2008 at Bruceongames

[Fastrabbit09]

thx1138 said:
I still believe the biggest flaw in everyones worship of the Wii is that it's biggest differentiator is also low hanging fruit. I think only stubborness has stopped MS and Sony from releasing there own WiiMote type controller. Once they realize that they need that type of controller to attract the casual and the mother who thinks her kids are more active with a Wii they will release that type of controller.

Guitar Hero and WiiFit prove that releasing a game with a controller can be successful. MS releasing a WiiSports clone, say LiveSports with a WiiMote type controller doesnt kill the Wii, but it takes away a differentiator. Makes someone say why not a 360 and get best of both worlds.

next gen ALL consoles will have motion controller

this gen, it's too late for MS/Sony unless they start bundling motion controls in every console and also ship a free motion controller to every current owner

companies aren't gonna make games like trauma center on a console where only a small % have motion controllers

 nintendo will have >50% marketshare this year, and it will be too late for the other 2 to release motion controllers and catch up

 they created consoles for hardcore gamers and have marketted them to hardcore gamers....so now they get to fight it out for that small segment of the population

 

next gen they will do much better when they use a motion controller as THE controller for the system...however, at that point it's nintendo's market to lose, as nintendo is showing that they know how to best utilize the controls, so they will continue to do well

 

ms/sony will have to prove that they can do the casual gaming better than nintendo can