Kinect is sucessful. What should Nintendo do?

[Zappykins]

Do remember Nintendo rejected Kinect first - the company brought it to them, Apple and others first. Microsoft already had some of the other complicated software (like facial recognition) sitting around that they could use to make it work.  I think it will be looked back as a brilliant and daring decision.

I think forced feedback gyros in the controller would be a great next step.  So for when you try to push against something, the gyros in the wiimote spin and give resistance.  You could dial up or down the resistance to suit your  levels – like the Dyna-Flex exercise balls – the wheels spin fast and provide lots of resistance.

You could also figure out the shape of things with the feedback, i.e. find your way through a secret doorway, etc.  Plus, it would be a boon for workouts as the gyros could spin and provide forced feedback like a weight system.

The think I don’t know how you would figure out is how to power those things, but it could also should be able to re absorb consumer energy.  This is a bit of a fantasy, but I think it would be a great next step.

I think the next Wii will be 3D, that with the feedback will move the environment toward the next level in virtual reality.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU4PTgEpk6w