? No, but they shouldn't be. The Wii is all about unique hardware giving gamers unique experiences, and you'll find over 75% of the titles on this list are either console exclusives or loaded with Wii-specific features. So settle back and educate yourself about the 21 greatest games Wii owners — and in many cases only Wii owners — get to look forward to.

2008 Worlds In Motion Summit At Austin GDC Announces Full Schedule

2008 Worlds In Motion Summit At Austin GDC Announces Full Schedule The organizers of the Worlds In Motion Summit at Austin GDC have announced the full schedule outline for the market-leading conference on virtual worlds and social gaming, to be held on September 16th and 17th following its successful debut at Game Developers Conference in February.

OTX's Kevin Goetz Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

President of the firm's Worldwide Motion Picture Group has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Goetz and others who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2008 to the Academy's roster of voting members.

Wi-LAN, Research In Motion Settle Patent litigation

(RTTNews) - Canada-based technology licensing company Wi-LAN Inc. (WIN.TO: News, Chart, Quote ) Monday said it settled a pending patent litigation against wireless technology company Research In Motion Limited (RIMM: News, Chart, Quote , RIM.TO). Under the settlement, Research In Motion obtained a license to certain patents of Wi-LAN in wireless technology. The company noted that the specific terms of the agreement are confidential.

Ski Faster with Camera-less Fusion Motion Capture

Professional skiers can now learn how to ski faster with the aid of a new system used to capture 3D motion of athletic movements – Fusion Motion Capture (FMC). Featured in Wiley-Blackwell’s journal, Sports Technology, this is the first time the study of FMC has been published in a journal.

Xbox 360 Live Dashboard Getting Motion-Controlled Minority Report 3D Interface

Kotaku's pirate ear to the ground is picking up from sources that the Live dashboard will be updated with a spanky new interface option: what Crecente says is a Minority Report-like 3D interface that'll make use of that long-rumored motion controller. (In addition to those 80 functions that didn't materialize in a Spring Update.) The "motion controls will allow users to sort of slide through the different levels of this floating menu system." Sounds slick, it was taking me too long to flip through all those blades. [Kotaku]

OTX's Kevin Goetz Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

LOS ANGELES, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- OTX, a leading global consumer research and consulting firm announced today that Kevin Goetz, President of the firm's Worldwide Motion Picture Group has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Goetz and others who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2008 to the Academy's roster of voting members.

OTX's Kevin Goetz Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

LOS ANGELES, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- OTX, a leading global consumer research and consulting firm announced today that Kevin Goetz, President of the firm's Worldwide Motion Picture Group has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Goetz and others who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2008 to the Academy's roster of voting members.

Wii Sqweeze Gives You the Upper Body Strength Of An Olympic Cyclist

This Wii Sqweeze demo by InterAction Labs supposedly does for your upper body what Wii Fit does for the lower body of the 10 people who actually managed to find one. The thing is essentially two squeezable grips (exactly like the kind you can get at sports stores now) that correspond to claws and bows and other activities on screen. It's not a real Wii game now, but just a PC demo running off a Wiimote tied via USB to a Wii. Could it be a real Wii game? Sure, but unless it's got Nintendo's name and advertising attached to it, we don't think it's going to do that well. [Exergamelab]

NSFW Video: Topless Wii Fit Lets You Exercise In Front Of Your Computer

Remember Topless Wii and Topless Wii: The Revengening? Well this is different. This is Topless Wii Fit, as inspired by that one underpants video of the Wii Fit girl gyrating around. Like we said, different. Zoo Today has a really NSFW video and a slightly NSFW video. The slightly NSFW video after the jump. Head over to Zoo to see the jiggly jubblies. If you can play Wii Fit looking like this, let us know.

US company Hillcrest sues Nintendo in Wii patent case

Hillcrest claims its motion-control inventions are being used in the Wii system and seeks to block the imports of the Wii and Wii remotes into the US

With new Wii Sports, Wii Music, the Wii's future is casual

Nintendo's press conference held few surprises, but a new Animal Crossing, Wii Sports, and the announcement of Wii Music show that Nintendo is more dedicated to the casual market than ever. Ars reports from Nintendo's E3 press conference.

GAMING BLOGGamers Get a Handle on the Wii's Future Features

Nintendo continues to innovate with its motion-sensing Wii controller, displaying a few new options at E3 this year. With WiiMotion Plus, the controller more accurately reflects the user's movement for functions like swordplay. "Wii Music" allows gamers to play virtual instruments, though the results can be a little rough on the ears.

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