After completing and producing the first Wii remote and Nunchuk, Nintendo commenced work on the Wii MotionPlus device. While the first remotes provided a revolution in interactive gaming technology, Nintendo had already realized it could be refined even further. The producers called in technical company AiLive to produce the optional accessory.

Wii MotionPlus is employed to identify accuracy to a more distinct degree by using a dual-axis angular sensor, which reads movement via both kinetic force and registering depth. In this way, more distinct movements and mannerisms are captured and translated by the machine.

The peripheral can be fixed to the existing Wii remote using a special External Extension connector, meaning that the Wii motionPlus can be removed or affixed according to which game is being played. The feature isnot usable with every game in the backcatalogue, and cannot be used together with other peripherals like the Wii Wheel. However, for the titles which do support the add-on, the improvement is astounding, with a degree of accuracy verging on perfection.

The quantity of Wii MotionPlus compatible titles is quickly increasing, and it’s brilliant to see the increased potential of the Wii system being realised. The machine continues to lay the path to a future of innovative gaming which ploughs through standard boundaries- literally transfering players into the game itself!