"fact of the matter is that a $5 accelerometer is just not going to be accurate except for the most basic of motions"
Sure, that sounds accurate. But who says Nintendo is using $5 accelerometers? People have used the controller and reported how sensitive it is. It's not Nintendo boasting about how good it is - it's users that have interacted with it and were impressed.
Demo #1: Point and Shoot Like a laser pointer, the main controller was used to move a simple cursor on the TV screen and shoot square blocks for points. It was simple, merely colored lines in 2D, but effective. It was easy to get a feel for just how sensitive the device is -- it responded to all the movements quickly and smoothly. We did feel the need to use two hands, however, to steady it and improve accuracy, but that only lends to the idea of just how sensitive it is.
IMPRESSIONS: A great demonstration of how intuitive the controller can be-pointing it to aim felt perfectly natural, right from the very first second, just like with a light gun. It always shot exactly where it felt like I was aiming, and was incredibly responsive to even slight wrist movements-I barely had to move my hand at all.
Wii message board vs. Wii whiteboard
Nov 11th 2006 5:56PM (Joystiq)This video at 0:19 shows text completion for "fri" -> "fridge".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxQb9KCr46g
FiringSquad cynic joins the Nintendo Revolution
Jan 20th 2006 3:06AM (Joystiq)Sure, that sounds accurate. But who says Nintendo is using $5 accelerometers? People have used the controller and reported how sensitive it is. It's not Nintendo boasting about how good it is - it's users that have interacted with it and were impressed.
http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651275p1.html
Demo #1: Point and Shoot
Like a laser pointer, the main controller was used to move a simple cursor on the TV screen and shoot square blocks for points. It was simple, merely colored lines in 2D, but effective. It was easy to get a feel for just how sensitive the device is -- it responded to all the movements quickly and smoothly. We did feel the need to use two hands, however, to steady it and improve accuracy, but that only lends to the idea of just how sensitive it is.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143782
IMPRESSIONS: A great demonstration of how intuitive the controller can be-pointing it to aim felt perfectly natural, right from the very first second, just like with a light gun. It always shot exactly where it felt like I was aiming, and was incredibly responsive to even slight wrist movements-I barely had to move my hand at all.
Apple's MacBook Pro
Jan 10th 2006 2:12PM (Engadget)