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Ito, Iwata, and Takamoto on boiling circuit boards, 2009.

Source: Iwata Asks

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PEOPLE: - Kuniaki Ito. Responsible for the Wii MotionPlus electrical circuitry. - Satoru Iwata, age 49. President of Nintendo. - Junji Takamoto. Wii MotionPlus hardware project lead. QUOTE: Ito: When the gyro sensor's casing absorbed moisture from the air, it would affect its sensitivity. … If it absorbed so much as a tiny amount of water, it would swell up and put pressure on the sensor which would prevent it from functioning properly. … In order to prevent that, you have to ensure that when it's being manufactured, it is in a completely dry environment. But even if you do that, it's inevitable that when players use it, it will absorb some moisture. … Iwata: How did you solve this tricky issue? Ito: We made it absorb moisture right from the start, but in a controlled and efficient manner. … So we boiled the entire circuit board. Iwata: Circuit boards aren't normally something you boil, you know! [laughs] Takamoto: There are ways to get plastic to absorb moisture so that it becomes stable. One of those ways is to boil it.
October 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Aonuma on how the Wii MotionPlus didn’t exist yet when Skyward Sword development began, 2010.

Source: Official Nintendo Magazine

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PEOPLE: - Eiji Aonuma, age 46. Producer of Skyward Sword. QUOTE: Aonuma: The fact of the matter is that Wii MotionPlus was actually not conceived at the beginning of the development of this new Wii version of [Zelda]. We thought about the possibility of integrating the Wii MotionPlus technology into the [Skyward Sword] idea so we then had to start experimenting. Now we have come to the stage where a very convenient result has been realized. In the end, Wii MotionPlus will be something really great for improving the playability of the game.
August 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Ota & Iwata on temperature drift for the Wii MotionPlus, 2009.
Source: Iwata Asks

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PEOPLE: - Keizo Ota. Programming support on Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. SDK Developer for Wii MotionPlus. - Satoru Iwata, age 49. President of Nintendo. QUOTE: "Ota: The sensitivity of the [Wii MotionPlus] gyro sensor's detection ability could be adversely affected by changes in the surrounding temperature. … Normally, if something is not in motion, the data being sent back should read zero. But in the case of the gyro sensor, even when it's perfectly still, data that reads one or two will start to be sent back after a while. Iwata: So although no one is touching it, it's behaving as if it were in motion. Ota: The technical term for this phenomenon is ‘temperature drift.’ … It's not just temperature that can do it: humidity or sudden impacts can have the same effect."
November 21, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Ito, Iwata, and Takamoto on boiling circuit boards, 2009.

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PEOPLE: - Kuniaki Ito. Responsible for the Wii MotionPlus electrical circuitry. - Satoru Iwata, age 49. President of Nintendo. - Junji Takamoto. Wii MotionPlus hardware project lead. QUOTE: "Ito: When the gyro sensor's casing absorbed moisture from the air, it would affect its sensitivity. … If it absorbed so much as a tiny amount of water, it would swell up and put pressure on the sensor which would prevent it from functioning properly. … In order to prevent that, you have to ensure that when it's being manufactured, it is in a completely dry environment. But even if you do that, it's inevitable that when players use it, it will absorb some moisture. … Iwata: How did you solve this tricky issue? Ito: We made it absorb moisture right from the start, but in a controlled and efficient manner. … So we boiled the entire circuit board. Iwata: Circuit boards aren't normally something you boil, you know! [laughs] Takamoto: There are ways to get plastic to absorb moisture so that it beco
March 10, 2024 at 8:22 PM