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We played FlingSmash in February of this year and quite enjoyed it, as our First Impressions show, but its projected release date of Summer 2010 has been and gone without the game hitting shelves. Now retailer Gamestop has released boxart of the game showing the game is set to be bundled with a Remote, seemingly containing MotionPlus built-in.

 

Titled "Wii Remote Plus", the controller itself looks only slightly different, with a slight curve below the four lights the only alteration visible at this resolution. As FlingSmash requires MotionPlus this is obviously a new controller containing the add-on, but could the game's delay have been caused by the newly developed Remote?

 

We'll bring you new information on FlingSmash and the Wii Remote Plus as it emerges.

 

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Looks like the same size as the normal one.

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Just getting a bit fed up with there constant 'upgrades'. Why wasn't this motion plus in the first place?!
Because then you would have complained that you had to buy a whole new controller rather than a cheap upgrade?

 

Plus, the reason why it wasn't done in 2006 is that although the technology existed, it wasn't affordable enough or small enough to be properly used.

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Because then you would have complained that you had to buy a whole new controller rather than a cheap upgrade?

 

Plus, the reason why it wasn't done in 2006 is that although the technology existed, it wasn't affordable enough or small enough to be properly used.

 

And to be fair, the Wii was a totally new experience, Nintendo could never have known how successful it would be or just how much it would influence the whole industry. At the time they were probably relying on it to be cost effective as well as it being a new experience so they didn't make losses.

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Glad I didn't bother buying a Motion Plus upgrade :) I will get this in time for Zelda, none of the other Motion Plus games have been worth the price tag so far.
There have been plenty of bargains where you've practically got Motion plus for free... or as is the case with Red Steel 2 atm... the game and motion plus for around £17. Which is way cheaper than buying a new Wiimote and you can sell the game!
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I kind of meant because it was a big deal when they announced it and it gave the impression that games would now all be MotionPlus'ed.

 

But instead it turned out like their other peripheral.

 

The problem with that is with games that need peripherals, it alienates the ones who don't have these. Of course, it does mean that the majority of them then go out to buy this stuff, sometimes.

 

Hmm, it is there, so I'm assuming that most developers have the option to use this. Maybe it's because their waiting for Zelda first, where they'll know that a large sector of gamers will then have MotionPlus+...but then a lot of people already have one for WiiSportsResort.

 

Hmm.

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Didn't Nintendo talk about this like when the WM+ was announced?

 

And Nintendo are probably going to still be manufacturing Wiis in 5+ years, so it feels strange to have these little dongles compulsory to play many games.

 

I think that six months from now, the Wiimote+ will be the default controller that'll be sold with all new Wiis.

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