Archive for the ‘Games’ Category



Motion Plus

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Also announced at E3 is Nintendo's "Motion Plus" add-on for the Wii remote.  The attachment improves motion detection for games that require more precision.  Of course, they could have just improved the original remote and offered this as an upgrade for users who don't want to replace their set, but ...

Wii Speak(er phone)

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

At E3 today, Nintendo announced Wii Speak, a voice chat system for the Wii.  Unsurprisingly, it will require yet another peripheral which sits atop the sensor bar. From the comments: Awesome! Now I can voice chat with 1454-7898-5462-4787 and 7894-8569-8457-1245 without a headset! Come on, Nintendo.  Give us the easy online play system we really ...

Guitar Hero World Tour

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Kotaku takes a look at Guitar Hero World Tour, and provides an in-depth report on the new controller.  The guitar controller is a step forward, and the drum kit seems pretty solid, but what matters is the songs.  As tough as the choice is between Guitar Hero and Rock Band, ...