The release of the new Motion Plus device for the Wii is due out soon and it looks exciting.  On the 12t of June 2009 the Motion Plus will be let loose into Europe and Nintendo will be releasing games such as Wii Sports Resort™ to make full use of its capabilities.

Wii Sports Resort™ is set for launch on 24tb of July so make sure your Wii System is fully equipped with the new device before then.  The game is the next edition to the Wii Sports game and this upgrade is meant to be a beach version of the original.

The new Motion Plus will pick up players movements and create more interactivity then ever before making it the most sensitive of controllers on the market.  The device is relitivley small and can be attached the already exsisting Wii Remote.

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WHo knows? But the big questions I would like to ask is ‘How many of the current DS Lite and DS users will upgrade to the new console?’  and ‘What will the new handheld dsi unit offer them that the current unit does not?

The new DSi will have the following specifications:

- Increased screen size (up from 3.0 to 3.25 inches)
- Dual touch screens
- Improved resolution (640 x 480)
- Dual 3 megapixel Camera Built in ( pictures can be merged together and distorted etc)
- Thinner overall unit size (depth is reduced from 21.5 to 18.9mm)
- On-board storage
- SD Card slot to give full capability for the new features and storage
- GBA Slot has been removed
- Ability to play MP3 file
- 12% lighter in weight
- Built in browser with the ability to purchase and download games online

Now that sounds pretty cool, but will my 6 year old son need this when he wants to pay mario karts with his friends, have a game of super  mario bros or sonic and mario at the olympics? I don’t think so and neither will any of his friends or more to the point their parents.  Ands will I need any of these new and improved features to play one of the more integectual games such as ‘boggle’, ‘scrabble’ or ‘brain  training’? again I would say no and to be honest I cannot see the point of many of these additional functions when the main audience in  reality are under 12. A build in browser may me cool but it’s not something I want my 6 year son using without my supervision and what  about the good old virus crowd? I doubt that before long the credit cards used to purchase game will be hacked as has happened with most  of the major players already in those markets. 

I can see this as maybe another sony type mistake in assuming that all the current DS users will upgrade to the new unit. It is still not  clear on whether the current games will work with the new consoles  or the new DSi games will be compatible with the current nintendo  lite ds stock that is available. One feature that is built in however is that of region locked compatibility. What does this mean? it  means that if you have a european locked console then games purchased from japan or other non-europe regions will not work on the new DSi  console.

The console will be released in japan on the 1st of november and will have a price tag of JPY 18,900 (GBP 101, USD 179, EUR 129)

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