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Microsoft 'Wait and See' On Motion Controller

Posted by Zonk on from the everybody-else-is-doing-it dept.

CVG is reporting that Microsoft has developed a 'wait and see' attitude toward the concept of incorporating motion controls into Xbox 360 games. Despite the popularity of the Wii, and the inclusion of the system in the PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Chris Satchell stated in an interview with the website that the company is still cool on the idea. Says Satchell, "There's no point building the hardware if nobody really wants it ... One thing I'm not certain of is that third-parties are super-excited about that motion control - or at least they're not showing it with the games that are hitting the shelves yet ... We're yet to see a really good game on Wii that really says 'OK that control kicked ass'." This is at odds with statements from Peter Moore from earlier this year, who stated that the company does have motion control plans in the works. CVG will have the complete interview up soon, which might give more context to his statements.

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  1. Re:No one really wants it? by Osty · · Score: 2, Funny

    she can't find a 2nd game worth buying, and frankly I can't either.

    Try Rayman, Warioware, Trauma Center, or Cooking Mama. You have to go a little off-beat with the Wii, and the best use of the Wiimote right now is with short minigame-style gameplay.

    If you don't find Warioware Smooth Moves enjoyable, then you're both crazy! It's the game that really shows off what can be done with the Wiimote.

  2. Tennis. Oh My God. I Must Have This. by argent · · Score: 2, Funny

    Look, I just Do Not Play 3d computer games. The best computer games in the world leave me cold, I love watching the kids playing them, but the controls are just too damn hard, and the games are designed by people who think taking advantage of the sucky controllers is a reasonable way to make higher "levels" harder.

    Half an hour of Wii's Tennis game and OH MY GOD, I MUST HAVE THIS GAME. NOW. I haven't been able to play tennis for real since I injured my knee, but...

    * It gave me the kind of workout I used to get from playing tennis.
    * Waving the wand around as if it was a racquet Just Worked.
    * Playing my usual agressive net game Just Worked.
    * It took me 5 minutes to get a Mii that looked like me.

    Damn, how long is it going to be hard to get a Wii? Even the sucky name doesn't spoil it.

    Microsoft: if I didn't already know that you guys wouldn't Get A Clue if you did a Clue Mating Dance in the middle of Clue Mating Season covered in Clue Pheromones I'd be jumping up and doun making a monkey of myself yelling at you in the hope that you'd Get A Clue.