The Wii, Motion Technology and Gaming

Before the new wii controller, no console had developed the technology to take advantage of motion sensors to monitor our movements. The Wii signalled the start of a new type of gaming where your actions could be imitated on the television screen right in front of you. They used this type of technology to develop many simple games such as Wii Sports, which has many short activities such as tennis and bowling. Since then, Nintendo have introduced many more games that require you to use the remote in completely different ways compared to a standard controller.

The main difference with the Wii is that it can require you to be much more active. With standard controllers, you can sit down and not move for several hours whilst gaming. With the Wii, some people prefer standing up as this gives them the room to perform a particular movement. This type of motion technology has attracted different types of people with the elderly being reported as enjoying a bit of Wii action in retirement homes.

This level of popularity has not gone unnoticed, which is evident with Xbox and PS3 releasing their own versions of motion technology. Xbox released their Kinect sensor in November 2010, where no controller was used in conjunction with the system and their main motto was ‘you are the controller’. The Kinect sensor is able to pick up your body movements without the need for a controller and it also incorporated hand movements to scroll through menus. This is very impressive technology and is a sign of the future.

PlayStation followed suit by releasing the PlayStation Move controller in September 2010. This is similar to the Wii remote as you have to use the controller to monitor your body movements. It received impressive reviews with many praising its accuracy and how it has been used to develop motion-based gameplay.

Wow, The Nintendo Wii Controller Can Play the Entire Nintendo GameCube Library

The GameCube library offers plenty of great Mario Titles to choose from. From Mario Party 4 through 7, you even have Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and the list goes on. Many of the best role playing games, like Zelda are also at your disposal. The Zelda’s Collectors edition enables you to play NES and SNES Zelda titles on the GameCube, and you can even buy the latest Zelda game Twilight Princess for a fraction of the price as the Wii Version. The older games don’t have the motion sensor technology like the Wii games, but who really cares.

The GameCube games play on the Wii console like any other game. The only additional items you will need are a GameCube controller or Memory Cards should you need them. On the top of the Wii Console, there are two doors, which flip up. One of the doors has four controller ports for up to four GameCube controllers. The other door has two slots for memory cards. One downside is with many GameCube controllers are wired, but you can get your sell a wireless wavebird controller for around twenty dollars.