The Wii MotionPlus is an expansion device for the , the primary for the . The device allows more complex motion to be interpreted than the Wii Remote can do alone. Both the Wii and its successor, the , support the Wii MotionPlus accessory in .
The accessory was first released in June 2009. A later hardware revision of the Wii Remote, the , was later released with the Wii MotionPlus technology built-in.The Wii MotionPlus was announced by Nintendo in a press release on July 14, 2008, and revealed the next day at a press conference at the Media & Business Summit. It was released in June 2009. On May 3, 2010, Nintendo announced that starting May 9, 2010, the company will include its Wii Sports Resort game and MotionPlus controller with new consoles with no price increase.The Wii MotionPlus was developed by Nintendo in collaboration with company . The sensor used is an IDG-600 or IDG-650 in later units, designed in accordance to Nintendo's specification; with a high , high tolerance, high temperature and resistance, and small physical size.
- The Wii MotionPlus was conceived soon after the completion of the initial Wii Remote design,
- to address developer demand for more capable motion sensing, but was only announced after the sensors could be purchased in sufficient volume at a reasonable price
- During a developer discussion at E3 2008, producer discussed the potential influence of the Wii MotionPlus on the Wii's existing market, stating that Nintendo was looking at whether the MotionPlus capability will be built into the Wii Remote in the future, or kept "as an attachment we only use for certain software.
