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Fils-Aime "embarrassed" by Sony, Microsoft's motion control attempts |
Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aime, Sony

Sony and Microsoft are now moving into the Wii-dominated motion-controlled gaming market. So, what does Nintendo think about it? NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime says they'd be embarrassed to do what the two console manufacturers are currently doing.
"I think a hallmark of Nintendo is that we are constantly trying to innovate," he said in an interview with gaming blog Kotaku. "I think we would have been embarrassed to do what our competitors are currently doing."
Nintendo seems unconcerned about the current state of things, but what about the future? Fils-Aime again laid to rest speculation about a Wii HD, saying that while HD is definitely one of the things they're looking into, it by itself won't be a reason for Nintendo to put out a new console. It needs to provide "a whole new compelling experience" as well.
"When Mr. Miyamoto goes to Mr. Iwata and says. 'I have this great idea and I can't do it on the Wii,' that's when there will be a next generation console. What that includes we'll see," he said.
Via [Kotaku]
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When Mr. Miyamoto goes to Mr. Iwata and says. 'I have this great idea and I can't do it on the Wii,' that's when there will be a next generation console.
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I'm sure we can all look forward to Wii Music 2
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Not Wii Music 2!
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Also, Nintendo has no right to talk. They copied everything they ever did. And still drag their feet on things like HD and online.
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Sony = 3D tech and PS Move
Microsoft = Natal
Nintendo = uhmm, MotionPlus 2?
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Remember how the Sony and Microsoft fanboys slagged it off as a gimmicky novelty controller that is not a proper controller?
I sure as hell do.
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Hardcore games != Halo, Resistance, COD, or other popular FPS's which are the biggest reason most people play 360/PS3.
It's about numbers and Nintendo's got them this time around. If it truly is a gimmick, we'll see on the next system iteration because there will be enough people who were burned on buying a Wii that will not touch a Wii2.
FYI - there was another wii shortage a month or so ago. Now why would there be a shortage on a system everyone is tired of playing?
gimmick
–noun
1.
an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, esp. one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
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Wii games have no skill just wave around like some dumb 5year old and win the game, I guess that's what happens when the controls don't work like they should.
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If I remember correctly, both 360 and PS3 had the lead and everyone was stating that nothing would come from Nintendo.... 4 years later, what is it... wii 61.7 million sold, while 360 is something like 33 million, or something like that. Sales do not lie, and although there maybe a lot more casual gamers (as you fan boys would no doubt say), at least Nintendo have not stooped to copying another consoles idea just in an attempt to get more business. haha such losers.
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ignorance is surely bliss in your life.
research what they are "copying" and you'll see they all were done before nintendo, they just didn't make a console out of a gimmick.
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..think about how well the pet rock sold.
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you sound like every other pc fanboy out there. fuckin go get your own opinion and stop being such a sheep. Console gamers, as well as PC gamers are Hardcore in their own right. Not all pc games are the be all/end all of games. (not saying console games are either)
Btw dude, the wii fuckin blows. it has like, 5 good games. all of them first party, because no one in their right mind buys the shitty third party games on it. and yes, they are shitty.
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There are more games on the Wii I enjoy than on the PS3 or 360, with the PC being my main gaming platform for everything that feels wrong to play on the consoles (RTS, FPS).
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the whole fps to console transition is over.
if anything, you're not a hardcore gamer for the lack of the ability to play them on a console.
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I also owned both 369 and PS3 and found games just boring, so what if the graphics are good, the games are nothing new... I was button bashing on the snes all those years ago... I find the Wii much more fun, and if you really think that pressing a button to swing a sword is actually better than the sword moving with your every movement, then you are a fool. Red Steel is going to show what the motion plus is capable off, and I do hope that Zelda truely shows off it's power... far better than bashing a few buttons.. like I said, I was doing that on the snes.
Oh, I also have the controller set up on my PC to play counter strike, haha can't beat that
The main point though relates to this article, Microsoft and Sony are jumping in on motion control now because it is the way forward.... people, or at least sane people, do not want to button bash anymore. Nintendo has taken a giant step forward and it has paid off, the next gen of consoles will be quite something because of this.
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You're talking about PS Move there, buddy. Wii uses flick gestures to toggle annimations.
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Not all PC gamers are 300+ lbs and live in a basement.
And from most of what I've seen most WoW junkies are under the age of 18.
PRO Tip: Nobody really has a basement anymore unless you are living in a dilapidated house built in the early 1900s.
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so, they have to be shamed of all the past since nintendo 64 for trying to compete with the same standars as other consoles?
well is not the fist time nintendo is objetc of copying, did you remenber de rumble pack and them, the dual shock?
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Sony had analog before N64, before the dual shock
Everything you think Nintendo did was copied from someone else
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Sorry I had to.
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i caught that too.
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I'm seriously tired of these "hardcore" gamers whining about HD. Core gaming is not limited to FPS, 3rdPS, Racing Sims, Fighters, and/or anything M rated. It's all about gameplay.
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But did Mr Reggie saw this video before talking.
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The idea behind the Move originate in 2003-2004
But yes the wii success cause it to materialize with accelerometers.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpNdkm9s8AY&feature=related
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the older nintendo fans such as myself may also give it a miss (expecially at launch)as we feel abandoned with all these throw away cheap games.
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the only innovation I've seen from Nintendo is when the Game Boy came out, the Virtual Boy and the Wii...the rest where just a different console that used what had been seen before...a box using cartridges to play games...the DS isn't innovative since the touch screen tech has been out for quite a while
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also, way to spell jealously wrong. nintendo must be proud to have fans like you.
everything you probably consider innovative has been done before by Sony and other companies.
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your saying XBOX live is not innovative..
NO dude making a game cube in a shiny white rectangle with an annoyingly inaccurate motion controller is not innovative..i mean How "innovative" to release games on wii and gamecube at the same time..... is that not a hint enough.. Nintendo is the least innovative company i can think of. even APPLE is better.
you.... you are an idiot .
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If you own a 360 or PS3, you are a gamer. When you give true gamers more options, it'll sell. It won't be a "short term fad" like nintendo planned for.
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http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1077356p1.html
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this is like som1 develops a flat screen tv.
and then another company makes a diffrent flat screeen tv
... they look the same.
They are worlds apart.
nintendo. Playstion Move shits on your wii in every way possible.
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i don't like selfish companies all for money.
they allow such crap games on their system that are all rehashes of each other.
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Shoot I'd be embarrassed renting wii games at blockbuster :/
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In short, the only thing worthwhile has been my. pc. NVIDIA ftw
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it was with eyetoy and using the same tech as now...
so nintendo. you are stupid. sony had this tech years ago and atleast didnt base my WHOLE console around it.
.. i still have a normal controller and better motion tech.
so... what does wii have again?
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Try to think of this Sony controller as an advancement for gaming in general. It's what the wiimote SHOULD have been originally.
It doesn't matter what company is doing what.
Give me a fun, addictive, and exciting game. Who cares what brand is on it?
You guys are like girls arguing over different clothing labels.
Just play games, god damn it. be happy we're moving forward.
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So what's with the DS Lite and now the DSI XL?
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Screw both of em! I'm always gonna be a sony person. go sony. sure they're expensive but they make beter stuff than those 2 (even if they have to steal an already developed idea) & they get great 3rd party support!
Btw ive had all the consoles so my opinion isnt biased
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