Wii Motion Plus hands-onNintendo announced the Wii MotionPlus at the 2008 Electronic Entertainment Expo, and now we have a final version of the product in our hands. The MotionPlus addon plugs in to the bottom of the Wii Remote and works with the Remote's sensors to make controls even more precise. Expect to find the MotionPlus in US stores for US$20 from June 8. We got to try out the MotionPlus with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis, both from EA. The two games will launch at the same time as the Motion Plus for US$49.99, and later be bundled with the controller for US$59.99. The games are expected to be available in Asia from June, though there's no word on when the bundle with Motion Plus will be launched.At E3 2008, InvenSense's Joe Virginia, VP of wireless business, was kind enough to explain that the Wii MotionPlus uses multiaxis gyroscopes to sense rotational movement, and combining the MotionPlus' rotation sensing with the Wii Remote's other built-in sensors brings new gaming capabilities to the Wii. The Wii MotionPlus has three gyroscopes to track rotational movement across all three axes in 3D space. The Wii MotionPlus attachment plugs in to the bottom of the Wii Remote. It adds about an inch-and-a-half to the length of the controller and includes a pass-through port for the Nunchuk. The MotionPlus' port cover folds into the Nunchuk's connector to stay out of the way when the Nunchuk is connected. The MotionPlus has a lock that keeps the addon attached to the Remote. Plugging the whole affair together doesn't take too long. The connector for the MotionPlus has a lot of play, making it easy to hook up the Wii Remote while in the included rubber sleeve. Connecting a Nunchuk to the bottom of the MotionPlus is equally trivial. Tags: Wireless, built-In, Electronic Entertainment Expo, VP, Wii MotionPlus |
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