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Of gyroscopes and gaming: the tech behind the Wii MotionPlus

Ars Technica writes: "Nintendo's white wonder, the Wii, is doing huge business, and more people than ever are picking up a controller these days to flail their arms in a game of Wii Sports or do their morning stretches with Wii Fit. Everywhere you look, there are girls and grannies playing the Wii just as much as, if not more than, teenage boys. But for all the money that the system has been raking in, there are still some flaws with Nintendo's console: the most prominent of which has to be "Waggle" syndrome."

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ChickeyCantor6122d ago

"We worked towards [a cost of] $1 per axis."

Can someone explain what this exactly means?
Am i reading it out of context or will M+ mostlikely be under 10 dollars?

N4g_null6121d ago

"We worked towards [a cost of] $1 per axis." Means they can make one that is even more accurate than the one they are making which would be over kill. Ars has a good write up but it's full of errors. Lots of talk of waggle too. It seems to read more as some thing to open up the other console makers to make a move. Which is true, they should move on this. If nintendo can sell a new attachment then why can they not do this? Other wise the arcade xbox 360 is just there to test the theory that their system is too expensive. MS needs to figure out how to get creative and make some games.

The author of the article fails to say that this will be used in conjunction to the sensor bar also. Technicly you could do head tracking now with any extra hardware other than the motion +. This has to be the Wii zapper secret weapon. I mean damn if you get a Wii zapper and a balance board you could make a tron speed FPS! Now that would be sweet! Speeding around on a hover board using tracking and dead on aim due to the new set up. Then you could jump off your board and play some sword duals or better yet that cool disk game they had on tron.

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PC Gaming Show 2025

Tune in on June 8th for this summer's PC Gaming Show, featuring exclusive trailers, new game announcements, and developer interviews from around the world. Hosted by Sean "Day[9]" Plott, Mica Burton, and Frankie Ward, the showcase will include 70+ of the most exciting games in development, all of which can be found on our Steam Wishlist.

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Project Defiant Wireless Fight Stick - Teaser Trailer

Join the fray at home or away with the Project Defiant wireless fight stick*. Take the fight to your opponents with the included sling carry case, and enjoy precise in-game response with ultra-low latency wireless and wired play options, along with a durable, ergonomic design that’s built for battle.

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Astro Bot: five new Vicious Void Galaxy levels, Special Bots launch this July

Plus, an updated Astro Bot Limited Edition DualSense wireless controller is coming later this year.

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ocelot078d ago

More astro bots is always a good thing.

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Cacabunga8d ago

I thought for a moment they will announce a VR version
It’s the only thing I’m waiting for to buy that psvr2

8d ago
Relientk778d ago

Sweet more free Astro Bot levels to play

Levii_928d ago

Omg i’m so glad i read the blog! I can’t wait to see what the special surprise is when you finish all the levels, i’m hoping we unlock a level similar to Winter Wonderland or something like that..

Where you collect FF bots ;))

darthv728d ago

"an updated Astro Bot Limited Edition DualSense wireless controller is coming later this year"

Music to my ears

Cellblock118d ago

Astro Bot is the gift that keeps on giving.

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