LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s nothing all that charming about Nintendo’s latest gadget.
It’s not as zany as a zapper or as sexy as a steering wheel. It doesn’t even tell you whether you’re losing weight. However, the gamemaker is hoping a small cube-shaped device called Wii MotionPlus will take the Wii’s motion-sensing controls to a new level of precision.
It’s no secret the wrist-flicking Wii Remote’s lack of accuracy has long been the console’s clunky downfall. The Wii MotionPlus, available beginning June 8, successfully defeats that dilemma by using gyroscopic sensors to exactly mimic gamers’ hand movements, making such activities as sword fighting, disc throwing and golfing look seamless on screen.
