<s>
The	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
device	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
allows	O
more	O
complex	O
motion	O
to	O
be	O
interpreted	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
can	O
do	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
support	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
accessory	O
in	O
games	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
hardware	O
revision	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
Plus	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
technology	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
Media	O
&	O
Business	O
Summit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
starting	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
include	O
its	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
game	O
and	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
controller	O
with	O
new	O
consoles	O
with	O
no	O
price	O
increase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
game	B-Application
development	I-Application
tool	I-Application
company	O
AiLive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sensor	O
used	O
is	O
an	O
InvenSense	B-Algorithm
IDG-600	O
or	O
IDG-650	O
in	O
later	O
units	O
,	O
designed	O
in	O
accordance	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
specification	O
;	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
dynamic	O
range	O
,	O
high	O
mechanical	O
shock	O
tolerance	O
,	O
high	O
temperature	O
and	O
humidity	O
resistance	O
,	O
and	O
small	O
physical	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
design	O
,	O
to	O
address	O
developer	O
demand	O
for	O
more	O
capable	O
motion	O
sensing	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
only	O
announced	O
after	O
the	O
sensors	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
in	O
sufficient	O
volume	O
at	O
a	O
reasonable	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
developer	O
round	O
table	O
discussion	O
at	O
E3	O
2008	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
producer	O
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
discussed	O
the	O
potential	O
influence	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
existing	O
market	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
looking	O
at	O
whether	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
capability	O
will	O
be	O
built	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
or	O
kept	O
"	O
as	O
an	O
attachment	O
we	O
only	O
use	O
for	O
certain	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
ultimately	O
chose	O
the	O
former	O
by	O
releasing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
Plus	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
June	O
to	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Japan	O
held	O
a	O
contest	O
wherein	O
members	O
who	O
purchased	O
and	O
registered	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
would	O
be	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
draw	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
sky	O
blue	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
in	O
one	O
of	O
5,000	O
blue	O
controller	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
black	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
black	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bundles	O
containing	O
a	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
attachment	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
non-white	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
of	O
matching	O
color	O
for	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
a	O
white	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
unit	O
with	O
a	O
translucent	O
jacket	O
for	O
blue	O
and	O
pink	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
Nintendo	O
Conference	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
which	O
places	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
into	O
a	O
regular	O
sized	O
Wii	B-Device
remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
curved	O
text	O
"	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
INSIDE	O
"	O
is	O
added	O
below	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
more	O
complex	O
movements	O
than	O
possible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
that	O
it	O
functions	O
properly	O
,	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
can	O
be	O
calibrated	O
before	O
or	O
during	O
gameplay	O
by	O
placing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
facedown	O
(	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
B	O
Button	O
is	O
facing	O
up	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
flat	O
surface	O
and	O
keeping	O
it	O
motionless	O
for	O
at	O
most	O
10	O
seconds	O
until	O
an	O
on-screen	O
notification	O
indicates	O
that	O
calibration	O
is	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
features	O
a	O
pass-through	O
External	O
Extension	O
Connector	O
,	O
allowing	O
other	O
expansions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
or	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
extends	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
clip	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
's	O
connector	O
hook	O
to	O
the	O
wrist	O
strap	O
,	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
dongle	O
features	O
a	O
tethered	O
socket	O
cap	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
snapped	O
onto	O
the	O
connector	O
hook	O
to	O
secure	O
it	O
from	O
abrupt	O
movement	O
should	O
it	O
be	O
forcibly	O
disconnected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
(	O
original	O
,	O
non-MotionPlus	O
)	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
the	O
add-on	O
unit	O
extends	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
body	O
by	O
approximately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
longer	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
Jacket	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
added	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
is	O
unsafe	O
to	O
use	O
without	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
newer	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
eliminates	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
such	O
elongated	O
jackets	O
by	O
integrating	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
technology	O
into	O
the	O
Remote	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
only	O
used	O
by	O
games	B-Device
that	I-Device
have	I-Device
been	I-Device
specifically	I-Device
developed	I-Device
to	I-Device
use	I-Device
its	I-Device
functionality	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
remain	O
attached	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
when	O
playing	O
games	B-Device
that	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
it	O
without	O
causing	O
any	O
problems	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
enhance	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
any	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
accessories	O
that	O
snugly	O
encase	O
the	O
Remote	O
itself	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
,	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	B-Device
and	O
NHL	O
Slapshot'''s	O
hockey	O
stick	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
screens	O
of	O
these	O
games	B-Device
also	O
provide	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
instructional	O
videos	O
created	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
help	O
players	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
attach	O
and	O
remove	O
the	O
accessory	O
,	O
recalibrate	O
it	O
,	O
connect	O
external	O
controllers	O
to	O
it	O
or	O
otherwise	O
disconnect	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
rumors	O
were	O
circulating	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
with	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
already	O
built	O
in	O
after	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
FlingSmash	B-Application
revealed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
"	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
initially	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
announced	O
the	O
device	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
confirming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
with	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
built	O
in	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
peripherals	O
like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Wheel	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
remove	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
competes	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
red	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
containing	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Sports	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
a	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
red	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Play	O
:	O
Motion	O
will	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
units	O
contain	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
black	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
console	O
,	O
black	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
white	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
console	O
,	O
white	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
blue	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
blue	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
console	O
,	O
blue	O
Nunchuk	O
and	O
Mario	B-Device
&	I-Device
Sonic	I-Device
at	I-Device
the	I-Device
London	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Olympic	I-Device
Games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Sports	O
duology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
red	O
Nunchuk	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
every	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mini	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
gold	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
with	O
the	O
royal	O
Hylian	O
Crest	O
superimposed	O
over	O
its	O
speaker	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
:	O
Skyward	O
Sword.E3	O
2011	O
:	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyward	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
Due	O
End	O
of	O
Year	O
;	O
Gold	O
Tri-Force	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time.The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
:	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
Box	O
Art	O
,	O
Bundle	O
Revealed	O
-	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii.ign.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
began	O
releasing	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
controllers	O
that	O
are	O
themed	O
off	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Deluxe	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
later	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
Princess	O
Peach-themed	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
also	O
released	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
controllers	O
themed	O
off	O
of	O
Bowser	O
,	O
a	O
Toad	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2015	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Nintendo	O
eventually	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
Plus	O
,	O
third-party	O
companies	O
have	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
designing	O
and	O
produced	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
with	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
technology	O
integrated	O
into	O
them	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nyko	O
revealed	O
the	O
Nyko	O
Wand+	O
at	O
CES	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
alternative	O
with	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
functionality	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
saving	O
players	O
from	O
having	O
to	O
change	O
plugins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memorex	O
launched	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
controllers	O
in	O
2011	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Game	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Plus	O
"	O
moniker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
in	O
black	O
,	O
pink	O
and	O
blue	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Plus	O
line	O
has	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
functionality	O
built	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
approximately	O
374,000	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
units	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
(	O
including	O
nearly	O
205,000	O
units	O
sold	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Tiger	B-Application
Woods	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
10	I-Application
)	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
650,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
(	O
including	O
units	O
sold	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Wii	O
Sports	O
Resort''	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
about	O
296,000	O
sold	O
as	O
standalone	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
