Let me wave my fingers in front of the screen Wayne's World style and take you back in time. Now that we're here Nintendo has just launched the Wii and it's taking off like Superman about to rewind time by switching the direction the earth rotates. OK, wiggley fingers again and we're back in modern times. There should be motion controls everywhere, right? Microsoft and Sony should have been on that trend like white on rice, but that isn't the case. In fact both companies have just announced their motion controls now. Anyone surprised it took so long? Iwata is.
While discussing the Wii's amazing success and general awesomeness, Iwata talked about the competition's new motion controlling "controllers." “To tell the truth, I expected them to come up with stuff like this last year. So in my mind they’re later than expected," said Iwata.
He then paused and opened his arms outstretched, with a grin on his face. “I’d like to say to them, ‘Welcome to the motion-control world!’ We are happy that it is now becoming an industry standard. However, we still have no idea about when their products will be available, or how much they will cost, or what sort of software they will be used
“So, I am not in a position to judge whether they are a threat or not. And they should bear in mind that over the next year Nintendo will not be standing still. We’re always at work on something new. I am actually looking forward to engaging in that sort of competition, because it gives our whole industry the chance to expand the gaming population.”
Sorry, long quote is long, but the entire thing is pretty interesting so it's all here. Hopefully he is right about the entire industry expanding, and hopefully it expands in every direction not just casual.
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9:00 AM on 06.14.2009
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The next one is gonna have a built in trash bin , to make casual games develpomente easier and even quicker ; just put all the trash there and wait for 12 days , when it's truly stinking you put a name with Z and sell it with a really white cover ...
It's not about playing or competing. It's not even about boss patterns, combos, or thumb blisters. It's an endless series of shallow waggley games, played by little kids and housewives. Gaming, and its vast consumption of human life, has become an imprecise, well-oiled wrist jerk.
Gaming has changed.
Motion-sensing consoles ship with motion-sensing controllers, play motion-sensing games. Stick figures inside their CPUs reproduce and digitize the players' actions. Motion control...Facial recognition control...Difficulty level control...Gameplay control. Everything is monitored, and kept under control.
Gaming has changed.
The age of hardcore is now the age of casual, averting catastrophe from controllers thrown at TV screens. And he who controls the casual market, controls the console wars.
Gaming has changed.
When the challenge is under total control, gaming becomes DOING IT WRONG.
If I had a medal, I would give you one.
In my opinion motions controls will give gamers more for less. After an hour of running around my house I will have gotten some exercise, played til I couldn't play anymore and avoided spending an afternoon on a comfortable couch. Would be interesting to see to what depths this all goes, and when paired with other devices how immersive it could be.
consider playing that shooter where you duck and fire that they always have at arcades ... now picture actually ducking to avoid the shots, I think it will pull gamers in more, have them feel more apart of what they are playing.
No More Heroes "hard" is the best you can offer? What a joke! Same with MadWorld! Wow, someone's defensive!
WarioLand: ShakeIT! ...another "waggle" game that has the most hardcore platforming I've seen in years.
I lolled a bit. Actually, a lot.
Let's show to Mario what motion controller is really about MS.
The same cannot be said for platypus.
That's the spirit, I guess.
Don't feed the troll.
or will we just quietly forget about that?
He was imitating the intro of Metal Gear Solid 4. Try playing a video game once in a while.
WTF happened to chilling out with your feet up and a beer in one hand at the computer playing a game?
I work my arse off all day.. like hell do I want to come home for more physical work. I just want to chill the feck out! Otherwise I'd go the Gym or shag the missus.
Maybe you should exchange your Wii for a properly working one because mine has worked fine since launch day and I've enjoyed the billions of hours invested and the dozens on titles purchased. It's too bad you're missing out.
It also takes so much less time just to copy than create. But still it would be silly to think that Nintendo isn't hidden some new stuff, after all they have like 7 years of advantage.
& Natal my ass. I believe in Sony's Wiimote version but fuck Microsoft and their shit products