News: Nintendo Tight-Lipped On MotionPlus Release
Posted 26 Mar 2009 at 16:25 by Tom Phillips
Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime answers some questions on Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort...
Last year at E3 Nintendo revealed their Remote-enhancing add-on MotionPlus and a Wii Sports sequel to be bundled in with it. But while EA has games releasing in June using the add-on, Nintendo still has no release date listed publicly for the device itself - or Wii Sports Resort. Step in MTV to quiz Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime:
MTV Multiplayer: At E3, we were told that "Wii Sports Resort" would be a spring game. We got our hands on Wii Motion Plus, which seemed to be working well. But "Wii Sports Resort" and Motion Plus are absent from the spring line-up. What's going on there?
Fils-Aime: We haven't announced the full spring line-up� And it feels like winter in Seattle right now.
MTV Multiplayer: The lack of MotionPlus and any specifics on when it's coming out � even as EA has their tennis game slotted for mid-June and their "Tiger Woods" game slotted for June [both of which support MotionPlus] � has led to speculation that �
Fils-Aime: You know we don't comment on rumor and speculation�
MTV Multiplayer: Ok. The logical conclusion is that there would seemingly need to be a MotionPlus out when these games are out in June. At the same time � now I asked about the speculation part; here's the rumor part � there were problems with MotionPlus development. Do you want to put any of that to rest? Is this project not going where it needs to be going?
Fils-Aime: We do not comment on rumor and speculation.
MTV Multiplayer: What would you say the status of MotionPlus is?
Fils-Aime: The status of Motion Plus is consistent with what we talked about at E3. "Wii Sports Resort" looks great.
The Nintendo exec went on to say he'd played the game just two weeks ago and it looked "phenomenal", with motion capability "far in excess" of what Nintendo showed at E3 last year.
Tough questions from MTV, but the Regginator held his ground. N-Europe will bring you the latest on MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort as it breaks.