After finalizing and producing the original Wii remote and Nunchuk, Nintendo began work on the Wii MotionPlus gadget. Whilst the original remotes boasted abreakthrough in interactive gaming technology, the company had already stated it might be refined even further. The producers called in technical giants AiLive to create the software accessory.

Wii MotionPlus is used to identify accuracy to a more refined degree by introducing a dual-axis angular sensor, which reads movement via both kinetic force and registering depth. In this way, more distinct movements and gestures are captured and translated by the machine.

The device can be fixed to the existing Wii remote using a special External Extension connector, meaning that the Wii motionPlus is able to be interchanged depending on which game is being played. The software isn’t compatible with every game in the backlist, and can’t be used in conjunction with other peripherals such as the Wii Wheel. However, for the games which do support the feature, the effect is astounding, with a degree of accuracy verging on perfection.

The amount of Wii MotionPlus compatible games is quickly increasing, and it’s great to see the increased potential of the Wii system being recognised. The technology continues to lay the way to a future of inventive gaming which ploughs through conventional boundaries- literally transfering gamers into the game!