So the Wiimote uses IR, how crappy.

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*Britany*

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Nintendo couldn't even go with RF, is your not pointing the front end of the wiimote at the TV then the pointer technology doesn't work at all.
 
Iw as annoyed when I walked Sideways and the pointer vanished, Just put your hand infront of the wiimote the pointer vanishes.
 
why wouldn't you have a direct line of sight to the tv anyway? If you're aiming to hit something would you aim through your hand? Hey Bob shoot that deer over there! Sure let me just line up my gun and stick my hand in front of it.
 
I'm not an engineer but I don't think RF would allow any awareness of spatial relationship. in fact IR is the only thing I can think of that would work
 
You can use RF to do spatial relationship, much more precise too than RF. RF can determin how far an object is away, and with multiple RF you can use 3D triangulation to determin exact location.
 
Is the sensor bar long enough for RF to triangulate in the given space?

I'm sure Nintendo's R&D made the right call. RF would be more subject to outside interference, triangulating would probably just introduce unnecessary complexity, etc.
 
^^ true. however, taking the game developer's standpoint, that would also mean more msrp to the games = low sales. going from plain 2d to 3d triangulation would be a whole new ball game (in terms of prices).

nintendo isnt in it all for innovation. it is for simplicity as well. hands down, the 360 and ps3 are both more complex than the wii
 
The pointing system is IR...duh, the majority of pointing systems throughout the history of time were IR. Light gun anyone? However, the button presses, controller tilts, trigger pulls are all bluetooth signals. Some of the games out there don't require you to point the remote at the screen to play it at all.
 
ok, I made a serious response to your other thread. Now it's clear that you are just trolling the wii. Get a fucking life, or go play your xbox/ps3.....
 
um, the system uses a combination of technology

1. 2 infared emitters on the front of the TV. they let the wiimote know the small motion, accurate stuff. when the wiimote is pointed at the TV, it relies on those 2 emitters to know how close, how rotated, and at what corner of the screen the wiimote is pointed.

2. 3 axis internal sensor. picks up motion internally. for instance, the controller is very sensitive when pointed at the TV, but away from it it can only rely on the internal sensors. the sports games rely on it mainly.

3. bluetooth to send all the collected info back to the unit.
 
it's just butthurt ps3 fanboys that think they need to trash on the popularity of the wii because they wasted $700 on a console when they should have just put the money into a better computer.
 
thats what i thought. it couldn't just rely on IR to send everything, how would you play a game where you turn the remote on its side, like in excite truck? you would cover up the IR

thank you for the info
 
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