Wii MotionPlus

Wii MotionPlus
Wii MotionPlus attached to the Wii Remote (without the included safety jacket)
ManufacturerNintendo
Product familyWii Remote
TypeExpansion device
Release date
  • NA: June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08)[2][3]
  • EU: June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12)[1]
  • JP: June 25, 2009 (2009-06-25)
ConnectivityExternal extension connector
SuccessorWii Remote Plus

The Wii MotionPlus (Wiiモーションプラス) is an expansion device for the Wii Remote, the primary game controller for the Wii. The device allows more complex motion to be interpreted than the Wii Remote can do alone. Both the Wii and its successor, the Wii U, support the Wii MotionPlus accessory in games.

The accessory was first released in June 2009. A later hardware revision of the Wii Remote, the Wii Remote Plus, was later released with the Wii MotionPlus technology built-in.

  1. ^ "Nintendo to set Summer '09 ablaze with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort". Nintendo. April 14, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2009. [dead link]
  2. ^ Takenaka, Kiyoshi; Izumi, Sachi (April 9, 2009). "Nintendo Wii in doldrums in Japan, plans fight-back". Reuters. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "Nintendo to Set Summer '09 Ablaze with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort". Nintendo of America. April 14, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2009.