Stories of injury caused by the Wii have persisted since the launch of the console. There has been a number of reports where consumers have hit each other by accident playing on the Wii. However, it seems that the Home Shopping Network recently demonstrated to everyone once again the destructive power of the Wii.
July was a slow month in gaming with sales dropping for the past five months. However, August looks to be a new month with some indication of the holiday season finally creeping upon us. Almost all of the platforms increased in August from July, with the PS3 taking an exceptional leap. Unfortunately, the legendary PS2 continues its downward spiral.
It seems clear which way the video games industry is heading, with the Wii being the bestselling console of this generation, and both Sony and Microsoft unveiling new motion sensing control methods at E3 2009. While some people will love the idea of a casual gaming, motion sensing future, many aren’t, including the founder of Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream.
The Wii Vitality Sensor is a new Nintendo peripheral which measures your pulse for God knows whatever reason. Since it was announced, no one has really understood what the point of it is going to be. But fear not, as Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime is here to help us understand. Sort of.
Microsoft unveiled Project Natal at E3 2009 last week, and it was the talking point of the show. Final Fantasy XIV may have been a bigger surprise but Natal has provoked debates and mixed opinions by the bucket loads. Now, there are reports that Natal could be incompatible with people with darker skin tones. That’s right folks, Project Natal is racist!
The Wii has MotionPlus, and the Xbox is getting Project Natal. So it was only a matter of time before Sony made it a three-way battle for motion-sensing supremacy by unveiling its own PS3 device. Which is exactly what it did today during its E3 2009 presentation. Meet the PS3 motion-sensing wand.
E3 2009 is just over a week away, beginning on June 2. There are sure to be many games announced, many surprises unveiled, and healthy competition between Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Personally, I can’t help thinking that this E3 will be all about motion-sensing devices, with such controllers possibly set to be announced for both the PS3 and Xbox 360.
The Tony Hawk series of video games began with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater in 1999 and has most recently produced Tony Hawk’s Proving Grounds. Some of the games were good, some were bad, but with nine iterations released so far, all just slightly different from the previous game, it’s time for something new. Enter Tony Hawk: Ride, complete with its skateboard controller. I kid you not.
The Wii MotionPlus peripheral is due for release on June 8, less than a month away. This little device, which attaches to the end of the Wii remote, aims to turn the currently inaccurate Wii motion controls into a 1:1 spot-on control system. Analysts think it’ll sell extremely well but will it be the boost the Wii seems to need at the moment?
We all knew the day would come when, sick of playing second (and third) fiddle to the Nintendo, Wii, the Xbox 360 (and PS3) would be given motion-sensing devices of their own. Along with rumors of Sony being due to unveil its effort at the forthcoming E3, there is now evidence to suggest Microsoft will do likewise. And the concept looks ambitious.
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