Using the MotionPlus attachment occasionally felt a bit clunky. It does add a noticeable length to the Wii remote. If you turn it horizontally, it makes hitting the '1' and '2' buttons very difficult. The product was advertised as a New, Wii Motion Plus Attachment, in retail packaging, made by Nintendo. What I actually received in the mail was a Wii Motion Plus Attachment in a clear ziploc bag. I have no idea if this product is new or used, and it definitley was not 'retail packaging'.
- No, you don't need a new sensor bar. The one that came with the Wii will work. The only use the sensor bar will be doing is when you are on the Home Screen, Wii Menu, & during Wii+ centering calibration. The actual motion controls in the game uses the Nunchuk and the Wiimote+ attachment.
- Product Title Black Motion Plus Add-on Attachment for Nintendo Wii. Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars, based on 1 reviews 1 ratings Current Price $24.97 $ 24.
I swung into the Petaluma GameStop the other day to pick up a backup copy of “Culdcept Saga” they had on hold for me. (I’ve taken my copy in and out of the DVD case so many times it’s started to crack a bit near the spindle, can you believe it? I figured it was best to grab another while the game can still be had for $20.) While I was there, I decided to pick up Wii MotionPlus, the new Wii accessory that allows for more realistic motion tracking in games. A copy of “Wii Sports Resort” (rated E, $50, out Sunday) arrived on my desk last week. It comes bundled with one Wii MotionPlus, but if I want to play the game with my wife or a friend, I’d need an additional MotionPlus.
Wii MotionPlus is supposed to sell for $20, but GameStop charged me $25. Unfortunately, because I was in a hurry, battling a head cold and was buying more than one thing, I didn’t realize I’d paid higher than the suggested retail price until I was sitting at my desk in Santa Rosa. Then I remembered reading a couple of months ago, when GameStop first started taking preorders for MotionPlus, that they were charging more than everyone else for the peripheral. At the time, I kind of shrugged my shoulders, figured the screaming Internet hordes would generate a flood of complaints, and the price would come down by the time I actually bought one.
Well, I was wrong. GameStop is still charging a 20 percent premium for the accessory. I checked the websites for a handful of other large retailers that sell video games — Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon — and they’re all selling Wii MotionPlus for around $20. (I couldn’t find a listing for the standalone device at Game Crazy’s site.) So don’t make the same mistake I did. If you’ve preordered “Wii Sports Resort” from GameStop, pick up that extra MotionPlus somewhere else.
I suppose I should say somewhere that I have no beef with GameStop otherwise. I shop there quite frequently. And the Petaluma store seems merely to be following corporate policy. (Wii MotionPlus is also $25 at gamestop.com.) But why pay $25 when you can only pay $20.
Wii MotionPlus – Making the Wii Remote Controller Experience Even Better
Wii Motion Plus Accessory Gamestop
There's been a lot of debate about the Wii MotionPlus adapter since its announcement by Nintendo.
The new MotionPlus adapter is a small attachment that plugs into the back of the Wii remote controller, and is designed to improve the Wii remote's accuracy and control.
Wii Controller Motion Plus
With the MotionPlus adapter plugged in, your exact movements with the Wii remote should happen in real time during games. MotionPlus also picks up how hard or soft you're swinging your remote too and can sense this in the actual game.
The Wii Motion Plus attachment simply plugs into your existing Wii mote
The first games to use the adapter have been mainly sports games, and it works amazingly well in games like Tiger Woods Wii PGA Tour Golf 10 and Wii Sports Resort. This new attachment really isn't just a gimmick.
When the Nintendo Wii was launched in 2006, the video games industry and the general public were amazed at the Wii's motion sensor controls. The Wii was an instant hit because of the way in which the Wii mote immersed players in its games. Games like Wii Sports, Red Steel and Mario Kart Wii were an amazing new experience for gamers.
Despite the critical acclaim for the Wii remote controller, there were concerns that actions taking place on the screen didn't quite mirror the movements that players were making with the remote controller. Nintendo took these concerns seriously and set out to create an even better experience for Wii gamers.
The result is the Wii MotionPlus adapter, a fairly cheap attachment that simply plugs into the Nunchuck port at the back of the existing Wii remote.
Despite how well this new adapter works, there have still been critics of the release of the MotionPlus. Some people feel that Nintendo knew that the original Wii remote controller wasn't 100% accurate, and have now released the Wii Motion Plus to fleece its customers.
I have to say that I personally don't buy this argument though.
Technology advances pretty quickly, and the Nintendo Wii was a great product at launch. It was a product that provided gamers of all ages and experience hours and hours of fun.
Most products launch with some flaw or other, with fixes in future product releases. Just look at the PS3 and the new PS3 Slim. You have to applaud Nintendo for significantly improving the Wii experience for the price of a $20 (£15) attachment.
Both Sony and Microsoft have forced their customers to buy entirely new consoles in order to benefit from the new experience on offer, but Nintendo have offered their customers an experience upgrade by paying just a little bit extra.
Nintendo's cheap upgrade approach doesn't only apply to the MotionPlus adapter, but also to the increased SD card storage capacity via a free software upgrade that's can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel.
Here's applauding Nintendo for giving their customers a console upgrade for just $20 (£15).
The Wii MotionPlus adapter is already available in stores like Amazon.com, Best Buy, Play.com and Game, and you can buy it now by clicking on any of these links. For gamers in the UK, Play.com and Game both have free delivery and brilliant customer service.
The Wii MotionPlus adapter and other great accessories are all in the Wii Accessories section.
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Wii Motion Plus Controller Gamestop