When you think of the Wii Wheel, obviously the first thing that comes to mind is Mario Kart. Whether it's a gimmick peripheral or whether it will actually make the experience more fun will be determined in a month from now. Yet, there are other racing games on the market for the Wii, and some of them will surely utilize the Wii Wheel and take it into consideration during development.Take, for example, Speed Racer. After Nintendo announced the peripheral at last year's E3, WB Games approached the company so that they could test it out with Speed Racer. In an interview with MTV Multiplayer's Tracey John, Jeff Nachbaur of WB Games stated that it took some tweaking to make sure that players wouldn't oversteer with the wheel. After a lot of testing, though, he says that they've managed to get it just right.
Nachbaur also said that the Wii Wheel doesn't add much of a difference in gameplay, but most testers enjoyed playing the game with the wheel rather than with just the Wiimote alone. So, if you like racing games, you can at least rest assured knowing that the Wii Wheel won't be some peripheral that you chuck away and forget about once your done playing Mario Kart -- assuming, of course, that you'll ever be done playing Mario Kart.
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3-13-2008 @ 4:40PM
D_Average said...
Prediction....Using the wheel will not be more fun.
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3-14-2008 @ 1:52AM
NewJohnny said...
Don't forget it also works with Wii Play (cow racing), Excite Truck, GT Pro, and others I'm forgetting.
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3-14-2008 @ 7:09PM
Furkle said...
Actually it won't work with Excite Truck the remote isn't oriented properly. Excite Truck requires you to hold the remote buttons facing up, the only time you tilt them towards or away you is when you're in the air to tilt your truck forwards or backwards.
3-14-2008 @ 2:23AM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
I don't understand this "utilize the wheel" thing. It's a plastic cradle; it doesn't add functionality. They didn't add or change code to accommodate the wheel.
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3-14-2008 @ 3:26AM
3G58 said...
is this going to suck as much as the third party one that is currently out?
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