This week we were treated to a glimpse of the future for Wii gaming at the E3 games conference, held in Los Angeles. The new add on, the Wii MotionPlus is promised to bring more in depth motion sensitive capability to Wii gaming, in that it is more sensitive to hand and wrist movement (imagine how accurate Red Steel could have been!).
The MotionPlus is small, almost cube shaped, and plugs into the Wiimote’s nuchuk port. It offers more accurate coordination in 3d space than the Wiimote alone. Nintendo claim that every movement made by not only the hand and wrist but arm also is matched exactly in real time game play.
I never thought I’d get off on a game where you have to pretend to be a rockstar, even though deep down I always wanted to be one. What does this game do for me? Well it allows that fantasy to come true, during gameplay at least. Using the Wii guitar to emulate playing the songs is mentally very challenging, and ironically, almost as challenging as learning a real instrument. Even if rock music is not your cup of tea, there’s plenty of classics in there that are bound to be enjoyed. What I really loved was getting to the next stage and unlocking another group of songs. I have nearly finished the easy (only 3 fingers!) section, but I dont know how I’ll get my little finger to play.
When the keys start to ‘fall’ right it really feels like your playing the guitar. The feeling of satisfaction as new connections being made between your brain and fingers is immense.
Hmm maybe I’ll see about guitar tuition…Nah, I’ll stick to Wii gaming
