I think kinect will end up like the wii (applies to playstation move too). The first year or two will have great games. After that they will lose game ideas and the games will start to suck and they will keep making remakes. Then they will lose their respect from hardcore gamers and their only audience will be little kids and families. When I think of gaming I think of sitting on a couch, one hand with a controller, and the other in a bag of chips. If people are worried about their kids getting fat and unhealthy, here's an idea, take away the video games and tell him/her to go outside. In my opinion Kinect and Playstation Move will fail and I will slowly lose my respect for Sony and Microsoft. If Nintendo made something that appeals to the hardcore gamer for once, maybe I'll actually buy something from them. GraveDigger571
I'm not sure what you're talking about.. I only just found myself finally having to move to my other hand to count the number of games on the Wii that interest me. As to your next comment, I'm going to have to say that this year of remakes might be the best thing to happen to the Wii. I can agree with you that innovation and interesting games are lacking on the Wii - but I can't say it's a recent phenomenon nor that the Wii software market had some sort of magical first year of brilliance.
I'm also not sure what you're talking about in regards to graphics. I have played many a game with beautiful graphics that couldn't hold a candle to a game with medicore visuals. It's not the game's graphics that make it great, it's the gameplay. As long as the graphics are crisp and clean, by which I mean not horribly obnoxious or flawed, it's ok. I heard so often people equating the Wii's controls to entertaining gameplay - heck, that is the selling point of both Natal and Move - but flashy motion controls does not equate entertaining gameplay. Look at Twilight Princess for an example. Much better played on the Gamecube, the Wii controls a mere gimmick. All you did was waggle the controller at your foes, the controls so imprecise as to not matter wich way you swung or how. Other games made much better use of the controls, Punch Out, Mario, Metroid. My point here is just to emphisize that having a fancy motion controller scheme does not automatically equate either entertaining gameplay or controls.
As to Natal (and yes, I'd rather call it by it's old name), I say the same thing about it as I do the Move. It's not really something I see worth picking up on Day 1, nor perhaps even the first year. The software lineup is just not interesting enough, and the future of the technology not clear.
Now, to all you complaining about the price of Natal at 150$, let me do a little calculating for you that might make you rethink your opinion.
Natal accurately tracks 2 players at a time. Which means you can have the best controls the accessory offers for 150$ for two players. Move costs 100$ for one player, plus 30$ for a full one player setup. But wait - the best control the move offers requires two move controllers, which will put that price range at 150$ or 180$ depending on whether you want to purchase the analogue stick remote. That's for one player, if you want two players you need to spend that much, but only for the basic control scheme. If you want the best controls the Move has to offer for two players, that requires four Move motes, in effect raising the price of two player to nigh 300$ (assuming you purchase two secondary remotes for games that require them).
I'm not a big fan of the Wii - I sold mine due to lack of titles that interested me - but judging fromt he launch line up of games, now's not the time to purchase either of these new technologies. In fact, I'd say if you're burning to have motion control, the Wii and it's giant collection of gaming options is the cheapest and best choice.
If we're making predictions, I'm thinking Move and Kinect with both flounder, requiring a heavier and more expansive software lineup to bring either to the point of profit or interest. It's a conundrum, because if the accessories flounder, there will never be a large lineup of games for them. I can almost see it now, a fiasco as big as the ethernet adaptor for the PS2 or online gaming on the Gamecube. The former of which I bought into. I enjoyed my time with Socom, which might be a solace to those who decide to purchase Kinect or Move, you'll enjoy the time you have with them, even if they don't get up off the ground.
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