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Motion Control: Good or Bad for gaming?

With the introduction of the Nintendo Wii to the next generation console war, gaming changed forever due to its motion control functionality. Suddenly, an entirely new crop of people started to pick up a controller. Which is exactly what Nintendo was banking on. Currently the Nintendo Wii is the most successful console in video game history with over 86 million units sold worldwide...

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DrFUD5455d ago

Bad for gaming.
Same goes for Ipad and Iphone - bad for gaming.
...theres a reason gaming evolved into twin sticks and a bunch of buttons.

BrianG5455d ago (Edited 5455d ago )

Yea, because there was a market for that.

Just like there is a market for games with no controllers, motion controllers, simple controllers, touch screens, etc...

How would you feel if driving could only be done in a Honda Civic? Some might like it, but others are going to want the F150 experience, or the Corvette experience, etc... Might not be the best analogy, but I'm sure you understand what I'm getting at.

EDIT: I'm with Kon, optional is the best way to go IMO. Freedom of choice.

MaxXAttaxX5455d ago (Edited 5455d ago )

Some games are ruined thanks to motion controls. Not to say the whole game is ruined, of course, but at certain times yeah.
For example, there are some Nintendo games that play perfectly until they force me to use the Wiimote in Donkey Kong or the new Kirby to make a train track. Worst part of the game.

Redgehammer5455d ago

Really? Motion controls are great for those that enjoy them. Adding people to the brotherhood, and sisterhood of gaming is a good thing. As long as all demographics have something to enjoy then everyone should be happy.

ChickeyCantor5454d ago

"...theres a reason gaming evolved into twin sticks and a bunch of buttons."

They evolved into twin sticks for intuitive input.
Where do you think the idea for motion controls stem from?

DrFUD5454d ago

They evolved to grant more control and depth which is completely opposite of your motion based ideas.

Titanz5455d ago (Edited 5455d ago )

If it's implemented right, it can lead to amazing experiences.

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I guess I'm a part of the minority.

BryanBegins5455d ago

I'm with you, but this N4G, the land of anti-innovation and more-of-the-same-is-what-we-wa nt. I'm always amazed by how so-called hardcore gamers just want what they are used to. I guess those gamers hater dual analog stick at first and were like "there is nothing like a pad to play real games!" lol

At the end, I'm all for innovation. And motion control is here to stay along with more traditional controls.

theIMP5453d ago

I don't think it's so much the innovation they hate around here as it is the company that makes it. The truth it unless it's Sony doing it, on N4G it's shit. Period.

Redgehammer5455d ago

The world shows us over and over again that open-mindedness is a minority.

SageHonor5455d ago

Its good for people that want to expand their taste and its good for casual players.. Not many hardcore gamers care that much about it though

beast242tru5455d ago

kinect kind of motion i think great for multimedia interface bad for games the move and wii are more optional IMO

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot26d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle26d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7726d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg32d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree32d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai32d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer35d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde33d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy33d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12533d ago (Edited 33d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.