| S.T.A.G.E. said:
The Kinect has not proved its ability to play hardcore games no matter how powerful the camera becomes. The Wii did very well but is still limited without a camera to add your essence into the game you are playing. The Move does both and can play hardcore titles accurately without having to have a controller pad. Yes....stating facts makes me biased. Sony has been working on using altenrate devices to push the casual experience and make gaming easier for them since 2001 and the Move/PSEye combo was the culmination of their efforts. When they made the Eyetoy it was only about as good as the Kinect, which is powerful but cannot control the 3D space. In 2004 they started working on the Move. Secondly, Pokemon is not a fad, its a culturally Iconic brand. Iconic brands are not fads...fads fade off into the sunset after a gen or less, true trailblazers stay in the game and influence stable development, like when Nintendo added the analog stick. Without it Camera movement would not be able to replicate the movement of a mouse on the X, Y Axis. That is adding to the overall experience and is not a gimmick. It is here to stay and still going strong. |
At the time pokemon was in its infancy, people were calling it a fad, much like is being done here with the Wiimote and Kinect. You can't judge something as a fad until much later. Also, some things may be judged as fads only because they were not properly managed. A great example of this was tablets, before Apple came in and did it right. Were tablets fads? No they weren't, but the people who marketted it did such a bad job that they failed hard. A failure is not a fad. A fad fades away for lack of intrinsic value.
For some reason the Move is exempt because it employs a more precise technology (which is debatable), as the Motion+ is also the culmination of years of experimenting at Nintendo.
The analog stick proved itself, as can these other forms of interaction and control. The Wiimote was used in games like Link's Crossbow Training, Metroid Prime Corruption, Zelda Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess, Red Steel and many others (Trauma Center, etc.). To say it was not used in core games is false.
The Kinect is still in its infancy and engaging uses are likely to come over time. I have never used it myself so I don't know, ask a MS fan to argue that one.
