Whats so revolutionary about the Wii-mote?
Quite a bit. For starters, the controller is in the shape of a remote just like the one youve been using to switch between channels on your TV set for years. However, this is just an aesthetic surprise. Theres a lot more to the equation. By setting up a sensor bar on top or in front of your TV, you will enable the Wii-mote to act as a 3D mouse in real-time. That means you can move the controller up, down, left, right, forwards, backwards, and all around your room, and the sensor will detect where in the room you and the controller is, thus sending the information to the Wii system itself. Likewise, you can also twist the controller and the sensors will detect the movement. The controller can also be pointed at any place on your TV screen, and the system will detect the information. This enables a seemingly endless amount of new game types. Imagine, for instance, how it will affect the first-person shooter genre.
