Nintendo has rejected news reports that there could soon be an upgrade to the Wii Remote’s accelerometer technology.

Speaking to Edge, a Nintendo spokesperson denied reports that the controller would see an internal upgrade of this kind, and has denied reports that the company is looking for one, labelling the matter as “purely rumour and speculation.”

Over the weekend, Nikkei business publication TechOn! published claims from its undisclosed sources that Nintendo “has been evaluating samples obtained from a number of acceleration sensor manufacturers other than ST and ADI.”

The initial Edge report can be found here.