Wii and sunlight don't mix.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 10 Oct 2006 03:45 pm

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Stock up on garlic before it’s too late!
by Grim on Oct 9, 2006

You may know the electronic device pictured above as the Wii sensor bar. If that’s the case, then you have some shopping to do. Because that device is actually a vampire in disguise — it doesn’t work near the sun.

We still aren’t sure if the sun can directly kill this metal beast, because this is the first of it’s kind. But we do know that it will not function when sunlight touches it. Here’s what a Nintendo forum member had to say:

We know that the sensor bar goes all wonky when halogen lights are in the room. But did you know that natural sunlight messes it up too? That’s right, if you have the sun beaming right onto the sensor bar, it doesn’t work. For about an hour or so, the sun shone right into the store, the two MP3:C kiosks had to have curtains above them, and the Wii Sports Tennis and Shooting Game kiosks were unplayable since they were “shrouded” in sunlight. Later the sun went behind a building, and everything was in working order again. So when you get your Wii, don’t play it in the sunlight. Or keep the sensor bar and TV away from the windows.

If this is really true, fuck that's bad news.

friick · Post by **friick** » 10 Oct 2006 03:50 pm

Hahahahahah!

Oh no all gamers will become pale and unhealthy...oh wait...

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 10 Oct 2006 03:51 pm

Apparently it's been fixed in final retail units.

http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/wii/?site" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... tml&l=enGB

Hmmm...

In the early stages of development we ran into a number of problems that we hadn't anticipated, like the fact that the controller would react to fluorescent light, for example. Creating a mechanism that prevents the controller from responding to fluorescent light and sunlight may not sound overly difficult, but it still caused us a good deal of trouble.

Lepo5 · Post by **Lepo5** » 10 Oct 2006 03:52 pm

But Wii-ing in the dark can prove hazardous.

jahooley · Post by **jahooley** » 10 Oct 2006 04:00 pm

Oh No! So I won't be able to simulate WiiSports Baseball in my backyard? Son of a Bitch!

Twit · Post by **Twit** » 10 Oct 2006 05:00 pm

Mankind has always dreamed of destroying the sun...