which is the remotes best feature for gaming pointer or motion controls?

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#1 Ganados0
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Pointer for sboot em ups or motion for physical action in sports games, which one best suits you.

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#2 Mckenna1845
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pointer, fps games work great on the wii. the motion aspect i haven't really used, except for wiisport but it wasn't really accurate or impressive. motion plus is looking like it will change that.
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#3 MadSavage22
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to be honest I think they should make the nunchuck the motion and the wiimote for aiming....having them both on one sucks..

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#4 starwarsjunky
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to be honest I think they should make the nunchuck the motion and the wiimote for aiming....having them both on one sucks..

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#5 deactivated-5c59fdd7b3aa7
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I personally like both and the wii remote wouldn't be the same without either one, so it doesn't really matter which one is better.

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#6 greenarcher02
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without WM+... the pointer is better....... with WM+, otherwise.... or equally great....

but i really like the speakers too...........

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The IR pointer.The actual motion sensing for the Wii remote,disregarding the WiiMotionPlus,is underdeveloped and shaky.

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#8 raahsnavj
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Motion controls should be abolished... just leave the pointer on the way out please.
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#9 jukitup
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[QUOTE="MadSavage22"]

to be honest I think they should make the nunchuck the motion and the wiimote for aiming....having them both on one sucks..

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i think i understand what he's saying.. maybe.. like when playing the conduit when you use the motion for melee, your pointer gets messed up because you're moving the remote. but of course, nunchuk has motion sensing too.. so i dont know.. but i vote pointer, although they both contribute pretty well, especially with M+. the motion allows for some crazy minigames and sports games -- but the IR is superb with shooters, navigating menus, has revolutionized soccer games, and i think without the IR the motion would be a little more lost.
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#10 EaglesPhan89
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I think both are interesting and it's smart Nintendo provided both, but I haven't played many FPS on the wii so I'd have to go with the whole motion thing.

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#11 monty_4256
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for the moment the pointer is the better used utility... I'm not saying it IS better, it's just been better utilized the motion has been somewhat under utilized, and used mainly for "waggle" when it can do so much more, motion plus should change that
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that's a hard choice, and now that we have motion+, it's even harder. i'll go with motions because we've had pointer for ages *cough*lightgun*cough*
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#13 jukitup
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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]that's a hard choice, and now that we have motion+, it's even harder. i'll go with motions because we've had pointer for ages *cough*lightgun*cough*

haha... i dont think you can really compare the lightgun (as awesome as it was) with the IR pointer..
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#14 blankshore
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Pointer, but there are some games out there with great motion controls. Wii Music for example, just wouldn't be fun on any other system, but with the Wii your able to play over 60 instruments with just one controller. Also, I think motion controls have really advanced sports games like Madden, Tennis, and Tiger Woods. It's a tough call, but at the moment, the pointer is it's best feature. Lostwinds, IMO, is an example of the pointer done right.

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#15 awssk8er716
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Too hard to decide. Both of them put together makes one amazing combo.

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[QUOTE="jukitup"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]that's a hard choice, and now that we have motion+, it's even harder. i'll go with motions because we've had pointer for ages *cough*lightgun*cough*

haha... i dont think you can really compare the lightgun (as awesome as it was) with the IR pointer..

if you think about it, it's pretty much the same thing. the wii pointer works by capturing light from the sensor bar and, through whatever technology is in it, makes the pointer show up. it's the exact same lightgun technology you find in any time crisis/house of the dead arcade. or even duck hunt, if you're more into nintendo than the usual :P
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#17 snowman6251
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even with M+, nothing will ever be as accurate as the IR pointer. I bought the console for the IR pointer and Zelda to be honest.
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#18 jukitup
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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="jukitup"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]that's a hard choice, and now that we have motion+, it's even harder. i'll go with motions because we've had pointer for ages *cough*lightgun*cough*

haha... i dont think you can really compare the lightgun (as awesome as it was) with the IR pointer..

if you think about it, it's pretty much the same thing. the wii pointer works by capturing light from the sensor bar and, through whatever technology is in it, makes the pointer show up. it's the exact same lightgun technology you find in any time crisis/house of the dead arcade. or even duck hunt, if you're more into nintendo than the usual :P

true, the technologies similar - but having that pointer on the screen makes a WHOLE lot of difference... almost all the uses of it now wouldn't be possible with an old school light gun (except for those arcade style shooters). i guess i would still say the pointer is the best feature just because its been better utilized by devs than the motion for the most part
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#19 tommy--F
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Pointer.
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#20 TheSmitto
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Pointer by far.