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Smidlee on 20 May 2010
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
Smidlee said:

I still think  motion control is still a gimmick.This is not to say gimmicks can't sell as sometimes they do but as some have pointed out, most of the Big N titles  make little use of motion control.
The best part for me about Sony Move vs Wii-mote would be it could be a very useful mouse substitute; one that could be used on the couch. So far I haven't seen any example that Move will be used this way. It also seems like another gimmick. I've already played as much Wii Sport as I can stand so I don't care for a Move/Natal version.

It's funny you say this, because Nintendo has deep rooted history in being called a kiddy/toy company. It's funny but its competitor Sega was never called that and when Sony joined the gaming industry it removed all doubt that videogames aren't toys. I believe the same will be true for the gimmick theory. Sony takes concepts Nintendo creates and ups the capabilities with tech they've already made to attract a more intermediate to hardcore crowd. This is how its always been. Nintendo has the casuals hooked this gen though. It wont work for Sony with the Move. Theres just too many buttons on that thing and the price of buying it as opposed to the Wii just wont work.

 Where did you get the idea that Sony somehow made videogame not toys? PS did somewhat appeal to an older crowd but there was a limit for even PS. Vagrant Story was a RPG design for the older crowd ( more mature story) yet it was a flop. As far as N games being kiddy it seems to have more to do with the idea N games are very successful without using the F-word in every sentence.

Wii-mote for the most part is a gimmick just like Blu-ray player is when it comes to actual gaming.( of course Blu-ray is very useful when it comes to HD movies) As other has pointed out most of Nintendo famous first party titles can be played with a normal controller. Wii-mote is best at mini-games.

 Another example; TrackIR (head tracking) is pretty much a gimmick except when it comes to flight sims. In flight sims head tracking is a must. In racing you can easily do without it. In FPS it's pretty much useless.