Nintendo has revolutionized the way people play games with its Wii, which utilizes motion-sensor controllers to physically get players involved in the on-screen action. The Wii comes packaged with a five-game Wii Sports disc (tennis, bowling, baseball, boxing and golf) and one Remote controller (which looks like a TV remote) and one Nunchuck controller (which is used by some games for navigation through a game world). The Wii’s motion is captured by a sensor bar, which is placed on top of or at the bottom of the TV.
Both Wii controllers react to movement, which means playing a lightsaber duel in LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is much like the toy battles fans have waged in parking lots. Reeling in a fish in Sega’s Bass Fishing is done much like a real rod (especially if you buy the rod accessory). This interaction has attracted new gamers young and old and introduced new ways for accessory companies to get involved in the fun.
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