Micro$oft: Natal NOT inspired by the Wii

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John Schappert of Microsoft discussing whether the Wii inspired creation of Natal

"I'd say Natal is more of a response to breaking down barriers and introducing entertainment for everyone. What we realise is as much as we continue to make [Xbox] more accessible - and I think it's far more accessible, and an easier-to-use system than ever before, with more functionality than ever before - there still is going to be that challenge of having people to get over the 10-button controller, and feel uncomfortable to navigate the user interface when you play games."

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Wait, the yellow text sounds vaguely familiar......lol

Oh M$

Of course they're going to deny it. They're not going to admit that they were backed into a corner by Nintendo Wii, so they felt this was their only option is to copy Nintendo Wii's motion control. Both Sony and M$ did so.

Why do I find that hard to believe? :roll:

That's to be expected. MS has never had an original idea of their own.

John Schappert has never been as good at the PR spin as Peter Moore was.

Why do I find that hard to believe? :roll:

kingdre

That's to be expected. MS has never had an original idea of their own.

--Anna--

Ofcourse it wasn't inspired by the Wii, it's a shameless Eye Toy rip-off.

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Why do I find that hard to believe? :roll:

Thunderdrone

Ofcourse it wasn't inspired by the Wii, it's a shameless Eye Toy rip-off.

Rockman999

Would have been more shocking if they came out and said "Natal IS inspired by the Wii"Brainkiller05

Why? Whats so horrible about admiting you admire the competition?

Iwata, the president of Nintendo says he owns a PS3 and enjoys it, when asked what he thought about sonys fall from grace he did not answer as he thought it would be disrespectfull.

Cammie Dunnaway said she thought LBP on the PSP fantastic and AC2 was one of the best looking games at E3, Miyamoto is one of the few big shots who actually visits the competitions booths to play their games (seen watching KZ2 and in this E3; PSPGo).

You dont see them throwing cheap shots like the sad "waggle" comment

Wow... did they just copy/paste the yellow from an old Nintendo press release?

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]Would have been more shocking if they came out and said "Natal IS inspired by the Wii"Thunderdrone

Why? Whats so horrible about admiting you admire the competition?

Iwata, the president of Nintendo says he owns a PS3 and enjoys it, when asked what he thought about sonys fall from grace he did not answer as he thought it would be disrespectfull.

Cammie Dunnaway said she thought LBP on the PSP fantastic and AC2 was one of the best looking games at E3, Miyamoto is one of the few big shots who actually visits the competitions booths to play their games (seen watching KZ2 and in this E3; PSPGo).

You dont see them throwing cheap shots like the sad "waggle" comment

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... but yeah it's pretty stupid to come out and say 'we are aiming for what the WIi has" don't you think?nintendo-4life

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]Would have been more shocking if they came out and said "Natal IS inspired by the Wii"Thunderdrone

Why? Whats so horrible about admiting you admire the competition?

Iwata, the president of Nintendo says he owns a PS3 and enjoys it, when asked what he thought about sonys fall from grace he did not answer as he thought it would be disrespectfull.

Cammie Dunnaway said she thought LBP on the PSP fantastic and AC2 was one of the best looking games at E3, Miyamoto is one of the few big shots who actually visits the competitions booths to play their games (seen watching KZ2 and in this E3; PSPGo).

You dont see them throwing cheap shots like the sad "waggle" comment

Yeah. Coming from the same company that denied the RROD was an issue, and then coughed up a 3 year warranty like they were doing everyone a favor.

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]Would have been more shocking if they came out and said "Natal IS inspired by the Wii"Thunderdrone

Why? Whats so horrible about admiting you admire the competition?

Iwata, the president of Nintendo says he owns a PS3 and enjoys it, when asked what he thought about sonys fall from grace he did not answer as he thought it would be disrespectfull.

Cammie Dunnaway said she thought LBP on the PSP fantastic and AC2 was one of the best looking games at E3, Miyamoto is one of the few big shots who actually visits the competitions booths to play their games (seen watching KZ2 and in this E3; PSPGo).

You dont see them throwing cheap shots like the sad "waggle" comment

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... but yeah it's pretty stupid to come out and say 'we are aiming for what the WIi has" don't you think?Thunderdrone

Well, natal is'nt inspired by wii. If you actually think it has far more in common with Eye Toy / PS Eye than the wii remote. It was inspired by Eye Toy but a response to wii. And he is right, it is more accessible and easier to use than anything else so far, but no way in hell is it more functional. Even the controller they have now is more functional for gaming than natal. :lol:

Edit: My 2600th! Tha Atari post! :o

Cammie Dunnaway said she thought LBP on the PSP fantastic and AC2 was one of the best looking games at E3, Miyamoto is one of the few big shots who actually visits the competitions booths to play their games (seen watching KZ2 and in this E3; PSPGo).

Well she certainly was'nt going to say New Super Mario Bros. wii and retain any credibility..TheGrat1

credibility hey? Kinda like M$ saying NATAL exists regardless of the Wii phenomenon and then using the exact same words nintendo has been using to describe their philosophy with the Wii?

Oh and Myiamoto ALWAYS checks the competition, Not just this E3.

And i'm curious if you disagree that of all three, Nintendo the one with more "class".

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[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]Would have been more shocking if they came out and said "Natal IS inspired by the Wii"gamefan67

Why? Whats so horrible about admiting you admire the competition?

Iwata, the president of Nintendo says he owns a PS3 and enjoys it, when asked what he thought about sonys fall from grace he did not answer as he thought it would be disrespectfull.

Cammie Dunnaway said she thought LBP on the PSP fantastic and AC2 was one of the best looking games at E3, Miyamoto is one of the few big shots who actually visits the competitions booths to play their games (seen watching KZ2 and in this E3; PSPGo).

You dont see them throwing cheap shots like the sad "waggle" comment

:roll:

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rusty_armor1

Yeah, Microsoft clearly invested millions of dollars to fight the serious threat that is the mighty eyetoy.

Nintendo's Wii has nothing to do with it at all >_>

It was basically a flat out copy of Eyetoy and then a matter of improving it .

Anyway they are not crazy that they`ill claim its a copy.

Uh huh. :|

In other news the Wrights Brothers' plane actually didn't lead to the creation of more advanced airplanes.

I don't see why MS would even go out of its way to deny this. It's pretty damn obvious that they are lying when they say that Natal wasn't inspired by the Wii. If they said "Well, we saw what they were doing and thoughtwe could do that kind of thingbetter", that'd be acceptable. But to just straight up deny the Wii was an inspiration strikes me as rather dumb.

Well, natal is'nt inspired by wii. If you actually think it has far more in common with Eye Toy / PS Eye than the wii remote. It was inspired by Eye Toy but a response to wii. And he is right, it is more accessible and easier to use than anything else so far, but no way in hell is it more functional. Even the controller they have now is more functional for gaming than natal. :lol:

Edit: My 2600th! Tha Atari post! :o

TheGrat1

MS honesty expect people to believe that crock? When MS launched they didn't even think or agree with HD 1080p, HDMI, HD media..let alone motion...but later adopted it, due to competition, same goes with natal...they are always catching up. I honestly laughed so hard at this.

MS honesty expect people to believe that crock? When MS launched they didn't even think or agree with HD 1080p, HDMI, HD media..let alone motion...but later adopted it, due to competition, same goes with natal...they are always catching up. I honestly laughed so hard at this.

Slambo86

Sorry to break it to you, but it's Sony that is doing the most catching up this gen.

Yeah just like how the Avatars aren't inspired by the Mii's. :roll:

At least Natal didn't look as a shameless copy of the WiiMote (as Sony's glowing thing), so ok, I accept that this time.IronBass

At least Natal didn't look as a shameless copy of the WiiMote (as Sony's glowing thing), so ok, I accept that this time.IronBass

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]Would have been more shocking if they came out and said "Natal IS inspired by the Wii"Thunderdrone

Why? Whats so horrible about admiting you admire the competition?

Iwata, the president of Nintendo says he owns a PS3 and enjoys it, when asked what he thought about sonys fall from grace he did not answer as he thought it would be disrespectfull.

Cammie Dunnaway said she thought LBP on the PSP fantastic and AC2 was one of the best looking games at E3, Miyamoto is one of the few big shots who actually visits the competitions booths to play their games (seen watching KZ2 and in this E3; PSPGo).

You dont see them throwing cheap shots like the sad "waggle" comment

Yeah, that yellow text pretty much sums it all up.

I don't see what is wrong with being inspired by something that is working - and selling - so well though.

Natal wouldn't of existed if Wii didn't have motion sensing. Don't BS Microsoft.

Natal is nothing, its some dream MS hope will work out. IMO, it won't even work like they say, but simply made for casuals and party people. Slambo86

hmmm.

breaking down barriers is what the wii was all about

[QUOTE="IronBass"]At least Natal didn't look as a shameless copy of the WiiMote (as Sony's glowing thing), so ok, I accept that this time.Slambo86

You don't know how something works unless it's released. Many wii games looked like they worked but ended up to be trash (red steel comes to mind).