Fair points. I think Red Steel 2 might be that game. I'm pretty sure others will follow.

I love motion controlled Punch Out!

ROFL

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I somewhat agree with you on MarioKart.  A joystick is definitely more accurate, I guess I just disagree by thinking the motion controls are accurate "enough" and enough more fun to make it worth playing that way.

Galaxy, for the most part, doesn't use motion controls at all.  There's the shake you give for a second jump, but that could just as easily be replaced with pressing a button (which would be more accurate, as well).  Have you ever seen the Zero Punctuation review of Galaxy?  While I like the game more than he did, I think he was spot on with the controls.
I did enjoy the Manta Ray levels (and rolling the ball, to a lesser extent), but honestly those felt tacked on. Like "Hey, this is on Wii, we should add a motion control level or 2."

I hope it is.  1:1 controls with a sword in an FPS could definitely be awesome. 

Really?  I can't keep up with Punch Out with the motion controls.  I just play NES style.  I really like Wii Sports Boxing though (esp multiplayer), but that's more analog, you don't just have "block" and "punch," you can block and punch specific areas depending on how you hold the remote, which is why I like it. 

Really? Natal and PS3 Wand says hello.

Gearbox, I hear where you're coming from, but...

Look at the Wii sales. They're spiking during the holiday season. Look at the Wii demographics and the most successful products. Moms and kids.

The Wii is a starter console. It practically defines what a starter console is. Kids like games. Kids will get Wiis for the holidays for many years to come, until its replaced by a new starter console.

The Wii will continue to sell well (there are a LOT of kids wanting a game console every year!) until a new starter console replaces it, whether that's the Wii HD, or something else. I don't think the Wii's sales to "non starter"/not-blue-ocean consumers are substantial enough for us to see a drop off of the magnitude you are suggesting, even if the Wii continues to fall out of favor with the traditional console demographic.

The Wii will likely continue to reign as the biggest HW seller throughout 2010. Even in 2011, it will likely retain that spot, unless it is superceded by a Wii HD.

In one way I can say yes your right Ail.

The Industry is looking at PS3 and Xbox360 like it's the defacto, in fact they seem to have gotten over the whole starve one HD platform to boost and control the others successes.

But at the same time it's become clear that the failures of the Industry show that nearly 50% of the gaming populace is not interested in quite a bit of their offerings, as that large portion either didn't buy a HD console. Furthermore the Industry is now seeing stiff competition from Nintendo.

If they leave the Wii alone then Nintendo will dominate that platform no questions asked, which means Nintendo will own nearly 50% of gaming. As it stand’s one could argue that people who bought the PS2 wanted the Square games, one could argue that 3rd parties had elicit share of the PS2 installed base. But on the Wii should a 3rd party falter even a little it becomes clear Nintendo is the dominant software provider.

If Nintendo is left alone to monopolize their platform, the Industries worst fear will come to fruitation, which is 1st party dominance of software publishing. This would put Nintendo in a position where their software is indirectly comparative to 3rd and 1st party software on other platforms.

So in the end there has been an effect on the Industry, it's just that the effect is not like with the Ps2.

Aside from the motion control which did have some impact, Nintendo benefited alot from Microsoft's marketing and Sony's mistakes surrounding the PS3 price...

Basically Microsoft had done a tremendous job associating its console with fps games/shooters...

This is very good when targeting that market segment, however this is not so good in that in the mind of most adults they do associate the console with shooters and violent games, more so than they would do the PS3 ( even if outside of 5-6 flagship games the games on either console are similar). But fact is the 360 has the shooter image which will repel traditional mums and dads shopping for chrismas gifts for their young children...

So that group is left with the Wii and the PS3 and the PS3 price repelled most of those customers, pushing them in Nintendo's lap...

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and you haven't?

Lol you really think for a second that either console are taking those seriously ?

So what exactly are the big franchises that will support those new devices ?