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MotionPlus not backwards compatible, Nintendo confirms

No extra motion sensitivity for Wii Fit, et al

Gamers hoping to use the upcoming MotionPlus peripheral with some of their existing Wii titles are in for a disappointment, because Nintendo’s confirmed that the add-on won’t be backwards compatible.

In an announcement the firm disappointing said that it currently has “no plans to make it [MotionPlus] compatible with existing non-Wii MotionPlus enabled titles”.

The peripheral will arrive in the Europe on 12 June, while the first Nintendo-developed title designed to showcase MotionPlus’ abilities - Wii Sports Resort - will arrive on 24 July.

Several other MotionPlus titles have also been developed by third parties, although firm launch dates haven’t yet been decided. These titles include Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, Virtua Tennis 2009 and Grand Slam Tennis. ®

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Re: @Stike Vomit

No, I've made this observation in a number of European-repeatedly-f*cked-in-the-arse-by-$ony-Union countries.

Specifically: Germany; Belgium; and The Netherlands.

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@Stike Vomit

Funny, my local Game store is regularly sold out of PS3 units. Perhaps you are referring to the US of Microsoft, where they buy any old turd as long as Microsoft say so.

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@ SkidMark

Strange how Nintendo 'deliberately keep the Wii short supply', yet it STILL manages to outsell the PS3 (which, by contrast, is in plentiful supply - as can be plainly seen by the masses of unsold units gathering dust on store shelves).

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Awesome

We can watch the wiitards fighting to buy WiiSports+ then this Xmas. No doubt it will be in short supply, and nintendo seem to have trouble making DVD ROMS at xmas time for some mysterious reason that escapes me.

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