Is Motus Darwin the rumored Xbox 360 Wiimote?

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We reported about rumors of an Wiimote like motion controller for the Xbox 360 the last couple weeks. Now gaming blog Kotaku opened a whole new direction with identifying Motus and their Darwin 6DOF controller as the possible future Xbox 360 motion controller.

Gyration is actually denying that they work with Microsoft on a motion controller, making the Motus story more plausible at this point. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:32:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

More Rumors about the Xbox Wiimote aka Newton

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Last week we reported a rumor that spread from MTV that Microsoft is working on a Wiimote like controller for the Xbox 360. 8bitJoystick has added some more weight to this rumor by revealing the Microsoft internal project name for the new motion controller. It is supposedly Newton.

Apparently Microsoft licensed the technology from Gyration. Nintendo uses also Gyration's technology. Read more

Posted on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft works on ''Wiimote'' for Xbox 360?

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Since it is a week after April 1st, this report should be just a good old rumor that could be true, but also completely false. MTV News reports that Microsoft is working on a motion controller similar to the Wiimote for the Xbox 360.

MTV published a sketch of what Microsoft is supposedly working on. The remote control shaped controller is supposed to have more features than the Wiimote. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:45:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Very cool Tracking Fingers with Wiimote Hack

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Johnny Lee published an amazingly cool hack of the Wiimote enabling tracking of your fingers.

You might have already seen his Youtube video demonstrating the tracking fingers Wii hack as it already has over 750,000 views.

The Wiimote hack uses the iR camera inside the Wiimote to track your fingers and control cursors on the screen. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wiimote Action Screens from Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for the Wii

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Midway's Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for the Nintendo Wii lets you burn your opponent with a flick of your hand.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon was already available on the Xbox and PS2. The new Wii edition might be more fun to play.
Destructoid has several screens showing fighting action and the according wiimote movement.
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Posted on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:48:13 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

JoyTech PowerStation for Wiimotes

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If you were lucky enough to score a Wii this holiday season, JoyTech has a new accessory that you might want to check out. The Wii PowerStation keeps the Wiimote charged and ready for action.

The PowerStation has two rechargeable battery packs to hold both Wiimotes as well as pull out cradles to hold your nunchuck. From the image it seems that the entire PowerStation is powered from a USB port. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:32:24 CST | by Shane McGlaun