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The genius of the Wii and its, ahem, game-changing, motion-detecting controller for dynamic, movement-oriented play, was that Nintendo essentially abandoned the graphics arms race with Sony and Microsoft in developing the successor to its GameCube console. Instead, Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo took game play in an entirely different direction from its competitors' Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (PS3) products, which boasted slick, new visuals but remained stuck on the old sedentary model for playing video games.
As they say, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em -- even a couple of years later. On Monday, Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft demoed its device-free Natal Project motion-sensing interface at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, it was Sony's turn at E3 to showcase its own answer to the Wiimote, the PS3 Motion Controller (yes, they still need to work on the branding but at least they're in the game).
Suffice to say, these challenges to the Wii from the console market's also-rans have not gone unnoticed in the gaming industry. The experts seem to agree that a Battle Royale is shaping up -- here's a taste of some early reactions:
Future Controller Wars: Natal Vs. PS3:
Even though Microsoft's Natal has more potential, at the moment the advantage goes to Sony since the company was able to display a workable motion control prototype under a variety of gaming scenarios. Microsoft, on the other hand, didn't display any live advanced gaming scenarios, like hand-to-hand combat, at E3. ... However, if Natal proves to be a flexible controller system that works across all gaming genres, then Natal on the Xbox 360 will be light-years ahead of what Sony is doing.
-- PC World
Sony's Still Got It: [Sony] made a strong case that having a physical object with which to act in the game world may actually be preferable. More significantly, although the demonstration featured only a prototype, Sony's tech is apparently not substantially far off from launch. The company promises more news "in the near future" -- and is targeting a Spring 2010 launch.
-- Gamasutra
PS3 Motion Controller Outshines The Wiimote: After Microsoft announced Project Natal on Monday, it was hard to believe Sony could put up a fair fight in its own press conference. Then they unveiled their new Motion Controller on the same day Nintendo talked about the Wii MotionPlus, and things looked even more grim. But it didn't take a minute for attendees to realize that this is what the Wiimote should have been from the start.
-- GamePro
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