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IGN talked with Miyamoto recently and one of the things discussed was the newly announced Wii MotionPlus accessory. Miyamoto talked about why Wii MotionPlus is so great and even used a certain title to give us an idea of what it is capable of…

“The Wii remote itself is good at detecting larger movements whereas the WIi MotionPlus is good at detecting more subtle movements. By combining the two of those, the feeling is that it just opens up the palette of what can be done in terms of motion control. So that means that there is a lot of possibility, whether it’s something like a very accurate version of Punch Out! that goes beyond what Wii Sports boxing can do, or even other ideas, I just think there are a lot of different possibilities right now. And just one point of clarification. Punch Out! is just an example. I’m not saying that we’re working on that.”

Not working on it, huh? I’d say that NGamer thinks otherwise. Anyways, Miyamoto mentioned that since the technology was just announced, it hasn’t been opened to any third parties yet. He hopes that they’ll be able to give third parties the technology soon. And since Wii MotionPlus basically enhances the Wii Remote’s functionality, will it become the new standard? Miyamoto think so.

“There’s a lot of potential things we can look at with that. We haven’t finalized anything at this point, but my general assumption is that probably having the Wii MotionPlus coupled with the Wii remote is going to become a much better standard for us to work with.”

I can’t wait to get my hands on Wii Sports Resort and try out the Wii MotionPlus accessory.

[Via IGN]

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