Wii Remote Plus Controller

When the Wii first came out, the controllers did not have the full motion sensors they have now. You can either get an add-on for those old style controllers - or you can get a new, integrated Wii Remote Plus Controller.

Old Sony Patent Shows Controller Similar To The Wii U

VentureBeat.com has uncovered an old Sony patent that shows a device with similar functionality to the Wii U and the Kinect. The patent for the "Position-Dependent Gaming 3-D controller" was filed in 2010 and looks very similar to the Wii U's tablet controller. As you can see in the image above, it also looks capable of full body interaction with science fiction robot shooting games that feature ...

Sony patented Wii U-esque controller, has pics to prove it

Sony may have been caught in the same handheld wavelengths as Nintendo in 2010. A patent uncovered by Games Beat shows Sony considering a handheld, touchscreen device that would function similarly to Nintendo's Wii U. Titled the "Position-dependent gaming, 3-D controller, and handheld as a remote," the device would track its own location as "input to a video game" and render "an avatar on a ...

Wii U controller's latest secret revealed

Just when you think you know everything about Nintendo's innovative -- and risky -- new Wii U tablet controller, the company throws another factor into the mix. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed this week that the touch-enabled controller will also implement near-field communication (NFC) tech. As an NFC device, the controller will be able to interact with objects equipped with NFC tags ...

Wii U Controller To Support Skylanders-Type Toys, Non-contact Payments

Nintendo unveils futuristic new tech for Wii U controller. Wii U will support Near Field Communication (NFC) technology Nintendo has confirmed, meaning it will effectively support incoming non-contact payment cards and interactive toys much like Activision's Skylanders. "By installing this functionality, it will become possible to create cards and figurines that can electronically read and write ...

NEWS: Wii U Controller 'Revolves Around the Original Concept of the Wii Remote'

Nintendo's developers are also "taking into consideration [the system's] network-related capabilities." The Wii U controller's realization of the original concept of the Wii Remote is one of the main ways the system is unique, according to Nintendo's Genyo Takeda, senior managing director and general manager of the IRD division, who said as much during the Q&A portion of Nintendo's recent ...