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Wii Motion Plus A Scam Or A Gimmick
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neo842
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22. July 2009 @ 09:19 |
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Is it A Scam Or Gimmick ? just wondering should we I buy it. is it worth buying at all. seems like just added weight to the joypad to make it feel like a joypad.
your thoughts.......
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22. July 2009 @ 09:32 |
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Why don't you rent Wii sports resort and also rent the Motion plus. Then you will know.
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neo842
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22. July 2009 @ 09:43 |
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for the price it would cost to do that. depost and all I might as well buy it. just wondering never even heard anything about it and suddenly its in the shop buy me buy me.
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AMatthews
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22. July 2009 @ 09:53 |
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Trying it yourself is the only way to know for sure before buying, kind of like what Zork was saying.
As of right now only 4 games use it. However there is likely to be a game in the future that you really want that uses it.
So right now your choice is between
Wii Sports Resort (if I remember correctly you can't get passed the "insert wii motion plus" screen without it)
Grand Slam Tennis
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Virtua Tennis 2009
All sports games. I can say that it does work. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10's disc golf is evidence, Wii Sports Resort's sword game is evidence that the tracking is just as if your hand was in the game.
But the majority of what you will be doing in those 4 games won't involve moving the Wii remote freely like how you can move it in those two examples that I gave. You'll mainly be swing a golf club or swinging a tennis racket. So now may not be the time to get it if you really wanted to be wowed by it but it definitely does make a difference.
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22. July 2009 @ 12:28 |
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Not only does Wii Motion Plus enhance the game movement for compatible games it also fixed my issue with my nun-chuck always disconnecting with the normal Wiimote.
Connecting the Wii Motion Plus to the Wiimote then the nun-chuck fixes my issue. It is so nice to be able to play all my games now without the damn nun-chuck disconnect error message coming up on the screen all the time.
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whatelse
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22. July 2009 @ 15:48 |
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I haven't used it yet, but I have one in the mail. I imagine a good amount of games will REQUIRE it in the future to even play. Just look at Wii Sports Resort. If you do not have the Wii Motion Plus connected to the Wii Controller, you can not start the game - no way around that.... (if there is, someone please let me know)!!
Basically, Nintendo can make some extra cash ($20 - $40) easy knowing that you'll need at least one motion plus just to work with the new games, and probably want to buy a second one so you can play with company.
They're smarter than they look. They know their game systems is F***'d when it comes to being pirated now, but they can still make money by forcing the pirates to at least by some new hardware... at least until someone figures out how to bypass the wii motion plus check at the beginning of the games anyways.
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neo842
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23. July 2009 @ 04:55 |
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Whatelse thats exactly what Im gettin at, what I have to spend a extra 20euro just to play a game.
Thats like saying there bringing out a michael jackson game and you have to spend 30euro on a white glove just to play the game.
Ive bought a Nintendo even time Zelda Comes Out. Call me mad. But Zelda rocks.
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23. July 2009 @ 12:06 |
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On an unrelated note The next Zelda game is planing to be released Next year.
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whatelse
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23. July 2009 @ 17:22 |
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It's marketing, nothing more. It probably makes games a little bit better or more responsive, but won't be a life chaning experience.
However, Nintendo will most likely be releasing new games in the future that will required it (like they do now with Wii Sports Resort). Basically, in my opinion, Wii users won't have much choice, but to buy it eventually if they want to play "good" games.
So what though... you have to spend $20 for one. I know everyone says they aren't pirating games (only using legal backups) but you'd be a retard to believe that. Nintendo is losing money to piracy so they've found a new way to get some more revenue through hardware instead.
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23. July 2009 @ 23:34 |
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Wouldn't it be nice if you could replace your 4 Wii remotes with 4 new remotes with these upgrades right in them. Or exchange (that would be the best). Nintendo's hard ware is out of date and need an upgrade. Who knows when Wii 2 will be out. Could be 2-3 years out I have even hear roomers of the big tree going to a 10 year cycle. We will see.
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wibbles
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24. July 2009 @ 04:02 |
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Originally posted by neo842:
Whatelse thats exactly what Im gettin at, what I have to spend a extra 20euro just to play a game.
Thats like saying there bringing out a michael jackson game and you have to spend 30euro on a white glove just to play the game.
Ive bought a Nintendo even time Zelda Comes Out. Call me mad. But Zelda rocks.
Look at Rock Band, Guitar Hero, many a Dance Dance Revolution type game, Wii Fit, EA Sports Fitness etc etc, they all have peripherals that cost extra. Other makers do it too, Sony with Buzz Quiz games its just a way of fleecing us for more money.
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GGXena
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24. July 2009 @ 10:06 |
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Fleecing is a harsh way of putting it.
When you go buy a new car do you class Bluetooth, mp3 capability, remote starter, Alloy wheels and AC as ways of fleecing for more money or as a nice bonus that you pay for if you want them?
To me these extra's add enjoyment to the games by putting you more in the action.
I will certainly be buying motion plus it looks great to me and I am only hoping it works like it is supposed to...i.e. making the wiimote a 360 degree remote instead of having to just be pointed at the screen.
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ih4553
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24. July 2009 @ 11:51 |
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Originally posted by GGXena:
Fleecing is a harsh way of putting it.
It's harsh, but very accurate! This is something that should have been included in the original system, not as an add-on that people have to pay more for. It's a money grab... plain and simple. I for one will not be purchasing any more Nintendo systems/accessories nor will I promote them... I will however be promoting modding anybody's console for free if they want it! The more people I can stop from buying another Nintendo game the better I'll feel! lol
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24. July 2009 @ 13:24 |
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Originally posted by ih4553:
The more people I can stop from buying another Nintendo game the better I'll feel! lol
Well thats ignorant, I will always buy a game if I play it more than 10 minutes. I have to support these people Im a gamer. One day gaming is going to suck ass with all this pirating going on. Dont get me wrong Im not dissing you for it and I know 50 bucks is alot of cash to just throw down all the time but one day in the future we are gonna have to go threw extremes to even get our games to play. Prolly some type of call to activate type thing even on consoles.
As for motion plus the only reason it exists is because they know that there "Motion gaming" wasnt motion gaming it was Waggle gaming and ppl were starting to call them out on it. After they saw natal and Ps3's motion they knew they would have to do something.
Motion plus is NOT perfect but I bought 2 and Im happy with them.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. July 2009 @ 13:25
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abowlof1
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29. July 2009 @ 17:25 |
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I bought the Motion Plus and found it to be amazing. It adds another level to the wii's already good IR tracking.. the Accelerometer.
An accelerometer measures the acceleration it experiences relative to freefall.
If you watch the developers youtube video for the Grand Slam Tennis you will see how every movement you have in real life is mirrored 1:1 in game.
The biggest thing I notice on improvement is turning your wrist. Image being able to put a spin on the ball in tennis or ping pong.
You can attach and un-attach the motion plus very quickly and it doesn't add much weight.
Red Steel 2 is being developed exclusively for motion plus and looks amazing.
The device is only $25. With all the money you've saved on backups- do you really need to cry over added functionality for such a low price?
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neo842
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30. July 2009 @ 06:04 |
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very good point. but fair dues to nintendo for not having there systems goin red lights yellow lights. I had the wii for a year never had a problem with it.
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neo842
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30. July 2009 @ 08:12 |
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ih4553
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30. July 2009 @ 09:03 |
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neo842
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31. July 2009 @ 03:19 |
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wow man you not seen zero before. wow hes good. not great lately but he is good
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