In the spring of 2006 in Kyoto, Japan, a first look of the Wii console was given to reporters from all around the world. The TIME’s Lev Grossman was one of these journalists and one of his first reactions to the console was that no one would ever buy it. Now Nintendo has sold as many Wiis as Microsoft and Sony have sold Xbox 360s and Playstation 3s put together.
In June of 2009, Microsoft announced a new technology, like the Wii, using motion sensing. But could this new theology named Project Natal actually be better than the beloved Wii? For hard-core gamers the Xbox 360 is great because it has good graphics, games and online service. So what’s the problem? Its casual gamers like myself and many others, who have problems with the controller. It has two joysticks, two triggers, two bumper buttons and much more little unknown buttons. The Wii on the other hand is very easy to manage; it’s just like waving a wand.
Microsoft could have come up with similar technology to the Wii, but instead they took it up a step with Project Natal. Project Natal’s next step up? No controller at all, to deal with. Your control remote is your arms and legs, and other body parts; so the gamer becomes the controller. The module has a camera that tracks where your body is and what you’re doing. Along with all this, it can also find your body’s various joints, keep track of multiple players and can tell apart your clothes from the wallpaper in your living room. This module can even tell when you’re talking to it or amongst your friends. The result is genius, it puts you in the game in a way no other home system has done yet.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1902208-2,00.html
