Wiimote "Plus" still needed?

[Kelemvor]

Howdy,

I got a Wii a year or so ago and it came with the "Plus" part on the controller. My parents just got a Wii for Christmas and it didn't come with the "Plus" part.

Someone said it wasn't needed any more and it's built in now or something but I hadn't heard that so I just wanted to check. Can anyone confirm if it's still needed or not?

Thanks.

 

[purbeast0]

if your parents got a newer wii then it has the wiimote with the built in motion plus. those have been out for sometime now.

i actually need the small adapter for a preowned wii i just bought and those things are nowhere to be found b&m, probably gonna have to resort to ebay.

 

[Kelemvor]

OK. The size of the one they have is the size of the original Wii, so it's short, compared to mine with the Plus part that sticks on the end. I was just concerned they needed to go buy the Plus attachment on their own or something.

 

[JD50]

OK. The size of the one they have is the size of the original Wii, so it's short, compared to mine with the Plus part that sticks on the end. I was just concerned they needed to go buy the Plus attachment on their own or something.

The new ones have it built in and don't have the plus attachment.

 

[purbeast0]

OK. The size of the one they have is the size of the original Wii, so it's short, compared to mine with the Plus part that sticks on the end. I was just concerned they needed to go buy the Plus attachment on their own or something.

im pretty sure they actually say "motion+" or something on them.

and if they got the one that came w/NSMB and doesn't play GC games, then im 100% certain it has the motion+ in the controller. my friend brought his over 2 weeks ago and we modded it, and that is when i found out those controllers had them built into them, and thats why i also think i remember it saying "motion+" or something as well on it.

 

[LokutusofBorg]

Yeah, the new ones that have motion plus built in but are the smaller size have the logo down at the bottom end so you can be sure.

http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Remote-Plu.../dp/B0045FGET2

Click on the main picture on the Amazon page there and look closely at the curved text in the logo. It says "Wii MotionPlus Inside".

 

[kylebisme]

Only a small fraction of games need the MotionPlus anyway.

 

[AstroManLuca]

New official Nintendo controllers come with Wii Motion Plus built in, no attachment, and there is a label on the bottom front of the controller.

They might have gotten a knock-off controller that doesn't have Motion Plus built in. That happened to my wife's aunt who bought a Wii (she got the controller from QVC, lol). Luckily I recognized that her second controller wasn't an official one and she was able to return it.