Not long after completing and distributing the first Wii remote and Nunchuk, Nintendo commenced work on the Wii MotionPlus accessory. While the first remotes boasted a revolution in interactive videogame technology, the company had already stated it would be refined even further. They drafted in technical giants AiLive to produce the software add on.
Wii MotionPlus is employed to pinpoint accuracy to a more refined degree by implementing a dual-axis angular sensor, which reads changes via both kinetic force and registering depth. In this way, more distinct actions and gestures can be caught and interpreted by the machine.
The device can be attached to the current Wii remote employing a special External Extension connector, showing the Wii motionPlus is able to be interchanged depending on which title is being played. The feature isn’t usable with every title in the back catalogue, and cannot be used together with other peripherals such as the Wii Wheel. But for the titles which do support the add-on, the improvement is inspiring, with a degree of accuracy verging on perfection.
The number of Wii MotionPlus friendly titles is quickly growing, and it’s great to see the heightened potential of the Wii system being realised. The technology continues to lead the path to a future of inventive gaming which breaks standard boundaries- literally transfering gamers into the game!