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Wii MotionPlus: will it be worth it? First impressions forthcoming...

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It looks like that Nintendo announced new game today. According to Gamepro, gelected press members have already seen the game and interviewed producer. Could it even be Zelda? Nintendo invited many press members to japan interview Anouma about OoT 10th anniversary about month ago. Usually interviews for big announcements are made in advantage.

    EDIT: Oops, wrong thread.

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Die by the Sword with MotionPlus? Holy fuck. Holy fuck.

    I don't even care if the graphics are the same as the original die by the sword.
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    As long as they include local multiplayer, at least arena-style duels like the PC versions.

    Oh, and as long as I can yell, "YOUR MOTHER'S A KOBOLD!"

    Edit: I just realized my post comes across as that being actually announced. It's not. And that screenshot is from the PC version.

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  • DjiemDjiem Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Bioptic wrote: »
    Djiem wrote: »
    Personally, with the M+, beyond sport games such as Tennis, Pool, Fishing and Golf, what I'd really like to see is some sort of Ouendan/EBA adapted to waggle, where movements are requested of you rather than positioning. Like, quarter circle with your arm up, then point forward, etc. The screen would prompt you in advance with some sort of line to help you time exactly when the movement has to be completed, etc.

    You...are aware that you just perfectly described Helix on Wiiware, right? Never understood why that game didn't get more press.

    Well, your post made me get the game, and it's pretty damn good. It's not perfect, but it's definitely in the direction of what I want out of a Wii Ouendan/EBA game. With M+ this would be sick.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Damn it. All MotionPlus addons will come with a permanently attached condom.
    During the show, there were all sorts of companies showing off Wii MotionPlus, from AiLive to countless developers, all fascinated by the device. No major revelations about the technology itself, but one interesting tidbit did come up a couple times. Namely, that MotionPlus might ship infused inside of a jacket and cannot be removed. A perma-Wii remote condom, if you will. Bad news if you hate the Wii rubber because, if true, you will have to use one if you want to play games with MotionPlus, plain and simple. Although I have never been a fan of the controller jackets, I can see the logic. Novice gamers, flailing around wildly as they try to play tennis, have already demonstrated that they can't be trusted in close proximity to TVs and walls. If Nintendo adds in yet another detachable component into the equation, these same players might accidentally blow themselves up.

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  • Dr Mario KartDr Mario Kart Games Dealer Austin, TXRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    which makes it incompatible with the zapper (first or 3rd party)

    If its rubber attached to plastic, we can just cut the rubber away. Something about this doesnt sound right.

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I seriously doubt that it will be permanently attached to the rubber.

    Will it come with its own special rubber glove? Yes. Will you be able to remove the M+ from the rubber glove? Yes.

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  • NorfairNorfair Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    If I was a betting man, I'd bet on slash. It's just going to be a new rubber tucked into the box, I doubt they'd permanently attach the M+ to it.

    Also, that tennis game looks awesome.

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  • psyck0psyck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Maybe they mean the M+ will come coated in rubber and plug into your already-jacketed wiimote?

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  • MinionOfCthulhuMinionOfCthulhu Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    If the developers didn't halfass it, they could make things look beautiful. Not photosynthetic or whatever, but art direction is much more important anyways.

    I think we as gamers will always be let down if we expect our game systems to produce their own food source via converting carbon dioxide into sugars using the sun's energy.

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  • MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    psyck0 wrote: »
    Ignore the dumbass troll. He's a dumbass saying the same old tired arguments that we've heard time and time again and doesn't know a fact from a hole in his ass.

    I think that "developers look to Nintendo for direction" is a load of shit. Developers are perfectly free to make whatever they want. SM64 is not a good example because it was an absolute revolution. Besides, Nintendo opened with SN64 and what did we get after? 2 of the very best shooters ever made. Third party, not clones of SM64. I am just eagerly awaiting The Conduit.

    I also predict that by next generation, developers will have realised that spending $Texas on developing for the HD consoles is a losing proposition and will start to shift some of their big development teams to the Wii. Nintendo COULD perhaps be blamed for not pointing out to these developers (who are apparently absolute dumbasses) that among the 30 million + wii owners exist plenty of people who would love to buy a fully-featured Call of Duty or Resident Evil if it actually got the same kind of attention to detail and marketing that they give to the HD consoles.

    I will say it again because only one person caught on: NMH + Motion Plus. Just think about it.

    Wait did you just call me a dumbass troll?

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