Wii remote info

jamie2497 · 15 Jul 2006 at 19:18

http://wii.ign.com/articles/718/718946p1.html

2 AA batteries, get your rechargables ready people

Steedie · 15 Jul 2006 at 20:09

Hopefully they'll make something like 360 play and charge kit. Cause batteries are a pain in the ass

especially things like this, munches through them in no time at all

XPE · 15 Jul 2006 at 20:15

According to the article you can get 30 hours of game play out of the remote, 60 if your are not using the accelerometer add-on.

Doesn’t sound to bad.

Squark · 15 Jul 2006 at 20:25

XPE said:
....60 if your are not using the accelerometer add-on

accelerometer?!?

is that the rumbly thing?

Squark · 15 Jul 2006 at 20:29

With each new piece of info I hear about the Wii and the Wiimote it just amazes me how much thought and design that Niny have put into it

the wiimote has sooooo much tech and stuff to it its brilliant

Maniac618 · 15 Jul 2006 at 20:31

Squark said:
the wiimote has sooooo much tech and stuff to it its brilliant

what some AA batteries? lol

Seriously though, the Wii is shaping up to be nice, hopefully they don't ruin it all with some AA batteries, but 30 hours sounds ok.

XPE · 15 Jul 2006 at 21:08

Squark said:
accelerometer?!?

is that the rumbly thing?

The bit with the analog stick on the left.

wii-controllers-unlocking-the-secrets-20060714053323578-000.jpg

JUMPURS · 15 Jul 2006 at 22:44

Squark said:
accelerometer?!?

is that the rumbly thing?

I dont think so, the way i am reading it is that the Wii remote has 2 ways of reading the motion. Actual Wii Remote Motion tracking i.e. it reads where the thing is all the time. Or just an accelrometer, in that it only reads how fast you move the remote.
I think games will just be self configuring as to what they want to use. For example a shooter will need full motion tracking for when pointing at the screen for aiming, or maybe something like a tennis/baseball game will just want to know how hard you swing, not really where you swing or where u point the remote.

I might be wrong though, thats just how i read the article though

DaveyD · 16 Jul 2006 at 11:03

Yup, that's what I'd have thought, the sensor / bar detecting direction of movement etc, and the accelerometer doing what you'd think it would do, measuring acceleration in each direction.

Kamakazie! · 16 Jul 2006 at 21:15

For those wondering:

The sensor bar and infra red on the remote are for detecting where the remote is pointing and how far forward/back it is from the tv.

The accelerometers and gyroscopes are for measuring the tilt and accelerations of movements over the 6-axis.

The attachment shown in the picture (which does't use the sensor bar but does have the accelerometers and gyroscopes.... which are solid state btw. Partly why rumble wont affect them) is called the "nunchuka". It will be used a lot.

Alrik · 16 Jul 2006 at 21:27

People can poke fun at it all they want (mainly nintendo haters), but that has to be the best of the current generation so far with PS3 being the worst. Hell they even changed the design of the "boomerang" when people poked so much fun at it

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I just hope its not too small that it doesn't fit comfortably in my hands since the controller part looks to be a tad on the thin/small side

XD-3 · 17 Jul 2006 at 14:23

The WII is going to be amazing TBH just for the simple fact it is somthing we have never seen b4.

I love my 360 and will love my WII next to it and the PS3 can just take the side lines IMHO

XD-3

JUMPURS · 17 Jul 2006 at 14:27

i've always been a 'wellll i dunno'
but the more and more i think about it, the more i am considering it. It just depends how active it is infront of the TV lol

XPE · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:04

JUMPURS said:
i've always been a 'wellll i dunno'
but the more and more i think about it, the more i am considering it. It just depends how active it is infront of the TV lol

I dont think you have to wave your hands about like in all those nintendo videos, at e3 they showed you zelda and red steel being played on stage and it was more like they were moving a mouse about in mid air rather than all that crap you see in the promo videos.

Raymond Lin · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:18

What happens if you are mid game and it dies ??

james.miller · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:18

well, i wouldnt have thought it would be the same as unplugging a controller on any recent console. no signal = pause game.

DaveyD · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:19

Raymond Lin said:
What happens if you are mid game and it dies ??

I'd have thought it'd give you ample warning that the battery is low, as with most battery operated devices.

JUMPURS · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:34

XPE said:
I dont think you have to wave your hands about like in all those nintendo videos, at e3 they showed you zelda and red steel being played on stage and it was more like they were moving a mouse about in mid air rather than all that crap you see in the promo videos.

Yeah the promo stuff just to make it look exciting and stuff. If it launches with the nintendo always on network thing with the back catalogue on it, i might struggle to find myself saying no lol

blairw · 17 Jul 2006 at 18:41

Still, Wii + drunkness leads to livingroom nightmares as you and your mate swing around playing tennis - I cant wait!

punky_munky · 17 Jul 2006 at 19:30

Raymond Lin said:
What happens if you are mid game and it dies ??

There's battery level LEDs on the controller. And if it dies, you put new batteries in and carry on playing. :confused: