Source
Where to buy!

I was also doing the math, with the amount of axis inputs from one controller available: It would be 100% completely possible to make a full glove that would detect each finger in relation to the glove. So you put your hand in the game, and ever finger is moving real-time as it is in real life.

Think of the possibilities if someone does this?

BAM!

It would definately become the Touch Generation that Nintendo is going for. It would sure put a spin on alot of games. This would definately result in more realistic hand to hand combat, change stealth games and sports games as well. I'm sure there are a zillion more, such as a possible tickle game (look out for the fetishists out there). Pretty cool find if you ask me.

I can just picture myself picking a lock, full on judo chops in fighting games, flicking my wrist in hockey or blocking shots as a goalie etc....very cool.

edit: Just came back as I realized that the screenshots could very well be (dare I say it) PunchOut. Here's to hoping so....

can i ask what math you did?

yay thats amazing. one of the screenshots look like riddick. the perfect game to use that, imho. and the boxing games anyways.

cool thing.

4fingers only need 4axis
1thumb should have 2 axis
TOTAL 6 axis

• Nunchuck uses a 3 axis gyroscope, a 2 axis joystick and 2 buttons (that may or may not have axis' in them, bring the # up to a possible known 7 axis)
• Controller will be detecting your hands position.

So at the very least we could put 1 gyroscope on each of the 5 finger/thumb on the hand. Then put into the controller casing something that detects the proximity of your fingers to the controller to keep all of your fingers nice and calibrated. I'm not sure of the size of this kind of glove or anything, but the wii controller is extremely small, how big can those gyro's be? Even if it isn't a gyroscope but maybe a guided string on the back of your fingers pulling a bunch of little elastic variable resistors then translated into an axis. I could think of dozens of ways to design the proposed device. But I'm not making it, I'm just speculating =)

I think the more realistic product will be something more akin to the image you posted. Just a glove that secures the remote to your hand, so that your forearm, wrist and hand become the controller. Not entirely different than simply holding the remote in your hand, but it frees up your hand for whatever else.

Great idea but the post below says the component cables will be $59! $10 gloves? I can deal with that.

This would be nice with Zelda. First person view, one controler for the sword the other for the shield. Also Metroid Prime 3, you just need one glove for the gun while you use you other hand to move around.

That screenshot is from Riddick. I love that game and play it all the time.

They either screwed up or have ported Riddick over to wii

The component cables on the site are by Mad Catz, not Nintendo. Bet on Nintendo's being $39 just like Xbox 360 component cables.

Wow! Great idea, $10!!

They had something like this for the NES or SNES...

"I love the Power Glove! It's so bad!"
-The Wizard

That looks nice but if you have the glove on then you can't press the buttons. But then again i guess you really wouldn't need to.

Wow, that is pretty sweet. If some good games come out and use this, I may just buy the Wii when the time comes.

i was going to say how would you punch and move in boxing games, but i know now.
you dont need to make a fist just move your hands up, down, left or right.

NES was Power Glove. They learned their lesson after that. Although it doesn't appear that way...hmmmmm...

Of corse technology is so much better that there is a good chance they will pull this whole thing off very well. We will see if it improves gameplay or just leaves everyone with a very frusterating feeling like the Power Glove did.

Man, that thing was such crap. I had that and the U-Force and neither one made your game any better in Mike Tyson's Punch Out over a standard control pad. I wish I still had the U-Force, but I sold it to a friend for $10. I thought it worked better then the Power Glove. I threw the Power Glove in the trash eventually along with my NES Max (another horrible controller design by Nintendo).

-shad

This drawing was made by a fan a few months ago. Since your personal settings are saved on the remote, the "controller glove" is probably just a bag to carry your remote when you go to your friend's house.

Anyone seen this steering wheel for the wii?



Info



Source

^ Whoa that's neat.

P.S. Switchblade, the "Your" in your signature should be "You're."

It helps me sleep at night

Ya it's fan image, although, no images of an official product has been listed yet and all we have to go off of is a website selling an announced product, so the picture can be considered conceptual. And for $10, I think the picture is a pretty accurate portrait of what you might expect.

(The controller actually saving personal settings is mainly rumor with good supporting evidence-memory on board. And I seriously doubt a glove to carry around a controller would sell very well, the thing is small enough to fit in your pocket.)

not my idea of sensing finger motion... that was just an idea I was throwing around

So many rumors and speculation it's hard to keep track of what has been officially announced

Lol yup, that's why I like to clarify things as rumored vs announced all the time. Also, just because it's been announced doesn't necessarily is going to come true either

just to make your head spin a little more

looks like a good new gaming experience but im guessing bleeding in my pockets again.

The boxing gloves are a great idea, and would definatly make fighting games a lot of fun.

That steering wheel also, is a great idea, I really like how the remote fits into the center of the wheel.

Image of Gloves (although fan made) looks cool. Im also digging the Steering Wheel, but it would be better wuth pedals.

Gonna grab a wheel (maybe glove not sure) and one of the rifle butts that ninty showed at E3

I'm confused. So I would need 2 controllers and the glove?

The idea presented in the picture is a set of gloves that 2 wiimotes will strap onto both of them. Then if you need buttons and a joystick, you can hook you nunchuck up to the remote (1 or both) and hold it in the same hand. Would be great for a boxing game because then no matter how you hold your hands, the wiimote senses it's position.

Wow, that looks like fun! I don't know how realistic a price of $10 is though, I think something along the lines of $19.99 is more accurate. Maybe they meant $10/hand?

/hug magik



I'm kinda daf atm, but i still <3

Wii Controller Gloves

Rest of the pictures here.

Next we will need Wiimotes for our feet, so we can play kickboxing games.

FIFA 08 on Wii!!

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=147123

LOL... I don't remember posting that AT ALL.

"Drunk As ****"
QFT I guess

Sweet it wont be my hands on a friggin controler any more. itll just be my hands in a pair of gloves. heck ya

I don't know how I missed that one.