Nintendo to set Summer '09 ablaze with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort

Nintendo is set for a blockbuster season with the announcement of two anticipated product releases. The new Wii MotionPlus™ accessory hits South African retailers today, June 12th, taking the motion-sensing controls of the popular Wii™ system to new levels of precision and performance. What’s more, these control enhancements will be on vibrant display when the Wii Sports Resort™ game launches in parallel to the European launch, on July 24th, offering a beach-themed follow-up to the popular Wii Sports™ game.  Each Wii Sports Resort game comes packed with a single Wii MotionPlus accessory.

When used with specially designed games, Wii MotionPlus tracks players’ movements in finer detail and with greater accuracy than ever before, building upon the innovative wireless function of the motion-sensing Wii Remote™ controller. Even the slightest twist of the wrist or turn of the body is replicated exactly on the TV screen, allowing users to become even more immersed in Wii gameplay. Wii MotionPlus is designed for easy attachment to the Wii Remote controller.

Wii Sports Resort takes the inclusive fun and intuitive controls of the original Wii Sports to the next level, introducing a whole new set of entertaining and physically immersive activities. With the deep control enhancements of Wii MotionPlus, veteran Wii users and newcomers alike can enjoy unprecedented gaming precision as they cruise on a water scooter, duel with swords, toss flying discs and much more. Click here to see the official game page and come back soon for the latest updates.

"Everyone who has played Wii can remember the moment they first discovered its intuitive controls and realised that this was an incredible new way of experiencing video games,” said Laurent Fischer,  Managing Director, Marketing & PR, Nintendo of Europe. “Wii MotionPlus will create that feeling again, taking gameplay to a new level of realism.  And with Wii Sports Resort, people will get the chance to immerse themselves in a hugely fun set of games that are designed to make the very best of this exciting new technology."

Wii MotionPlus™ is in stores now! Wii Sports Resort is coming soon, available from 24 July.