14 DAY TRIAL // Motion sensitive technology is the latest trend in the gaming industry, largely due to the fact that Nintendo introduced it and made it popular with a lot of people thanks to its Wii console. Both Microsoft and Sony have recently introduced their own takes on motion sensitive technologies.
When these announcements were made, a lot of people wanted to find out just what Nintendo, which is currently the veteran company in this field, thinks about them. We've heard from the company's president, Satoru Iwata, from its famous games designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, and now from the president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime.
Quite confident in his own company, the executive revealed that, overall, it was pretty ironic, as both Microsoft and Sony preached in the past that hardware power would be the most important thing, while Nintendo focused on motion technology, which is now popular with the other two corporations.
“We have been very familiar with that technology. I have personally seen a lot of iterations of similar technology. Our first reaction is that it is ironic that, three or four years ago, the prevailing industry opinion was that prettier pictures or more horsepower were the waves of the future. And now it's clear from both of our competitors that physical activity in gaming is the wave of the future. It's also ironic that, for Nintendo, the future is here. The future is now.”
He didn't reveal what chances he gave to Microsoft or Sony, saying that only the sales results would talk. He also confirmed the company's confidence in the existing technology for the Wii, the Remote and the nunchuck.
“We have pioneered many interface options that people take for granted today. We've looked at similar technology and will continue to look at other technology for the future. What's different, I think, for us, is that the experience is what drives us down a particular path, not simply how nifty the technology is. When we looked at this technology and other technology, we decided that the best way to drive immersion and precision as well as creating an environment for publishers to flourish was the Wii remote coupled with the nunchuck.”
Do you share the beliefs of Reggie Fils-Aime? Or will the upcoming new technologies blow away the Wii's existing controllers? Leave us a comment on the story with your thoughts.