Wii Spot Podcast from WiiSpot.com

One of the main attractions of Nintendo’s upcoming console is its motion detecting remote.  Contrary to what some people think, this controller is NOT magic, and there is science to it. 

The first thing that may come as a shock to people is that the company whose technology powers the WiiMote (as it has been lovingly dubbed) formed the partnership with Nintendo on May 11, 2006.  Although they may have been working together all along, this could mean that Nintendo had the idea in mind long before implimentation.

About the technicalities, the WiiMote is powered by PixArt’s CMOS sensor SOC (System on a chip).  Using PixArt’s Multi Object Tracking system (MOT sensor), the remote can keep track of multiple objects onscreen very easily.  PixArt is renowned for this technology, which is used in most applications of this sort, such as their Optical Mouse sensors, Digital Camera, and Web Camera sensors.  They have been producing this exact type of technology since 1998, so I would say it’s safe to bet they know what their doing.

Its good to know that the WiiMote is being made by a reputable company, and that its technology is solid.  But as we all know, however solid the technology may be, its not until it is implimented that we can know how well it will truly work.

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