Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Microsoft's Wii-mote killer



According to some rumors on the net Microsoft is creating it own motion sensing game controller on the lines of Nitendo's Wii-mote.Well it could be a Wii-mote killer given that Microsoft are very good at imitation...

Here are some of the device’s capabilities that it could have:

  • Full body and hand gesture control of games / characters.
  • In fighting games you kick, punch, duck, dive, jump and so forth with your body.
  • It also picks up small hand gestures like pinching, grabbing and scrolling.
  • There will also be video conferencing and games with video.
  • Trivia game over the internet with live images of each person playing. When a question pops up, they can clap to buzz in.
  • You can "move objects on your screen" and the other party can see what you're doing in real time.
  • Sensor detects only the person playing, not folks observing on the couch.

One may wonder how well the Japanese audience will accept this, considering Xbox’s comparatively low sales there.

Keep in mind, all this could be just a rumor