the Nunchuk needs a redesign for Wii2 (serious discussion)

Lets go over some examples

LoZ:TP- Fishing was my major issue in this game. It worked fine, don't get me wrong....but when the screen tells you to "reel the line in" like a real fishing rod. It worked no matter what you did. (waggeling, flicking, a different circle than what was shown)

MP:3- The biggest/only flaw in this game imo was when going up to the switches, and turning them with the Wii Mote. It was an awesome idea adding the function to the game, but was unrealistic. Why would you use your right hand (Wiimote) for Samus' left hand? Imo, this could be solved by a simple solution. Next time, give Wii2's nunchuck an IR pointer and better accelometer/gyrometers. I understand that not all games would be using two pointers. But this is another way to make the game seem more realistic imo. Your left hand now becomes Samus' left hand, and the same goes for the Beam Cannon. You can now aim the Grapple Beam at enemies/switches/grapple points. Could you imagine shooting a pirate, grappling another, and whipping him into the other pirate???

No More Heros- The on screen actions indicated for finishing moves that require you to use both the Wiimote/nunchuk do not work correctly. You can basically do what ever your want with the Nunchuk, and the finishing move will still work.

Tomb Raider Anniversary- I love this game (so try it out). Through out the game, you'll find switches that you have to pull down (raising the Wiimote/nunchuk up, then slamming down like Lara would do). The funny thing is....the game does not actually require you to use the nunchuk what so ever.

These games are not bad games at all imo. But they could be even better or immersive if the nunchuk did what Nintendo/Game companies want it to do. Adding HD graphics, better AI, Physics, ect are all great and I'm sure Wii2 will upgrade on everything just mentioned, but just imagine being able to do exactly what you want the character to do? Think of how the baseball bat works in Wii Sports. How it flows smoothly, and add that to more in depth games like Metroid, Zelda, ect. It would simply rock.

Imo, this could be solved by a simple solution. Next time, give Wii2's nunchuck an IR pointer and better accelometer/gyrometers. I understand that not all games would be using two pointers. But this is another way to make the game seem more realistic imo. Your left hand now becomes Samus' left hand, and the same goes for the Beam Cannon. You can now aim the Grapple Beam at enemies/switches/grapple points. Could you imagine shooting a pirate, grappling another, and whipping him into the other pirate??? You could control Link's shield seperately insted of having it auto enabled (maybe while in targeting mode or something). Insted of flicking to throw a grenade in a game, imagine holding the A button, putting the controllers close together (to pull the pin) and then underhanding the grenade over a wall. Imagine having to actually cock the shotgun" in Resident Evil like in real life while running away from zombies. It would just add more realism imo.

what do you think?

No More Heros- The on screen actions indicated for finishing moves that require you to use both the Wiimote/nunchuk do not work correctly. You can basically do what ever your want with the Nunchuk, and the finishing move will still work.

danger_ranger95

That's because finishing moves only require the Wiimote in the first place. :|

Nintendo probably considered all of this. With the Nunchuk having the same tech as the Wiimote, you're talking about $80 for one full remote, and probably double the batteries. That's over $100 more for 4 Wiimotes+Nunchuks than it is for the current controllers. Right now the controllers are comparable in cost to 360 and ps3 which is probably what they were going for. It would be cool, I agree...but I don't want to pay for that.

Not to mention there may never be a Wii2. Nintendo doesn't usually do the same thing twice.

they could just make a new nunchuck for the wii now

why do they have to make it for a new system when they could just put it on this wii but then nunchucks would be more expensive

The WiiMote and Nunchuck for me were..

WiiMote: 44.99 + Tax

Nuchuck: 24.99 + Tax

So each "full" Wii controller is around 80 dollars. I have 2 of them so theres 160 dollars i've spent.(not to mention batteries)

Now try your idea of two WiiMotes with more motion sensors in the other one....

Wii Mote: 44.99 + Tax

New Attachment: 44.99 + Tax

Now your at around 100 dollars per "full" controller and if you add in rechargable batteries your looking at another 20 bucks.... Personally I would have payed for it but Nintendo wants to keep costs lower then the competition.

i dont know about an IR pointer for the nunchuck. it sounds great on paper but could lead to alot of confusion. in the heat of battle..it would be hard to tell which one is which and that could lead to frustration.

however better motion sensors are definately a must with the nunchuck. id also like to see an improved stick, more buttons and perhaps a scroll wheel, if they cant fit it on the wiimote, for wii2. a POV hat could also be handy for extra camera control also.

Agree 100%luke159

I think it would be cool if they would just utilize 2 Wiimotes for 1player games more often. Sure, twice the batteries, but then they can do EVERYTHING you're talking about for the "Wii2" right now!

I DID just realize the need for an analog stick, but, uh... I dunno. Nintendo, figure something out!

[QUOTE="luke159"]Agree 100%Yo-gan

The Grapple idea could have worked in the game with out an extra wiimote nintendo just happened to be lazy with this game. Nintendo is attempting to reach a large audience. Adding things like HD support High end graphics processors would just be fighting the same battle as the 360 and PS3. Its doing well because its cheap and simple. Wiimotes are expensive as it is nunchucks too each stuff means more money. I do think that nintendo should release a nunchuck plus with an IR sensor and maybe some more buttons for those gamers and developer who want to have a more rich experience but then again the wiimote is pretty prefect and most problems with it are because games that are out now are more like betas for wiimote usage if the devlopers knew what they were doing the controller wouldnt need to be changed but the equipment is new so it'll take time

Assuming the next console uses the same controller, seeing as Nintendo seem to like to mix things up although it would be hard to do anything different now seeig as it's such a sucess, but in all honesty other than a few basic design changes I can't see themn doing anything radically different, such as making the Nunchuck wireless and feature a rumble and improve the motion sensors other than that cant see much else the ammount of buttons wont really need to change if you ask me other than maybe the Analoge stick becoming a button too, and using rechargable batteries would be a good idea too, but that's only if they choose to reuse the same type of controller, since Nintendo aren't one to over complicate controllers and dont want too many buttons. Of course they could always come up with a brand new controller i doubt that will surprise people if they do.

I agrre completly it would make the wii so much better