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You have to love it when a company releasing a popular product won’t let its fans know when it’s coming out. Even if the rabid fanbase is going insane with impatience. That’s when you start hearing the rumor mill heating up, and the latest comes from a picture over at GoNintendo.
It was taken by one of their readers and it projects the release of Wii MotionPlus, and Wii Sports Resort to be July 10th. The picture is at the bottom of the post. It looks authentic; although misprints and misinformation aren’t uncommon in the retail world.
This of course led to a recent Nintendo reaction. Here’s a quote from Eurogamer, “Nintendo has told Eurogamer that July release dates for MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort are “purely rumour and speculation”
Reggie Fils-Aime also piped up at GDC, claiming that the MotionPlus technology was still on track for a Spring 09 release.
I know we all like to create stirs in the world of video game journalism, but I’m going with Nintendo on this one. They’re generally very up front, and honest with the media. If Reggie says Spring 09, that’s who I’m trusting. Not a picture of a piece of paper taken by some random video game store release list. Of course, that doesn’t make the speculating any less fun though… 
April 8th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
I can’t wait for the MotionPlus. I wonder if it will be so life-like it will make some people have motion sickness.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Your first paragraph could describe another hugely successful company as well. I thought that was interesting…
April 10th, 2009 at 8:07 am
@Step - definitely, I wasn’t trying to just single out Nintendo…they just happen to be the topic of discussion.
I think the king of enticing their fanbase has to be Blizzard. I think people would kill for Diablo 3, and Starcraft II at this point…hell they might kill just to hear a release date as well.