Nintendo Wii Motion Plus Accessory

When I brought my wii, I got the wii motion plus free with it. I initially brought the console so that my family (me, my wife and 3 young kids) could stay in and play multiplayer games together and enjoy each others company. The first game we ever played on with it was the wii sports bowling and it does things like vibrate when you hit the pins etc... It is a good accessory but I feel that it isn't something that enhances games that much. I tried it with and without the motion plus and I couldn't tell the difference and the kids didn't say anything so it obviously didn't make a big impact on them! It is a little like the old N64 rumble packs but ...  Read the complete review

When the Wii first came out everyone was really excited about playing Wii sports and having the feeling that you were actually playing tennis, baseball or bowling in your living room. Since then relatively few games have actually made use of the Wii's great motion controls, often resorting to the dreaded 'waggle' that a lot of games use. Part of the problem was the implementation of the wiimote, yes it was good but it wasn't brilliant, there were movement detection problems, missed movements and frequently (depending on the game) a lot of frustration. Of course, some games did use the wiimote excellently (Wii sports, the Godfather, Boom blox, ...  Read the complete review

When the Nintendo Wii was first announced, I (like many others) was incredibly excited about the concept of a console with such a revolutionary control system. The prospect of being able to play a game of virtual tennis or golf by replicating the action of the actual sport fascinated me, and I was quick to purchase the pioneering new machine when it was released. When the novelty wore off however, it became apparent that the Wii control system can be a little flawed at times. Take for example the 'Wii Sports' game which comes as standard with each new console - here you 'play' sports as you would in real life, but the controls lack a certain finesse and realism... step ...  Read the complete review