Xbox 360 Motion controller & Mii Confirmed! M$ will Win the war eventually (even with RROD) with the addition & Strong free Internet support !
'Newton' controller and Microsoft Mii system well into development, claims Xbox World 360
Another magazine has piped up to claim that the Xbox 360 motion controller 'Newton' is real, making the 360 Wii Remote look even more likely to be the real deal.
In its latest issue, Xbox World 360 reports that its own sources have "confirmed" that both the 360 motion contoller and Rare-helmed Xbox 360 'Mii' project are real, and will be out before the end of the year.
Last month MTV reported it's heard all about the 'Newton' controller from an unnamed developer, and then the blokes at 8bitjoystick piped up to say they'd heard about the Newton and Rare 'Mii' project as well.
"This month, sources confirmed to us that both projects are real, which shouldn't come as a surprise given Microsoft's eagerness to ensnare the casual market," says Xbox World 360.
"The Microsoft Mii system is well into development at Rare's offices here in the UK, while the controller itself remains more mysterous," the mag continues.
"Partnering with a third-party hardware developer as Nintendo did, Microsoft would want to bring the controller to market before the end of 2008."
Last week Microsoft Game Studios boss played dumb on the Newton rumours, telling us: "I've never heard of a motion sensing controller... I don't know what you are talking about..."
Xbox World 360 issue 66, with Resident Evil 5 on the cover, is on shelves now.
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I am not a fanboy!
Edit: You are being featured. & We got more news and the possible remote design revealed.
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Hello Internet! We notice there's a scan from our latest issue (with exclusive shots of Resi 5 and a big Left 4 Dead hands-on, readers!) doing the rounds. Page 16 is our look at the 360's motion controller - gaming's current worst-kept secret.
The big news is our pic of the possible remote design apparently. Unfortunately the handy scanners, for whom we have nothing but love 'n' hugs, forgot to grab the text. As we explain, the controller is Motus' Darwin prototype, built as part of a proposal for both Sony and Microsoft. There's a black PS3 one on the site, too! See it: here.
The plot is thickened by the knowledge that Motus have worked with Microsoft on their golf club mocap technology in the past - making them the proverbial "right men for the job" of building a motion controller for the 360, especially given their existing Darwin prototype. Remember also that Microsoft's project is rumoured to go by the name "Newton" - those too dense to draw parallels should forgo this evening's Halo 3 session and read about great scientists on Wikipedia.
So yes, we're just setting the record straight. Okay? Okay! The controller exists, it's designed for Microsoft by a company who have worked with Microsoft on motion controller before, but it definitely isn't a Microsoft product. Yet.
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Help needed. Do anyone got the scan of that issue?
Gaming company releases the rumor and deny it until the last minute, this is nothing new in the Gaming industry(like PS3's Bioshock recently). The connection between Darwin & Newton is so obvious.
Now, the question is how are they going to do it with Banjo Kazooie?
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