| richardhutnik said: I am not going to discuss how well it works, or whether or not Elmo, Leroy or whatever that AI kid's name was, is real. I also am not going to discuss price point, and whether or not it is fragmented. My problem in this post is pointed at something different. Up until this E3, we have had the Wii made fun of for "Waggle" on here. We are told by the hardcore folks that it is a fad, will fail, and not the future. It is considered a gimmick. Now, after E3, what is the talk? Well, now Microsoft supposedly invented (or reinvented) motion control, and it is going to be HUGE. Natal is now the future, and who needs controllers. In other words, it tries to one up Nintendo and make people forget what Nintendo did. This annoys me a LOT. If it wasn't for Nintendo doing the Wiimote, we wouldn't even being discussing motion control. Now, without even having a product or price point for the product (ok, I do mention these in a context, but can't say if the price will be wrong), they are now supposed to be kings of motion control with a product that eveyone will want? It is the answer to casual players eveywhere and non-players. Anyhow, it will be cool if Natal works, but can we knock off this talk like Microsoft invented motion control? It is a futile cry on my part. XBox fanboys will be yammering how exciting it is though, so there is no escape. By the way, I am NOT bashing motion control itself here. I will personally throw a Wii remote at anyone who demands it go away. I refuse to be subjected to videogame bowling with a pad controller. I just tried to bowl in GTA4 on the 360 the other night, I say the world is better off without it. Same with bowling on Home. |
What annoys me a LOT is your stealth bashing of Natal in your first couple of sentences without even giving us room to adress your criticism - since you're claiming to be such a fair and honest person, who thinks we X360 fans should give credit where credit is due.
