Well they prob. took as long as possible to plan and market this controller properly across all audiences and age groups, whether it be for operating Windows, Live or console games. The question is if it will work like avatars worked and BK3 worked, actually attract a wider demographic. My guess is not yet, it will take a long time to change attitudes about the xbox market.
Remember that we dk how it all works but it will be interesting to see if measuring the angle of your pointing finger could supplement the ir pointer function on the wiimote for fps games.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
