We all know the old adage "Good software moves hardware," but in Nintendo's case, apparently "barely any software" is enough.
[Via Engadget]
Wii MotionPlus sells nearly 500K units before Wii Sports Resort releases
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jul 19th 2009 11:30AM
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We all know the old adage "Good software moves hardware," but in Nintendo's case, apparently "barely any software" is enough.
[Via Engadget]
Reader Comments (84)
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 12:48PM Mr Khan said
Perfectly explicable as early adopters, despite the fact that the software that's out there is supposed to be good to great (great being Tiger Woods), i think you could have seen similar numbers just for the sake of people who want to have it.
Kinda like the DSi's earliest numbers.
Kinda like the DSi's earliest numbers.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 1:22PM Mr Khan said
Yes, one of my currently 4 interchanging avatars is from Megas XLR.
I call him Avatar 1, aka Jamie, taken from the famous scene of "monkey thing? monkey thing! Blast her, Coop!", uploaded sometime back in October, and still stuck in there.
Avatar 2 is T-bone, uploaded last December. Avatar 3 is Sogeking, uploaded in April, and Avatar 4 is Nappa (from the over 9000 meme scene), uploaded this past Wednesday
At this point, i wonder how many avatars i can cram in there before the system just gives up entirely
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I call him Avatar 1, aka Jamie, taken from the famous scene of "monkey thing? monkey thing! Blast her, Coop!", uploaded sometime back in October, and still stuck in there.
Avatar 2 is T-bone, uploaded last December. Avatar 3 is Sogeking, uploaded in April, and Avatar 4 is Nappa (from the over 9000 meme scene), uploaded this past Wednesday
At this point, i wonder how many avatars i can cram in there before the system just gives up entirely
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 5:16PM Da Largest said
Weird, I must be one of the lucky ones. When I switched from Naked Peach to Mr. Lif, it stayed that way.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2009 11:36PM Foetoid said
I see NAPPA! Hilarious. +1
Its too bad the cartoon messed up the translation, it's meant to be "OVER 8000". Since then it's become a huge internet-culture saying all over a translation fuck-up. I laugh EVERY SINGLE TIME i see the 'over 9000' saying just because of that fact.
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Its too bad the cartoon messed up the translation, it's meant to be "OVER 8000". Since then it's become a huge internet-culture saying all over a translation fuck-up. I laugh EVERY SINGLE TIME i see the 'over 9000' saying just because of that fact.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 12:59PM (Unverified) said
Get you facts straight. There were 3 games ready for the launch of Wii Motion Plus. Also it only cost $19.99. If you bought it at Gamestop that's your bad you got screwed.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 1:00PM Tre said
Our family is so behind... we're still waiting for Punch-Out, so I guess that WM+ isn't coming to us anytime soon.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 1:06PM INNUENDO 64 said
I bought WM+, and i have little interest in wii sports resort. I know that many future games will rely on it to be played, so i figured i might as well get it over with and buy one.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 1:08PM Coldplay619 said
This thing has got me excited enough to purchase a Wii in the very near future.....oh and Tom Watson D:
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 1:29PM (Unverified) said
Go figure these people would bash the Wii. When the games on 360 and PS3 are not original anymore. You mostly have all FPS on them and if you played one you played them all. And other games are just copies take Prototype for 360 and PS3, this game is a clone of Hulk Ultimate Detruction from the original Xbox. Serious this game is EXACTLY the same and every one is dumb enough to pay 60.00 for it.
Way to go for the con on 360 and PS3.
Play and find out please
Way to go for the con on 360 and PS3.
Play and find out please
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 2:26PM (Unverified) said
Most Wii games stand out from other games on the system, by that I mean there is a lot of variety and very little copycat games. (the conduit, house of the dead, Mario, metroid, donkey kong, etc.) Xbox 360 and Ps3 games all kind of blend in with each other and stand out. PS360 games are good games, but it's mainly just first person shooters and sports games.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2009 5:04PM JXCGunrunna said
Dont you dare say that a shooter like PDZ comes close to the greatness of CoD4 and Halo 3
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Posted: Jul 19th 2009 7:19PM ottoman673 said
@mv209:
Serious? The Conduit is an FPS, Overkill is an on-rails FPS, and Mario, DK and Metroid are experiences that can be had on any other variety of Nintendo platforms.
PS3/360 may consist of a crapton of FPSes, but the popular games on wii are rehashes of old titles in most cases - so while there is VARIETY, there isn't anything innovative, except for maybe titles like NMH and Madworld.
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Serious? The Conduit is an FPS, Overkill is an on-rails FPS, and Mario, DK and Metroid are experiences that can be had on any other variety of Nintendo platforms.
PS3/360 may consist of a crapton of FPSes, but the popular games on wii are rehashes of old titles in most cases - so while there is VARIETY, there isn't anything innovative, except for maybe titles like NMH and Madworld.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 11:49PM OnToGloryReturns said
Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts would like a word with you. Then Mirror's Edge. Then Assassin's Creed. Gears of War is waiting too. Plus Ghostbusters. And Batman Arkham Asylum. Don't forget Dead Rising.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2009 1:50PM Mr Fister said
"We all know the old adage "Good software moves hardware," but in Nintendo's case, apparently "barely any software" is enough."
Can't see haters using that as ammunition anytime soon....
Only 7 days to go until I get my own MotionPlus to see if it really will enhance the experience. Can't wait.
Can't see haters using that as ammunition anytime soon....
Only 7 days to go until I get my own MotionPlus to see if it really will enhance the experience. Can't wait.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 2:04PM Erdie said
I'll pick one up when a game I want uses it.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 2:32PM (Unverified) said
This is great news! Miyamoto said that if motion plus sells well, the new Zelda will most likely use it, hopefully we can now get the realistic arrow and sword controls!
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 3:30PM Mr Khan said
while realistic sword controls would be advantageous to a gameplay perspective, truly realistic arrow controls (was expressed in Wii Sports Resort: Archery), would be less fun. Archery in Zelda has always acted like a laser, mostly for lack of good physics programming, but also for ease of use. If you had to start taking all the factors that they use in WSR Archery into account, it would get very irritating very quick.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2009 3:32PM (Unverified) said
I'll just wait for Red Steel 2 for the WM+, whenever that comes out....
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 3:45PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
TBH, I'm not the slightest bit suprized, I have no intention of buying one, I'm pretty happy without, saying that, I already know resort will sell a ton loads, especially if it is packed with motionplus.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 5:32PM ViolentSquirrel said
Actually, this is not good news.
There are more than 20M Wii units in the market and there will be less than 5M Wii MotionPlus in the market.
For developers, it's a nightmare.
There are more than 20M Wii units in the market and there will be less than 5M Wii MotionPlus in the market.
For developers, it's a nightmare.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 7:15PM ottoman673 said
Can you factor in all of those TW10 numbers? I know multiple people that bought it without the WMP 'cause they didn't have the extra cash.
Posted: Jul 19th 2009 10:54PM Ashitaka said
wii owners = sheep
Posted: Jul 20th 2009 3:03AM (Unverified) said
Well BAAAAAAA then, because I friggin want to try one. Looks like fun.
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Posted: Jul 21st 2009 10:50AM (Unverified) said
They may just sell tens of millions of these buy the time Ninty's next console drops.
You never can underestimate the mystical drawing power of Frolf. It is the single activity by which all others are measured.
Hell yes I bought WM+. Now I'm staring at my mailbox, impatiently awaiting Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 from Gamefly.
You never can underestimate the mystical drawing power of Frolf. It is the single activity by which all others are measured.
Hell yes I bought WM+. Now I'm staring at my mailbox, impatiently awaiting Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 from Gamefly.
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