I know that there have probably been a million of these threads overall, but there hasn't been one too recently so I will take that oppurtunity to spread my opinion on motion controls like a plague.
Motion contols are a massive waste of time, effort and money. Why? here's why:
The Wii: Nintendo's latest console is where this all started. With the announcement that the Wii would be using motion controls, many people were dying to give it a try and experience the incredible immersion that the Wii falsely advertised. Wii Sports was a great start and I still consider Wii sports to be a fairly good game when I occasionally play it when my cousin (who damn near loves the thing) comes over for a visit. Wii sports showed the potential that the wii had. Gamers bought it, casual gamers bought it, people who had never owned a console in their lives bought it. Nintendo was raking in the cash worldwide, and started producing games almost exclusively for this casual demographic. This was back in 2006/2007. Now in 2010 Microsoft and Sony have gotten greedy and want a slice of that big ol' money pie.
The Price problem: Since all the casual gamers have wiis, why would they want to buy the atrociously expensive Kinect, or the confusing and overall expensive PlayStation Eye, two move conrollers and move navigator, all on top of the console itself. They may as well stick with the wii which is suiting them just fine. Then there's the hardcore gamers. Why would core gamers want to pick up Kinect for $200AUD when it has literally no fun, non-wii looking games that make use of the technology? They wouldn't. And then there is the Move which is trying to appeal to the core gamers as well with games like "The Fight" and "The Shoot". But once again the aforementioned controller problem and price problem rears its ugly head. The Move starter kit which contains the PlayStation Eye and one of the lollipop move controllers. This is about $100AUD. The term starter kit is completely redundant however as we've been told that some games will require two lollipop contollers instead of just one, an extra one costs about $70AUD. And we've also been told that some games will require the navigation controller which consts $50AUD. This entire concept is so confusing and it means that in order to play every game on the Move's set list it would cost $220AUD, or $180USD. That is a lot of money to spend on a something that is only slightly more advanced than the Wii which is only a bit more expensive.
Playing on the couch: It was recently discovered (I can't remember where I found this it was either on GameTrailers or here on the escapist) that it would actually be impossible to sit down while playing Kinect, because it cannot register a person unless it can see their entire body standing in front of it. That is not a good point in its favour. I don't know about you but when I'm playing a game it is to chill out after a long day, or just to have some fun. To do this I sit on either my desk chair or in my recliner or lie down on the couch. What do these have in commmon? Apart from my fingers I am barely moving, I'm in a relaxed position and most importantly I am not standing up. From what we've seen of Kinect it is very involving and looks rather exhausting to play for more than five minutes. How is this going to revolutionise gaming?
Say what you will about my opinions on these motion controllers. But my evidence supports the theory that Kinect and Move will ultimately fail. To start with they will probably sell rather well. But then after some of Microsofts characteristic tecnical issues, Kinect will start losing followers and eventually (hopefully) dribble away. Move has a better chance if they can give a clear indication of which games will use which controllers, but at the end of the day it will end up less successful than the wii. Why? Because the Wii has become a brand. Even people who have never played games in their lives no what the Wii is, hell those people prbably now own wiis. The Wii is the motion control behemoth, Microsoft and Sony are too late to the party, and don't stand much of a chance.
In Conclusion, Microsoft and Sony are doing pretty well for themselves at the end of the day, but Nintendo is the champion in the money grabbing frenzy. They may have spent the last couple of years hanging out with casual gamers making incredibly stupid games, but they've pulled themselves back with the 3DS and all the new titles that were announced at E3. Obviously they're about to make another mistake with the retarded sounding vitality sensor thing. But all those monumentally dumb games have moved away from Nintendo and joined Microsoft to fill out the lauch line up for Kinect. I'm not going to tell you not to buy Kinect or Move, but the fact is I shouldn't have to. The facts speak for themselves. And if you need more evidence to not buy Kinect, well......Kinectimals.
Actually speaking of Kinectimals, it was recently discovered that Kinectimals does not use the same technology as Milo, which now will not be released. Does anyone else get the suspicion that Milo wasn't actually a game? Like it was just a really well timed and acted pre-rendered video?
Its over now. Go on post you comments.
Motion contols are a massive waste of time, effort and money. Why? here's why:
The Wii: Nintendo's latest console is where this all started. With the announcement that the Wii would be using motion controls, many people were dying to give it a try and experience the incredible immersion that the Wii falsely advertised. Wii Sports was a great start and I still consider Wii sports to be a fairly good game when I occasionally play it when my cousin (who damn near loves the thing) comes over for a visit. Wii sports showed the potential that the wii had. Gamers bought it, casual gamers bought it, people who had never owned a console in their lives bought it. Nintendo was raking in the cash worldwide, and started producing games almost exclusively for this casual demographic. This was back in 2006/2007. Now in 2010 Microsoft and Sony have gotten greedy and want a slice of that big ol' money pie.
The Price problem: Since all the casual gamers have wiis, why would they want to buy the atrociously expensive Kinect, or the confusing and overall expensive PlayStation Eye, two move conrollers and move navigator, all on top of the console itself. They may as well stick with the wii which is suiting them just fine. Then there's the hardcore gamers. Why would core gamers want to pick up Kinect for $200AUD when it has literally no fun, non-wii looking games that make use of the technology? They wouldn't. And then there is the Move which is trying to appeal to the core gamers as well with games like "The Fight" and "The Shoot". But once again the aforementioned controller problem and price problem rears its ugly head. The Move starter kit which contains the PlayStation Eye and one of the lollipop move controllers. This is about $100AUD. The term starter kit is completely redundant however as we've been told that some games will require two lollipop contollers instead of just one, an extra one costs about $70AUD. And we've also been told that some games will require the navigation controller which consts $50AUD. This entire concept is so confusing and it means that in order to play every game on the Move's set list it would cost $220AUD, or $180USD. That is a lot of money to spend on a something that is only slightly more advanced than the Wii which is only a bit more expensive.
Playing on the couch: It was recently discovered (I can't remember where I found this it was either on GameTrailers or here on the escapist) that it would actually be impossible to sit down while playing Kinect, because it cannot register a person unless it can see their entire body standing in front of it. That is not a good point in its favour. I don't know about you but when I'm playing a game it is to chill out after a long day, or just to have some fun. To do this I sit on either my desk chair or in my recliner or lie down on the couch. What do these have in commmon? Apart from my fingers I am barely moving, I'm in a relaxed position and most importantly I am not standing up. From what we've seen of Kinect it is very involving and looks rather exhausting to play for more than five minutes. How is this going to revolutionise gaming?
Say what you will about my opinions on these motion controllers. But my evidence supports the theory that Kinect and Move will ultimately fail. To start with they will probably sell rather well. But then after some of Microsofts characteristic tecnical issues, Kinect will start losing followers and eventually (hopefully) dribble away. Move has a better chance if they can give a clear indication of which games will use which controllers, but at the end of the day it will end up less successful than the wii. Why? Because the Wii has become a brand. Even people who have never played games in their lives no what the Wii is, hell those people prbably now own wiis. The Wii is the motion control behemoth, Microsoft and Sony are too late to the party, and don't stand much of a chance.
In Conclusion, Microsoft and Sony are doing pretty well for themselves at the end of the day, but Nintendo is the champion in the money grabbing frenzy. They may have spent the last couple of years hanging out with casual gamers making incredibly stupid games, but they've pulled themselves back with the 3DS and all the new titles that were announced at E3. Obviously they're about to make another mistake with the retarded sounding vitality sensor thing. But all those monumentally dumb games have moved away from Nintendo and joined Microsoft to fill out the lauch line up for Kinect. I'm not going to tell you not to buy Kinect or Move, but the fact is I shouldn't have to. The facts speak for themselves. And if you need more evidence to not buy Kinect, well......Kinectimals.
Actually speaking of Kinectimals, it was recently discovered that Kinectimals does not use the same technology as Milo, which now will not be released. Does anyone else get the suspicion that Milo wasn't actually a game? Like it was just a really well timed and acted pre-rendered video?
Its over now. Go on post you comments.
