Wii and the FPS Genre

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Smidlee said:

famousringo said:

Smidlee said:

In case you didn't know PC had a game head tracking device for years now. It's NaturalPoint TrackIR
http://www.naturalpoint.com/

It's a lot better than trying to stick a Wii track device to your head.

And it only costs $200. And yes, that system also requires you to stick something to your head.

Meanwhile a plastic wiimote stand and LED headband could be released for Wii that would cost $10.

The one I have comes with a cap and didn't cost that much (over $100 though). (TrackIR 3) I'm sure TrackIR4 is probably more top of the line product than my older TIR3 or Wii remote.

You need another wii controller and another tracker decive which would mean another wii at $240.

 If you watched that video you know there is no need for a second Wii.  I'm sure that this technology works great but I don't see how it has anything to do with the topic which is "Wii and the FPS Genre".  If you want to make another thread about TrackIR please feel free but I really don't see how an unused PC peripheral fits into a conversation about Wii FPS games.

For the record nobody is making claims of who did what first, and while head tracking has been around for years now it hasn't really been utilized in gaming other than a few things here or there which is why a console like the Wii that can integrate it into its games relatively cheaply is a great way to wet the apetite of the consumer and bring the technology into the mainstream concsiousness.