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Linky: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/new-banjo-kazooie-vid-fuels-xbox-360-motion-controller-speculati/

New Banjo-Kazooie vid fuels Xbox 360 motion controller speculation

About 4 minutes into a new Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts developer commentary video, Microsoft Game Studios creative director, Ken Lobb, drops the line, "So you basically grab with the wrench and then you twist the controller around and it'll move different things in the game." Twist, you say? Earlier, we catch Kazooie doing just that: twisting an Xbox 360 controller (recreated above; full video embedded after the break). So what do we make of all this?

Well, there's that nagging rumor of some Abracadabra action going on behind closed doors at Microsoft, with Rare allegedly being one of the first studios to waggle the magic wand before passing it up for Vision cam support in the upcoming XBLA title, The Fast & The Furriest. It's not much of a stretch to assume that if Microsoft is to unveil a motion controller (say, next week!), Banjo-Kazooie could be one of the first titles to support the new feature. Waggletech® isn't exactly cutting edge or expensive, so a hardware manufacturer can essentially tack on motion sensitivity at any point (to varying degrees of success).

One theory suggests that Microsoft could install motion control into preexisting gamepads with an add-on device; perhaps a modified battery pack that also plugs into the headset port. Bundle the gizmo with Banjo-Kazooie, and you've got yourself a tried and true practice. Case closed? Certainly not.



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This is the most realistic evidence (until monday) that we have that this thing exists.



Six-axis like implementation into 360 controller would be much better than a Wii remote knockoff for me, since I don't even like the Wii remote (though I do like the Wiis games; especially games that don't need to use the remote that are 1st party, like MK Wii and Fire Emblem and SSBB)



If you watch the video it looks like she is shaking the controller because its not working. Then she rapidly presses the button. I do think there are motion controls though because of the other thread quoting him saying you shake and point.

Edit: http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=32514



Sixaxis 2, dident sixaxis 1 bomb?



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If it is just sixaxis like controls, this will really be such a non event. Since barely anyone uses the sixaxis at this point, I wouldn't see much use of this either. This is especially true since there are so many non-motion control controllers out there already.

I'm not sure a game developer would bother putting any time/money into developing for this.



Oh, I noticed the exact same thing in that video... I thought the guy was just telling you to twist it, as in, move the control stick. :p Well, y'all shouldn't read into vague comments like that too much. :p



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Rather this than a Wiimote clone.



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some people just move the controller like that when playing games



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old news, but nice to see it complied neatly like this.
Like I said before, it's going to be another sixasis (a traditional controller with motion control in it)



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