Wii’re in Motion

Jessie Atkin posted a new blog on Digital Landing about how the Wii remote can be made to measure actions more accurately.

The Wii continues to revolutionize gaming in its own right. Wii MotionPlus, released at the E3 media briefing is an accessory to that will make any Wiimote motions more accurate. This means that in Wii Bowling you better be very careful how you flick your wrist.

The accessory is a small white block that attaches to the base of the Wiimote in the same port the nunchuck usually fits. With the continued success of the Wii console, and its accessories, it’s nice to see this particular add on go directly back to basics. The original draw of the Nintendo Wii was it’s one of a kind controller and game play, the Wii MotionPlus should simply enhance what we loved so much in the first place.

Classic Gaming

Jessie Atkin posted a new blog on Digital Landing! Read about the new controller to match the classic style.

Yes, the point of the Nintendo Wii is its originality and specific controller use and game play, but that doesn’t change the fact that Nintendo itself has been cool for quite some time before this.

In the respect there’s the Super Famicom Classic Controller, only recently released to the general public. It looks like the greatness that was the classic super famicom controller back in the day. It’s your basic gray with those red, yellow, green, and blue buttons, and its ready to connect to the Wii for the first time.

It’s about $80, which is definitely steep for one controller, but if you’re up for the nostalgia maybe it’s worth it to you. So while I wouldn’t recommend the controller for games like Wii Sports, Mario Party, or Wii Fit, it could work really well for Super Smash Brothers.

Fighting it Out Old School

Jessie Atkin posted a blog up on Digital Landing. Read about how video games have brought back a video game pastime, the joystick.

Video games have come a long way, but there’s something about those old fashioned arcade joystick controllers that can’t be duplicated by a mere Wiimote or Xbox controller.

Thus, there is Street Fighter IV Fightstick. For those unaware of what Street Fighter is, it’s a video game, and it’s exactly the sort of game it sounds like. It’s a good old fashioned one on one fist fight and it’s just as good, if not more fun, than most games out there today.

Street Fighter is old school and classic and thus the Fighstick controller is the perfect addition to any game and console. It’s a controller specifically built for the Street Fighter game with old school joystick and traditional buttons, and it looks totally sweet!

Also coming out this week is the Dominator Joystick for playstation three. Again, a sweet old school joystick set up for the game of your choice (plus blue LED’s for moos lighting). Both are a little expensive, but what price can you put on nostalgia?