I have not been impressed by the original Wii controller. For the most part, it just takes regular joypad controls and translates them from your thumbs to your arms. These new controllers look like they might start to deliver something really different - new types of entertainment that can co-exist with videogames as we know them today.
On the other hand, don't listen to Peter Molyneux, he is a major B.S. artist.
Molyneux tends to overhype, but the reality is he always delivers on at least some of those promises, which is more than can be said for others who don't even try to be overly ambitious and play it safe.
And yes, I agree that the original Wii controller was overhyped as well, but it do something important and that's legitimize another method of control like the iPod/iPhone legitimized touch.
I have not been impressed by the original Wii controller. For the most part, it just takes regular joypad controls and translates them from your thumbs to your arms. These new controllers look like they might start to deliver something really different - new types of entertainment that can co-exist with videogames as we know them today.
On the other hand, don't listen to Peter Molyneux, he is a major B.S. artist.
Molyneux tends to overhype, but the reality is he always delivers on at least some of those promises, which is more than can be said for others who don't even try to be overly ambitious and play it safe.
And yes, I agree that the original Wii controller was overhyped as well, but it do something important and that's legitimize another method of control like the iPod/iPhone legitimized touch.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.