Nintendo Plans Summer 09 Launch of Wii MotionPlus, Wii Sports Resort (w/Video)

April 15, 2009 by Mary Anne Simpson weblog
Wii MotionPlus

Wii MotionPlus

Nintendo will launch the Wii MotionPlus accessory on June 8 in the United States and set the stage for the July 26 introduction of Nintendo's summer sizzler, Wii Sports Resort game The Wii MotionPlus will retail for less than $20 and transform Wii Sports games to a whole new level according to a Nintendo spokesperson. A packaged price for the Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort will sell for less than $50.

The Wii MotionPlus accessory is designed to enhance play for specially designed games and builds on the unique wireless function of the motion-sensing Wii Remote. The ultra-sensitive sensors of the Wii MotionPlus will track the player's movements with greater precision and accuracy creating a life-like immersion in game play.

The newly created Wii Sports Resort game when combined with the Wii MotionPlus displays deep vibrant color images on the TV screen which tracks even the slightest twist of the wrist or body movement. Wii Sports Resort offers a beach theme background for a wide range of game activities which includes a water scooter exercise, Frisbee throw and a swashbuckling sword dueling activity. The game activity is geared toward maximum participation by players and the Wii MotionPlus accessory promises to add pin-point accuracy to the game.

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Wii Sports Resort Trailer

According to Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's Executive V.P. Sales & Marketing, "Developers around the world are busy working on new ways to incorporate Wii MotionPlus controls into inventive experiences for consumers.

According to some veteran Nintendo Sports players, the new graphics and ultra-sensitive sensors of the MotionPlus and Sports Resort game may clear up some disappointing vague graphics display. Veteran players are looking forward to more precision in body motion and wrist movement tracking and more realistic color display as advertised by Nintendo. Preliminary reviews look promising, but the true tests and results will come in late Summer 09 when the veteran consumers have their say.

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