Xbox 360 Version Of Wii Remote Has Been In Development Since Summer

Figured this would happen the Wii technology has been around for a long time...

DD

 

Not sour grapes at all, I love the Wii.......LOVE IT !!

I am just saying the technolgy they are using has been in play on several lower end toys for years.

Especially the Star Wars light sabre ones....

It is nothing special...what is special is Nintendos committment to it......and how ease of use has permeated itself into casual gamers.

Competition is good for everyone.

DD

 

Yup... Nintendo is one of those rare companies that can produce great software for whatever gimmicky item they bring out. Sega used to have that potential. Not sure about others, and I doubt a Western company can pull it off.

 

Except for guitar games of course.

 

I already have a motion-controlled game for my XBOX...

 

looks complicated.

 

No it does'nt.

 

i know, i was just teasing...

by special do you mean, not connected to organized crime

 

This smacks of BS to me.

The Wii remote is two different things at the same time, while the Sony remote is only one of them.

The Wii is an infrared camera, as well as having motion-sensing inside the remote. But if anyone recalls seeing that guy who does the amazing things with the Wii remote, you'll remember that the 'sensor bar' for the Wii is actually nothing more than an infrared emitter that sets two reference points for the remote's camera to see and thereby determine almost all aspects of the remote's movements in relation to the stationary emitter. The remote also has axis sensation, similar to the Sony's.

The Sony's, however, is ONLY an axis sensor, which is far more limited.

Since the author of the article, as well as his 'source', seem to imply that the Nintendo and Sony remotes are essentially similar-to-almost-the-same, then the whole gist of the article - ie 'Microsoft is working on their version of Nintendo's controller' - comes across more as a person trying to construct a clever April-fools hoax without having any clear knowledge or understanding of the technology in question.

One could forgive the 'author' for this, but not his 'inside source'.

I call shenanigans.

Now that's not to say that Microsoft is not actually hard at work on trying to steal some of Nintendo's thunder derived from the unique gameplay opportunities the Wiimote provides, but with the game-development industry being what it is, with all the consolidation between EA and Activision, most developers are trying to narrow their focus, rather than expand it. And slapping a 'band-aid' onto the 360 such as a copycat Wiimote would not magically cause Nintendo-quality games to just magically appear for the system taking advantage of the new hardware.

And without the good games, then it becomes nothing more than a cheap gimmick, and it will fail miserably.

This has always been my big concern about the Wii - the fact that Nintendo has pretty much been the only game developer with the dedication and willingness to create good games from the ground up utilizing the unique Wii controllers. Third-party developers' efforts have generally not been good. And anything Microsoft tries would necessarily wind up with the equivalent of Wii third-party games. Eww.

I am just surprised that Microsoft has not yet simply bought Nintendo outright.

 

I played the Wii for the first time about a week ago at a friends place. I was underwhelmed. The Wiimote doesn't seem to work very well IMHO. It was very tough to do some things, especially the very fine movements like tapping in short putts. I don't think the tech is quite there yet to accomplish what they were trying to do (or if it is, Nintendo didn't use it).

 

I understand but it is as real as you can get at the moment in the in-home market and is still pretty impressive in my book. Is it as real as going out and hitting the course for 9 holes or playing a game of tennis or baseball, no of course not but it is nice in its own right.

 

Nintendo's strength continues to be the first party games, as of now, people aren't interested in playing ports of terrible third party Wii games.

 

Microsoft's strategy of being second mover seemed like a great idea back when they were putting Netscape out of business, but now it seems pathetic. They can put together a good copy, but can't reclaim the market share. They're getting trounced by Google in internet business, by Apple in devices, by Nintendo in consoles, and I don't know what all else. Even their new OS is getting beaten by their old OS. They look vulnerable.

 

They are still a software company when you get down to it.

So their new OS is getting beaten by their old one? LOL! They still make the money.

 

Here is a mockup. The Xmote:

 

Xbox 360>Wii Wii

 

I'm no MS sympathizer, but making sweeping/broad generalizations is what gets us into trouble....