Problems NATAL Must Overcome to Find SUCCESS? (your list?)!

[theRepublic]

I agree with the four issues in the article, and I'll add two more.

First is software. Microsoft needs a killer app on the scale of Wii Sports to get people to buy this thing in large numbers. The problem here is that Wii Sports already exists, so a copycat isn't going to be good enough.

Second is versatility. The genius of the Wii Remote is that it can be used so many different ways. It can be held like a bat, club, or sword for heavily motion controlled games. It can be used as the original NES controller was used. Even then it has the added advantage of tilt control like is used in racing games. The Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination functions great as a traditional controller too.

The question right now is how Natal is going to work for all genres. I have not seen how an on screen character will be moved in a 3D environment. I have not seen how games which require a lot of buttons will be translated into motions. If Microsoft comes up with a feasible solution, great. But if Natal is limited in the types of games it can play, then I think adoption will be low and slow.