Wii controller blinded by the sun

Scruff

from the Register

What's the key to gaming success on Nintendo's upcoming Wii console? Keeping the curtains closed, it seems. According to a poster on the videogames pioneer's website, the new machine's sensor bar can't cope with sunlight.
Reporting on a Wii demo in the US last week, forum poster Ombrenoir17 wrote: "For about an hour or so, the sun shone right into the store... the Wii Sports Tennis and Shooting Game kiosks were unplayable since they were 'shrouded' in sunlight. Later the sun went behind a building, and everything was in working order again."

The Wii needs a large optical sensor to pick up signals from its wireless remote control-like game controller. It's been alleged in the past that bright halogen lights can cause erratic behaviour, but this is the first time sunlight's been named as a hindrance to gameplay. ®

dunno how important that is really. if the sun was blasin in the window you'd have to pull the curtain\blinds to see the tv.

Article might as well have said TV's scuppered by sunlight.

tba

Here's a tip lads if its sunny outside instead of playing Wii sports go and Play Real sports.

garthv

tba wrote:

Here's a tip lads if its sunny outside instead of playing Wii sports go and Play Real sports.

Sacrilige!

dimerocks

tba wrote:

Here's a tip lads if its sunny outside instead of playing Wii sports go and Play Real sports.

here here! I've preordered so there is nout i can do now!

sprinkles

tba wrote:

Here's a tip lads if its sunny outside instead of playing Wii sports go and Play Real sports.

What console is that on?

Star Lord

tba wrote:

Here's a tip lads if its sunny outside instead of playing Wii sports go and Play Real sports.

I tried that, but found the controller clumsy and with a slow response time!

thebman

tba wrote:

Here's a tip lads if its sunny outside instead of playing Wii sports go and Play Real sports.

We live in Ireland, it's never sunny outside

tba

Wow five concurrent quotes, I should be facetious more often.

smokingman

Proven to be an absolute load of twaddle of a claim....

http://wii.ign.com/articles/738/738266p1.html

Pablo-El-Vagabu

I could care less even if it is true.. If there is glaring sun light coming in the window I will be unable to see the screen. So I'd have to close the curtains anyway.

Even if true it is a small price to pay for this action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGZDTdxtWwU
http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/red-steel-video-26366.html
http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/red-steel-video-26364.html
http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/red-steel-video-26363.html
http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/red-steel-video-26361.html


The GFX are starting to WoW...

Pablo

Laguna

This blinded by the sun thing has been the bane of light gun based peripherals since they took their bow with the NES. Fact of life, Sun make light, close curtain, Sun gone..

monkey tennis

tba wrote:

Here's a tip lads if its sunny outside instead of playing Wii sports go and Play Real sports.

Is that the one in the big blue room with the bright light?

Mr. Presentable

I thought all gamers lived in caves