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The snakebyte MiniMote is the ideal controller for kids and people with smaller hands. 25% smaller and optimised positioning of the 1 and 2 buttons guarantee a better play control!
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"Especially for little gamers who may have trouble handling the regular-sized Wii remote, this is a great alternative."
"Our little guest-testers aged nine and ten years love the MiniMote and already convinced their parents to buying them the smaller version of the Wii remote."
"What's interesting is that kids' hands play a lot more relaxed instead of uncomfortably clutching the big Wii remote-brother with their small fingers. But also grown-ups with small hands should get their hands on the MiniMote."
Link to original article:
http://www.gbase.ch/Wii/news/Kurztest:-MiniMote-von-Snakebyte/10734/48117.html
"However with snakebytes new controller, it does feel much nicer than Nintendo's itself."
"After letting some smaller hands have a go, it proved a greater asset and better play with the Minimote than the Wii's."
"As for the main component of the controller, the sensing, how does that fair? Pretty well i must say, in fact, much more responsive than the Wiimote itself."
"The motion sensor is much more responsive, which is more like the halfway point between the Wii, and the motionplus."
"As for sensor range, once again, much better than the Wii. It has about a meter or so extra giving you either more room, or the ability to sit on your favorite seat which you couldn't before due to the limitations of the Wiimote."
"Though its not perfect, especially for those with large hands, its most definitely better than the Wiimote itself."
Rating: 4/5
Link to original article:
http://thegamershub.co.uk/2011/01/wiimote-vs-minimote/
"Priced at $29.99 you just can't go wrong with the MiniMote."
"Despite my big hands I found it surprisingly easy to operate the remote."
"At least snakebyte added some color to the 3rd-party market and not just in terms of visual aspects."
"Lots of little modifications compared to the original set the MiniMote apart from its competition."
Rating: Outstanding - Gameradio-Award
Link to the original article:
http://www.gameradio.de/test-review/wii/1904/minimote.html
"The MiniMote is 25% smaller, but has a comfortable feel to it none the less."
"In practice the little testers intuitively chose the MiniMote and were able to easily show off their skills to their big heroes with the adjusted controller."
"In reducing the size of the Wii remote snakebyte took an interesting step [...]; except for a few minor flaws, the remote came out great."
Rating 4 out of 5
Link to the original article:
http://www.nintendo-online.de/artikel/hardware-checks/1327/minimote-von-snakebyte/
"By putting this to the test against the official Nintendo controller, we found that children would much rather prefer using the MiniMote. Not only does this fit more comfortably in their hands, but the design has been improved to cater for the younger generation."
"With a blue and red MiniMote having been released, boys will much rather go for a controller like this rather than a larger, more dull-looking white version."
"Another design issue with the original controller is the positioning of the '1' and '2' buttons. The WiiMote has the two buttons placed vertically. With a little testing, it is obvious that gamers feel more comfortable moving their thumbs horizontally rather than vertically. Therefore, for added ease of use, the MiniMote is designed so that these buttons are now next to each other horizontally, rather than vertically."
"When playing games with the MiniMote, we found that there is absolutely no latency, with or without MotionPlus attached."
"Snakebyte have once again created a product that successfully targets another segment of the Wii gaming market."
"At 24.99 Euros, the Snakebyte MiniMote would be an ideal gift for any child who owns a Nintendo Wii."
Score: 9.1 out of 10
Link to original article:
http://www.consolegaming.eu/review.php?id=354
"With the MiniMote snakebyte did not just release a very compact remote, but they also brought us a Nintendo Wii remote that is reduced in size by 25%. But the little one still has all the features its big brother sports."
"Especially the precision of the pointer function deserves credit, but also all accessory devices work perfectly well in combination with it."
"The controller is the perfect solution for kids' hands, but also grown-ups who may not necessarily have huge hands may benefit from the compact controller in some games."
"Even the small prize of Euro 24,99 MSRP is perfect and makes the remote even more desirable."
Link to the original article:
http://www.wiiinsider.de/zubehoer/minimote.html
"The controller is available in red and blue and is 25% smaller than the regular Wii remote."
"Due to the ‘shrunken' exterior of the controller, the position of the "1" and "2" buttons was also improved for kids' hands. Now the buttons are next to each other and are easily accessible."
"As usual the workmanship of the MiniMote is great. There are no negative aspects that may catch your eye and overall the MiniMote seems robust enough to even survive an involuntary dive."
"snakebyte's MiniMote is a great alternative for any Wii owner with small hands."
"Another positive aspect is the great price of 24,95€ , which definitely is easy on the wallet."
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Gamezgeneration "Hit Award"
Link to original article:
http://www.gamezgeneration.de/component/k2/item/1380-hardwaretest-minimote
"The buttons "1" and "2" are located directly underneath the "Plus", "Minus" and "Home" buttons which allow for significantly improved accessibility."
"Apart from that, the MiniMote has everything you could ask for in a Wiimote. And of course, WiiMotion Plus is fully supported despite the shrinkage."
"Sunflex color-coordinated the MiniMote with the red Mario 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Wii console. If you love Sonic more than Mario you can purchase your MiniMote also in blue. Speaking of purchasing: the little one can be purchased for Euro 24.99, which makes it half as much as one of the colorful Nintendo Wiimotes."
"Especially for people with smaller hands (e.g. kids and women) the MiniMote is the perfect solution. The authors' 8-year-old nephew already chose the blue MiniMote as his favorite controller."
"Conclusion: It's not just the remarkable quality, but it's definitely its size that makes the MiniMote unchallenged!"
Link to the original article:
http://www.nexgam.de/nintendo/zubeh%C3%B6r/wii/minimote-controller-snakebyte.htm
