Nintendo blocks the light on Wiimote sensitivity issues

Just a few days ago, we posted (rumored) news about sunlight issues of the Wiimote. Apparently, someone had noticed how the Wii kiosks during the Nintendo World were “shrouded” in light. This rendered the consoles unplayable. The degree of “unplayability” wasn’t really described, but what the Nintendo Insider Forum member noted was that when the consoles weren’t hit by direct sunlight anymore, they were working perfectly. So what does Nintendo have to say about this?

“Our testing thus far shows no great risk of light interference when playing a game that relies on the pointer and sensor bar.”

This was the response given to 1Up by a Nintendo representative when asked on the issue. We’re just scratching our heads now. Fine, they gave a statement, but it doesn’t really say much but “no great risk of light interference”. Hmm… To play the devil’s advocate, maybe the Wiimote and Wii connectivity weren’t interfered by light, but by wave signals. This isn’t an entirely new hypothesis, as we’ve speculated about it already during the halogen issue.

There’s no conclusive data about interference affecting the Wiimote, so we’re all basically still in the dark here. Guess that’s just the way the Wiimote rolls… If anything, we’re hoping for more info from Nintendo about this, so watch this space!

Just a few days ago, we posted (rumored) news about sunlight issues of the Wiimote. Apparently, someone had noticed how the Wii kiosks during the Nintendo World were “shrouded” in light. This rendered the consoles unplayable. The degree of “unplayability” wasn’t really described, but what the Nintendo Insider Forum member noted was that when the consoles weren’t hit by direct sunlight anymore, they were working perfectly. So what does Nintendo have to say about this?

“Our testing thus far shows no great risk of light interference when playing a game that relies on the pointer and sensor bar.”

This was the response given to 1Up by a Nintendo representative when asked on the issue. We’re just scratching our heads now. Fine, they gave a statement, but it doesn’t really say much but “no great risk of light interference”. Hmm… To play the devil’s advocate, maybe the Wiimote and Wii connectivity weren’t interfered by light, but by wave signals. This isn’t an entirely new hypothesis, as we’ve speculated about it already during the halogen issue.

There’s no conclusive data about interference affecting the Wiimote, so we’re all basically still in the dark here. Guess that’s just the way the Wiimote rolls… If anything, we’re hoping for more info from Nintendo about this, so watch this space!