"Embarassing" Kinect Interview

[Alby_da_Wolf]

BrainBoxLtd said:

Reasonable said:

BTW I have no idea why anyone who wants to play a driving game would use Kinect (or Move or even the Wiimote on its own) as the input.  That's just nuts and so wrong for that activity.

23 Million, and climbing. Unless the "on its own" comment was meant to exclude the wheel shell, which you don't actually need to play unless you're on manual and want to drift more easily.

Even without the wheel add-on, in Mario Kart Wii you hold something, just like you hold a wheel in a real car. Driving with a WiiMote is not so different from driving a car or a bike with automatic transmission. Obviously a good wheel with force feedback and pedals is a lot closer to reality, and the choice for those desiring more realism. OTOH, with Kinect, holding an invisible wheel, with no tactile feedback at all, is an experience totally different from driving a real car, although it could be perfect to simulate the invisible bike of the Hair Bear Bunch.