| | | | | angular rate sensors. The Wii Motion Plus, when |
| When they were first revealed to the public, it was | | | | attached to regular Wii controllers, will make the |
| said that the Wii remote controllers were a fantastic | | | | controllers much more sensitive to motion. |
| new invention, making use of motion sensors and | | | | |
| accelerometers to sense the motions of a player. | | | | Nintendo has also developed a host of new Wii |
| The many Wii games that soon followed were proof | | | | games to take advantage of the Wii Motion Plus’ |
| of this statement, being fun and exciting, and quite | | | | enhanced capabilities. With the improved sensitivity of |
| unlike any other console games to date. | | | | the motion sensors, players can now make much |
| | | | | smaller movements with the Wii controllers and still |
| With the success of the Wii console now secure and | | | | have them detected by the system and transmitted |
| continuously growing, Nintendo has decided to | | | | to the console. |
| improve its revolutionary gaming system even | | | | |
| further. While the Wii motion controllers do indeed do | | | | New Wii games such as the Wii Sports Resort have |
| an excellent job of sensing motion and translating | | | | been developed specially to take advantage of that |
| that into motions on-screen, they are still limited in | | | | new sensitivity, requiring players to make more |
| the area of sensitivity. The motion sensors contained | | | | minute and deft movements when playing games |
| within the controllers are only able to detect a motion | | | | instead of the exaggerated swings that were |
| that has a minimum amount of force. Smaller motions | | | | previously required. It is quite conceivable that players |
| escape detection by the motion sensors. | | | | will also be able to download patches and expansions |
| | | | | for existing Wii games to make them more |
| Thus Nintendo engineers have invented the Wii | | | | compatible with the Wii Motion Plus add-on. |
| Motion Plus. The Wii Motion Plus is a simple add-on | | | | |
| that can be attached to the bottom of a Wii | | | | With the Wii Motion Plus, new Wii games promise |
| controller, making the controller slightly longer than in | | | | players even greater fun and entirely new levels of |
| its natural state. With it, players gain new levels of | | | | interactivity. Players will even be able to add spins to |
| control when playing existing Wii games. Previously, | | | | the ball when playing tennis, or curve the ball while |
| the Wii controllers were only able to sense the | | | | playing golf – the possibilities for this new |
| magnitude of a motion and rudimentary orientation. | | | | technology abound. One thing is for sure, however. |
| That meant that they were able to sense how hard | | | | Until other gaming consoles include motion sensing |
| you swung the controller, as well as whether it was | | | | technology into their controllers and games, the |
| being held upside down or right side up. | | | | Nintendo Wii will remain the most popular gaming |
| | | | | console worldwide and continue to outsell every |
| The Wii Motion Plus, however, contains what | | | | other gaming console. |
| Nintendo engineers call dual-axis, ‘tuning fork’ | | | | |