gmanprime Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Here’s what a Nintendo forum member had to say: Im glad its from a reliable source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Don't know if this has been said, but in those dev interviews Nintendo said it was hard to fix the halogen lamp and sunlight problems. Meaning they fixed it. Also, everyone knows how awesome it is to have those beautiful sun rays shining directly in the TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeporagaebora Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Not that big of a deal, I practically live underground. (God I wish I was kidding.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myster0n Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Well, as far as I know, the sensor bar isn't a sensor bar at all. It's just a bar with a few IR-leds in it. The camera on the wiimote sees those leds and uses it to calculate what part of the screen its pointing at. So the technique is very different from a normal remote, where there's a simple sensor on your TV that responds to simple pulses. But with normal leds, if the sun or another bright lightsource is shining on them, it's often hard to see if they're on or off. I presume it's the same with IR-leds and IR-lightsources. So there's not much they can do to remedy this short of totally changing the way the wiimote works. But that's no problem for me, as I don't very often see that blue room with the fireball anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 rumour is that water screws with the wii too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 rumour is that water screws with the wii too Oh no! Now I can't play with my Wii wile swimming!! Next it will be nukes that stop the Wii working.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Oh no! Now I can't play with my Wii wile swimming!! but think how immersive gaming could be. An opportunity missed I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 but think how immersive gaming could be. An opportunity missed I say real shame that. I wanted to play Wii:Swimming. Simply attach a couple of Wiimotes to your arms, head down to local pool, and go crazy! Sunlight=No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiemetriX Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Even I don't function in sunlight. I don't really see the probelm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyman Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hope this puts this issue/concern to rest: Iwata: This so-called “beam†connecting the user and the television was something that had never been attempted before. Didn’t you run into any difficulties during development? Ikeda: In the early stages of development we ran into a number of problems that we hadn’t anticipated, like the fact that the controller would react to fluorescent light, for example. Creating a mechanism that prevents the controller from responding to fluorescent light and sunlight may sound like low-profile activities, but it still gave us a lot to work on. As I stated above, this is from a past entry in the “Iwata Interviewsâ€. Sounds like Nintendo has indeed fixed, or minimalized the sun/fluorescent light issue. The sunlight issue may depend on what demo units/sensor bars are being used. If the issue did indeed exist at the Nintendo World Store, it seems the case could have been older demo units/sensor bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanser Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 It's why we invented curtains or blinds. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0Zm1c Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 it doesn’t work near the sun. Thankfully, I'll be using my Wii approximately 93,000,000 miles away from the sun. *ba-dum tish* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 the sun causes cancer so it can only be a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 it dosent work in the air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flunx Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Good thing I live north in Norway where the sun dissapears for a couple of months. Then again... it never sets the other months. Good thing we have curtains, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 well I installel very black curtains a while back.. sunlight and my tv arent that good friends... i think my plants hate my TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Sunlight kills humans too you know!!! But seriously eveyone knows not to leave their electrical goods in direct view of the sun. This really isn't a problem, most people dim the lights anyway when gaming as heavy light reflects off the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitanze Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 SUNLIGHT ISSUES? There goes my plan to plant and grow Wii consoles in the garden and sell them at bargain prices to consumers around the world through internet trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 sunlight only shines on my TV in the late evening, when that happens i close the curtain, cuz it also makes it hard to see the TV. Well its winter here now so we won't be seeing the sun till about april anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanprime Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Thankfully, I'll be using my Wii approximately 93,000,000 miles away from the sun. *ba-dum tish* Har, har. I was tired last night and this made me laugh untill I almost died from what my phisician called "lack of oxygen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMat Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Well, i won't get mine until December 8th evening, so it'll be dark anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 IGN Report Nintendo's new Wii console utilizes a sensor bar -- placed on or near a television -- to translate precise movements from the Wii remote. The sensor bar is not necessary for every Wii game, but is integral for titles like first-person shooters, where pixel-perfect aiming accuracy is required. Bearing all of this in mind, people who plan to play their Wiis in direct sunlight -- perhaps on the beach, in a greenhouse, or maybe on the surface of the moon -- have been in an uproar over recent rumors that suggest the bar's reliability may take a nosedive in direct sunlight. Although we couldn't possibly care less about this non-issue, we contacted Nintendo of America for some clarification, and the subsidiary downplayed any interference problems. "Our testing thus far shows no great risk of light interference when playing a game that relies on the pointer and sensor bar." In a related story, some Nintendo fans are planning to protest in front of Nintendo of America's Seattle headquarters after learning that Wii discs are, in fact, inedible. More as the story breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 You cant play a game when sun is shining striaght on your TV anyways and the Bar will be plased around that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukudasolokomalakikenanze Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Sunlight won't do squat to this marvellous machine. What may actually kill it, is TOO many consumers investing their money into a Playstation 3 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Sunlight won't do squat to this marvellous machine. What may actually kill it, is TOO many consumers investing their money into a Playstation 3 instead. And dropping them on the Wii (although, knowing Nintendo, the Wii will probably survive, while the PS3 will smash) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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