Third-Party Devs did not know about MotionPlus

Nintendo’s new peripheral, known as the MotionPlus, is the company’s newest idea that is sure to sell millions. The device snaps onto the back of the remote and enables the controller to make nearly perfect, 1:1 movement. The MotionPlus would work so well with a number of different games, but those hoping that those games would come soon are out of luck.

When will we see third-party Motion Plus games?

Game Informer magazine, after talking to many developers, have reported that third-party developers also didn’t know about the MotionPlus until we did. Was it a good or bad move by Nintendo?

The good part, nothing was leaked. Occasionally, developers will let something slip, by accident or on purpose. But it does happen at times and Nintendo likely wanted people to be taken by surprise (which we were).

The bad part, developers have had no time to work with games using the motion plus. It may be a while before we get the first quality title that uses the MotionPlus. Which brings up the question, When will we be seeing the first third-party MotionPlus game? Hit the jump for more.

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Wii Sports Resort with MotionPlus has price point

So, you want the Wii MotionPlus accessory, huh? Well, you can get it for only $49.99 next spring, and you get Wii Sports Resort (plus an extrended jacket to hold the Remote and accessory), offering true 1:1 motion-mirroring of games.

I personally think that the new accessory would be really awesome for games featuring swords, and obviously some sports games. What do you guys think it would work for?

Wii Sports Resort screenshots

We now have images from the newly announced Wii Sports Resort.  Click ‘Read More’ to see them all.

They show the three events demoed at the Nintendo E3 2008 press conference - Disc-Dog, jet skiing and fencing (if that’s what they want to call it).

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