Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello made news this morning when he let slip the name "Gem" while talking about Sony's PS3 motion controller. Sony has responded to the speculation that this is the Wiimote's official name, denying that the ludicrous moniker is anything more than a standby.
Sony states that Gem was an "early code name for the product" and that nothing has officially been announced yet. Perhaps Sony saw that the early reaction to the name was laughter and/or horror, so decided that maybe Gem was a bit too stupid a name for it.
At the time of writing, the name of Sony's Wiimote is undecided. Currently it just looks stupid. We're yet to know if it will sound stupid too.
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11:40 AM on 12.10.2009
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Oh that's right, we're gamers. We hate everything.
It's a dildo with a crystal ball on top. You really want to wave that around in front of your friends and family?
I don't think it was "supposed" to look stupid. It just does.
Make 'gem' resemble a lightsaber + Then put a good Star Wars game on the PS3 = $$$$
Yeah all those Photoshops I had of Jem and The Holograms playing PS3 with their Gems.
You missed out on a great meme for publicity this day Sony.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyeemtS1jII
English lesson:
Supposed means "Held as an opinion".
So, again. I don't get why it's held as an opinion that it looks stupid.
That's cute though, the way you tried to take what I said out of context. Very cute.
Or perhaps they were just telling the truth.
Joke lesson:
I was not being serious.
I...I really find it hard to tell if you're actually serious or not. The words are so venomous, BUT THE SMILEY BETRAYS EVERYTHING. Oh, you. You...mindfuck, you.
"Derka derka I hate America. :3"
I don't really care if this is a blatant Wiimote ripp-off. Countless of models have been copied by other companies in the past; such as rumble functions, d-pad, and analog sticks. As far as motion-controlled gaming goes, this seems to be the only model that might work and be enjoyable.
I think they misspelled it and you got the wrong header image.