(Opinions)"Natal and Sony Wand will fail to meet expectations"

[dunno001]

Hmm... how will each one fair? Let me take a look at my thoughts:

Sony Wand- I don't know about this one. Little to no hype or expectations are known, outside of Sony's internal (and unreleased) expectations. It could go meh, but if that's what Sony expects (or claims to expect), they can call it a "success." I think that's part of why they're keeping quiet- they want to see the adaption before they say much.

As for the view of the public, it's not going to do too well. It will be seen by many as a copy of the Wiimote, and nothing new is offered. (Both require a device on the TV, both are handheld remote-shaped pointing devices, etc.) Unless virtually every casual game leaves the Wii for PS3 (which I don't see happening), it's not going to be received well. I see this one failing, despite what Sony says publically later.

Natal- This one has some of the opposite problems of the wands. This thing has been overhyped. This has the good side of keeping it in the news and in people's minds, but it also means that they're going to have a lot to live up to, and I question if they can. (I'm seeing a case similar to what Wii fanboys did with The Conduit.) Microsoft has said they'd like to do even more with Natal, stating that they could see it replacing the TV remote and the computer mouse (in 2 seperate statements). If they want to see this, though, they will need to work with some 3rd-party hardware companies to get it included.

And the public's view? I see it being mixed. The distrustful will see it as their TV watching them, and stay as far away as possible from it. Others may love the idea of not having to look for their remote/controller. Those who look for the newest gadget may be swayed toward this also. Will it be too little, too late, or the thing that revives the 360? I'm really not sure, but I lean toward failing, for 2 reasons. First, again, its expectations are too high. It's not going to make them. (And many Sony and Nintendo fanboys will call it a failure.) Secondly, well... there was this thing called the U-Force. Remember that? Yeah...