Wiimote/Nunchuk combo analog steer, Classic Controller/Gamecube & Wavebird analog steer) with associated distinctions making a total of 5 control styles with 1 added in since wired play makes the player less able to relax for fear of pulling system down.īut which was better? Often the bi-weekly Nintendo tournaments encourage Wii Wheel use but what about when you play competitors at home in the living room or online through the Wi-Fi Connection? What control style best enables you to beat or even dominate your opponents? Which style leaves you a victim forevermore of turtle shells shellackings, starman smashes, road rage bump-offs, grass groundings, and unintended cliff drops? Wired Gamecube Controller style steered by primary analog stickīasically 2 distinct methods of play (Solo Wiimote motion steer vs. Wireless Wavebird (Gamecube) Controller style steered by primary analog stickĦ. Wii Classic Controller style steered by analog sticksĥ. Wiimote & Nunchuk 'Broken Plank' style in combo steered by Nunchuk's analog stickĤ. Solo Wiimote 'Roots' style in NES formation set in Wii Wheel which guides steering by motion giving better access to 'B' trigger (promoted & company recommended style)ģ. Solo Wiimote 'Roots' style in NES formation steered by motion like in Excite TruckĢ. Which was better? Which was even competent? The ways to play in Mario Kart Wii are:ġ. Brawl went far in the diversity of controller options, Mario Kart Wii went even further to allow the players to settle the long-standing argument in gameplay. And perhaps no other game puts this potential to the test like Mario Kart Wii. The addition of the SNES/N64/PS-reminiscent Wii Classic Controller add-on & compatibility with Gamecube controllers (including wireless rumble-less Wavebird) gave the Wii a rich potential for control style. With less buttons & also less accessible buttons (like 'B' trigger), this style is more suited for simpler controls of an earlier era.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily free the lefties like the other style does since unless they want to turn their brains upside down they have to move with left thumb & action on right thumb. This, of course, can allow for more gameplay possibilities with the motion-sensing & pointer capabilities inherent in the controls.Īnd of course there's always what you could call the 'Roots' style when you turn solo Wiimote sideways in the 'NES formation' where the '1' & '2' button become action buttons & control pad returns to primary movement master. You can have one hand down, one hand up, both hands at ease on sides, one pointing forward, other hanging back. It also allows for a more relaxed laidback style of play since both arms don't necessarily have to be 'at attention' as they grip the controller. The versatility of this style is that left-handed people are no longer confined to the tyranny of the righties being just as able to hold Wiimote in left hand & Nunchuk in right to their choosing. The Wiimote's 'B' trigger mostly operates as the old 'R' trigger with 'A' button operating as primary action button & the Nunchuk's 'Z' shoulder trigger mostly operates as the old 'L' trigger with 'C' button operating as the co-lead action button or secondary action button. Many games play in what I call 'Broken Plank' style where essentially it controls like an old dogbone controller but one hand holds the Wiimote over to the side by the lap while the other hand holds the Nunchuk with arm resting on the sofa arm. Nintendo upended their NES standard introducing the Wii standard which adds loads of versatility not just in motion-sense control but also in the many ways it can overlap the old standard. All controllers since have been built upon this paradigm model (I hate the word 'paradigm') & its evolutions (shoulder triggers, analog stick) before Wii came out in late 2006. Over 25 years ago, Nintendo introduced what we now call the traditional way of playing: control plank resting in palms comfortably supported by fingers played primarily with the thumbs. When Wii came out with the new control phenomenon known as the Wiimote, it created a divide in the gaming community on the usefulness of the new style.
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