nintendo wii remote
PC Wii Remote - Asus Eee Stick
August 27, 2008
Asus have come up with the Eee Stick which is essentially a PC Wii remote. The PC’s answer to Nintendo’s impressive Wii Remote?
Asus will be selling the Eee Stick with certain models of their Eee Pc and Eee box, as well as some of the games that have been made for use with the Eee Stick.
There’s no news yet as to whether or not the Eee stick will be sold separately to be used with other PC’s.
Continue reading »Controlling your eMotions (Family Gamer)
July 1, 2008
Zath: In this week’s Family Gamer article, Paul Govan talks about the Nintendo Wii innovative control system - I’ve only played on a Nintendo Wii once when I was invited to attend Sega’s Mario and Sonic Olympics bloggers’ preview event, but ever since then I’ve been intending to get myself a cheap Wii and start being immersed in the innovative control system that it employs - I’m going to treat myself to one as an early birthday present soon!
There are certain types of games that I like to play that would benefit so much from using the immersive Wii Remote control system, one such type would be arcade shooting games such as House of the Dead which normally require a specialist light gun accessory. This is great for that one game, but then once bought, you find that no other games use it and it just gathers dust - by using the Nintendo Wii Remote in different ways, you ultimately save money on expensive, under-used accessories! - Bargain!
Family games live or die by their controls, and motion controls even more so. Why is it that games like Boom Blox are so instinctive and intuitive, when others like SSX Blur are so forced and laboured? For me it’s that one-to-one free-form movement that brings the magic and makes the games come to life.
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