Wiimote’s sunlight problems were a known issue, says Nintendo

Earlier, we’d put in word of the Wiimote‘s problems with sunlight. Specifically, the Wii’s control gets wonky when exposed to direct sunlight. Additional coverage on this mentions that the sensitivity issues weren’t too problematic, with Nintendo’s tests showing “no great risk of light interference” during play. A report from Kikizo, however, brings some more information on the matter to light.

According to their report, Nintendo says that the sensitivity issues are a known issue of the Wiimote. The Wii sensor bar was affected by direct sunlight, but only caused “some interference”, as was earlier mentioned. On another note, Nintendo’s spokesperson also likened the Wiimote’s issues to the inability of TV watchers to see TV images in bright sunlight.

Two questions come to mind here. The first goes along the lines of why this wasn’t addressed earlier or why additional tweaks weren’t made to lessen sunlight’s interference with the Wiimote. The second has something to do with the spokesperson’s thoughts, and whether or not he knows how annoying playing a game with such issues is. For now, we suppose, the best way to hack through the problem is to play away from the sun.

Earlier, we’d put in word of the Wiimote‘s problems with sunlight. Specifically, the Wii’s control gets wonky when exposed to direct sunlight. Additional coverage on this mentions that the sensitivity issues weren’t too problematic, with Nintendo’s tests showing “no great risk of light interference” during play. A report from Kikizo, however, brings some more information on the matter to light.

According to their report, Nintendo says that the sensitivity issues are a known issue of the Wiimote. The Wii sensor bar was affected by direct sunlight, but only caused “some interference”, as was earlier mentioned. On another note, Nintendo’s spokesperson also likened the Wiimote’s issues to the inability of TV watchers to see TV images in bright sunlight.

Two questions come to mind here. The first goes along the lines of why this wasn’t addressed earlier or why additional tweaks weren’t made to lessen sunlight’s interference with the Wiimote. The second has something to do with the spokesperson’s thoughts, and whether or not he knows how annoying playing a game with such issues is. For now, we suppose, the best way to hack through the problem is to play away from the sun.