Microsoft is going to release a 360 motion sensing remote. How will Wii compete?

It's a staple of the video games industry, Nintendo invents a brilliant innovation to a controller, and every competitor copies it. What will happen when MSFT enevitably releases the 360's version of full motion sensing controller? Choosing between nearly identical playing multiplatform games for example, the 360 would take every customer, due to the highly superior graphics etc.

I am not a fanboy, I own every game platform, I am just concerned that Nintendo has put too much into the unique innovation of their controller (which all competitors will duplicate in some form) sans the highest quality first party titles, how can Nintendo compete when this eventually happen? I for one would buy every multiplatform game on the 360 (or maybe PS3, if they improve the motion control of the scheme they currently have)

Also I have no "Official source", however I find it incredibly dubious that this would not eventually happen. Think shoulder buttons, think analog, think rumble...now think motion sensing...now think Nintendo innovated all of these features, so how could the competitors (MSFT, Sony) not duplicate this technology to make their systems even more successful?

I don't think it would matter. the Wii is much more user-friendly for non-gamers. the console is cheaper & better looking. So i still think the non-gamers would choose the Wii.SuzumeCake

The Wii does have a simpler interface, but not that much more simple. In fact the online component of 360 is way more user friendly than the Wii. It is cheaper, however the aesthetic quality of the Wii is very nice, but so is the 360. I have both and the Wii fit snuggly right on top of my 360, in fact they compliment each other. They both have very smooth technological appearances.

[QUOTE="SuzumeCake"]I don't think it would matter. the Wii is much more user-friendly for non-gamers. the console is cheaper & better looking. So i still think the non-gamers would choose the Wii.BrotherGamer

The Wii does have a simpler interface, but not that much more simple. In fact the online component of 360 is way more user friendly than the Wii. It is cheaper, however the aesthetic quality of the Wii is very nice, but so is the 360. I have both and the Wii fit snuggly right on top of my 360, in fact they compliment each other. They both have very smooth technological appearances.

they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)shoeman12

Not true. Rumble packs on N64 sold very well, new Xbox original controllers went over well, and oh wait, those Wii Classic controllers must be selling like garbage? NOT! It didn't come with the system, I bought one, and so did most other people that have the system want one. Controller devices that are released indepedently of the system iteself can be very successful. Your assumption was wrong.

If they do, they'll be screwed...why?

Because then everyone will call them copycats, it'll ruin their reputation, and more people will want the original....

If they do, they'll be screwed...why?

Because then everyone will call them copycats, it'll ruin their reputation, and more people will want the original....

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[QUOTE="SuzumeCake"]I don't think it would matter. the Wii is much more user-friendly for non-gamers. the console is cheaper & better looking. So i still think the non-gamers would choose the Wii.Jaysonguy

The Wii does have a simpler interface, but not that much more simple. In fact the online component of 360 is way more user friendly than the Wii. It is cheaper, however the aesthetic quality of the Wii is very nice, but so is the 360. I have both and the Wii fit snuggly right on top of my 360, in fact they compliment each other. They both have very smooth technological appearances.

This is not a system war, its system comparison and analysis. Please explain your contradiction, because you sound crazy and non-sensical.

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)BrotherGamer

Not true. Rumble packs on N64 sold very well, new Xbox original controllers went over well, and oh wait, those Wii Classic controllers must be selling like garbage? NOT! It didn't come with the system, I bought one, and so did most other people that have the system want one. Controller devices that are released indepedently of the system iteself can be very successful. Your assumption was wrong.

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)BrotherGamer

Not true. Rumble packs on N64 sold very well, new Xbox original controllers went over well, and oh wait, those Wii Classic controllers must be selling like garbage? NOT! It didn't come with the system, I bought one, and so did most other people that have the system want one. Controller devices that are released indepedently of the system iteself can be very successful. Your assumption was wrong.

If they do, they'll be screwed...why?

Because then everyone will call them copycats, it'll ruin their reputation, and more people will want the original....

weazur

Just like when Sony copied the analog control interface of the Nintendo 64 controller? And it ruined Sony's Reputation and the Playstation 2 went on to become the biggest commercial failure of a video game system? Nope.

Nintendo has always been the lead innovator, and Sony and Microsoft and virtually every possible console creator will continue to copy their innovations. Trust me, being on copy cat status does not harm their business.

This is not a system war, its system comparison and analysis. Please explain your contradiction, because you sound crazy and non-sensical.

BrotherGamer

[QUOTE="weazur"]

If they do, they'll be screwed...why?

Because then everyone will call them copycats, it'll ruin their reputation, and more people will want the original....

BrotherGamer

Just like when Sony copied the analog control interface of the Nintendo 64 controller? And it ruined Sony's Reputation and the Playstation 2 went on to become the biggest commercial failure of a video game system? Nope.

Nintendo has always been the lead innovator, and Sony and Microsoft and virtually every possible console creator will continue to copy their innovations. Trust me, being on copy cat status does not harm their business.

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)BrotherGamer

Not true. Rumble packs on N64 sold very well, new Xbox original controllers went over well, and oh wait, those Wii Classic controllers must be selling like garbage? NOT! It didn't come with the system, I bought one, and so did most other people that have the system want one. Controller devices that are released indepedently of the system iteself can be very successful. Your assumption was wrong.

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[QUOTE="shoeman12"]they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)shoeman12

Not true. Rumble packs on N64 sold very well, new Xbox original controllers went over well, and oh wait, those Wii Classic controllers must be selling like garbage? NOT! It didn't come with the system, I bought one, and so did most other people that have the system want one. Controller devices that are released indepedently of the system iteself can be very successful. Your assumption was wrong.

I never said right now, they could announce it in 18 months, giving developers time to develop different controller modes. They easy online interface would allow programmers the ability to use software updates to create new versions of games that would use the updated control interface. It would breathe new life into older titles.

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[QUOTE="shoeman12"]they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)tomarlyn

Not true. Rumble packs on N64 sold very well, new Xbox original controllers went over well, and oh wait, those Wii Classic controllers must be selling like garbage? NOT! It didn't come with the system, I bought one, and so did most other people that have the system want one. Controller devices that are released indepedently of the system iteself can be very successful. Your assumption was wrong.

The dk bongos werent a total flop i thought donkey konga as a fun game.( i dont own it though)

But thats not really the same as releasign a whole new remote.

Also some games with differnet remotes can work, Guitar hero..

Bill Gates has to go into his big and complex head and look for an original idea. Please Microsoft don't follow the PS3 path and copy somethingjust to watch your consloe fail

P.S. PS3 still is a piece of crap.

It could never be like the Wii-mote. Nintendo owns the patent. Thats why the PS3 no longer has rumble.Nuck81

Oh Nintendo and Microsoft got sued for rumble too but payed a settlement. Ninty doesn't invent this stuff they just put it into practice.

ur retarded. y would microsoft ever do that.

I think the real question is how strong Nintendo's patents on their motion sensing controllers are.  I can almost guarantee that neither Sony or MS won't come up with a wiimote mock-up this generation, and even if they wanted to next generation, I doubt they would be able to develop anything too similar to the wiimote.  When you think about it, the wiimote/nunchuck combination is pretty much the best form of control developed yet; its pretty much a standard controller split in half with motion sensing on both parts.  I think if anyone wanted to steal off Nintendo, they would have to copy the wiimote/nunchuck format, and that would probably lead to some massive lawsuits because it'd be too much of a blatant rip-off. 

Personally, I think if anyone tries to steal from Nintendo it will be Sony; they've already thrown in motion sensing on the PS3 remote at the last minute; and Bill Gates himself wasn't enthusiastic about using motion sensing controls for consoles.   

Wow, making stuff up to cause trouble on a weekend.
How original
Jaysonguy

Try playing Super Mario World with a Gamecube controller before you call the Classic controller pointless.

Edit: I forgot to talk about the on topic. I believe if Microsoft released a Wii-mote style controller, whether or not it is successful would depend mostly on how much Microsoft adopts it, if they were to heavily support it i think it could take off. I do not, however, see Microsoft releasing such a controller, because they make a ton of money on what they already do, plus they can say that they're the "alternative" to the tilt controllers.

I think the real question is how strong Nintendo's patents on their motion sensing controllers are.  I can almost guarantee that neither Sony or MS won't come up with a wiimote mock-up this generation, and even if they wanted to next generation, I doubt they would be able to develop anything too similar to the wiimote.  When you think about it, the wiimote/nunchuck combination is pretty much the best form of control developed yet; its pretty much a standard controller split in half with motion sensing on both parts.  I think if anyone wanted to steal off Nintendo, they would have to copy the wiimote/nunchuck format, and that would probably lead to some massive lawsuits because it'd be too much of a blatant rip-off. 

Personally, I think if anyone tries to steal from Nintendo it will be Sony; they've already thrown in motion sensing on the PS3 remote at the last minute; and Bill Gates himself wasn't enthusiastic about using motion sensing controls for consoles.   

Robertfaler

Actually most modern controllers are blatant rip-offs of the uber-perfect Super Nintendo Controller. Dual shock, 360 controller, the format is streamlined identically to the SNES, except with more buttons and analog. (Analog being "borrowed" from the N64 innovation). So in other words, they will make "different enough" and it be incorporated into the other next generation (CURRENT next gen), or next next generation systems.

It could never be like the Wii-mote. Nintendo owns the patent. Thats why the PS3 no longer has rumble.Nuck81

Might want to get your facts straight.  Nintendo does not own the patent for rumble.  It is some other company and they in fact sued all three of the console companies.  Microsoft agreed to pay, I don't know how Nintendo handled it and Sony took out the rumble feature because they said it "interfered" with the motion-sensing of their controller.

And for all you people that think this is going to happen, this person is just speculating, which is why this should be in system wars and not in this forum.

-Shark2k

Microsoft will never release a motion sensing controller

they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)shoeman12

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]they wouldn't make one for the current 360. controllers and such that aren't released alongside the console fail ( like dk bongos, eyetoy)FLYmeatwad