Serious this is gonna get out of hand

[Wolf Kanno]

That's fair, Wolf Kanno - I don't mind motion controls taking their place as a tool of game developers. I hear The Conduit controls exceptionally well, and given that the only previous lightgun FPS (as opposed to rail shooter) I know if is one of the old Resident Evils, that's a darned good thing. I applaud and welcome it, and it's certainly something I'll check out if I should get a Wii.

It's just that... well, it seems like the companies are making it a centerpiece, and it's really not - in my eyes - much more deserving of being a centerpiece than a lightgun. And yes, I agree that ultimately it will be allotted the place it deserves, but I'd just rather not have to put up with a few years of nonsense between now and then

I understand where you are coming from but personally, I just don't see Sony or Microsoft being able to steal Nintendo's thunder. I can't see either system being able to be marketed in a way that could equal Nintendo by this point. I see these motion controls going the same route as the Eye Toy and less successful peripherals for Nintendo. What we might see (and this is hopeful thinking) is Sony and MS being able to actually utilize the technology for something more than just mini-games and shooting galleries. I'd like to see more attempts like No More Heroes, Zelda:TP, and The Conduit than the Sony/MS version of Wii Sports.

[Ultima Shadow]

It will either
a) not work, just like Dance-Dance Revolution and Wii Fit do not, or
b) make you look stupid, just like DDR and Wii Fit do.

Hey, DDR is AWESOME! =(

[Markus. D]

It will either
a) not work, just like Dance-Dance Revolution and Wii Fit do not, or
b) make you look stupid, just like DDR and Wii Fit do.

Hey, DDR is AWESOME! =(

<3

[Wolf Kanno]

I actually like playing DDR too, and if you actually get good at the game, you don't look stupid.

[Bolivar]

My main question about motion controls is: What can they do that controllers can't? And what can they do significantly better than controllers?

Well, drawing and selection for starters. The tech demo presenters specifically said at the Sony E3 press conference "Finally, we have an interface on a console that lets us do Real-Time Strategy". Despite EA putting tremendous work into the Command Stick & Command Stick 2.0, playing the Red Alert 3 demo on my PS3 was the equivalent of showing a Muslim a cartoon of Mohammed.

In essence, there will always be things the keyboard & mouse does better than the controller, but I see some of these motion controller devices as being solutions to that problem.

Personally, the full motion body games don't appeal to me, but there have been plenty of traditional games on both the Wii and PS3 that have really found practical ways to integrate motion controls into well established gameplay. Heavenly Sword and The Godfather games on the PS3 as well as No More Heroes & Twilight Princess all did it exceptionally well. I see The Conduit as a great next step and hope to see this fusion in particular evolve into better games.