Sunlight disables Wii sensor bar in controller?

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Xplic1T

09-10-2006 22:46:08

From Engadget

It's hard to think of that cute little Wii box harboring vampiric tendencies, but beyond its Nintendo-confirmed aversion to halogen lights, the Wii sensor bar apparently can't handle your garden variety sunlight either. This little "quirk" was discovered by OMBRENOIR17, an official Warpstar Knight over at the Nintendo NSider Forums, who experienced an hour of downtime at a recent Wii demonstration at Nintendo World when the Sun hit the showroom and shrouded the display units in light. According to trusty ol' Wikipedia, "sunlight" is apparently quite commonly encountered by the Earth's surface dwellers, and might even pose a problem to the console's casual target market, but we don't foresee it posing much of a threat to Engadget HQ bunkers. Threat averted.


http//digg.com/gaming_news/Good_old_sunlight_renders_Wii_s_sensor_bar_usless[]http//digg.com/gaming_news/Good_old_sunlight_renders_Wii_s_sensor_bar_usless Link to DIGG forum with pictures

Allen626

09-10-2006 22:52:19

Not a big deal IMO. Who plays video games in sunlight. Too much glare. Oh and fuck the sun.

Xplic1T

09-10-2006 23:01:51

so no wii in the car i suppose

unless u have tinted windows

hey that rhymes D

TryinToGetPaid

09-10-2006 23:06:31

So you have to play with your shades down or at night? That is no good for me.

Killer722

10-10-2006 19:59:08

Holy shit, Ombre discovered that? When I used to frequent the Nintendo forums (regretable), Ombre was a regular, as well. I met him at Nintendo World in New York, actually. That's crazy. Haven't been to that place in years.