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Console Wars – Move vs. Kinect: E3 2011 (Round 4)

Move vs. Kinect is the focus of Console Wars Season 2, and in this fourth round, Techno Buffalo look at the impact E3 2011 had on the latest generation of motion controls. Was anything shown off at this year’s E3 that looked like it would change the minds of gamers when it came to these controllers? Was there any game presentation that made LP sit up and shout, “That’s it! That’s the game that will change the whole motion control landscape!”? You’ll just have to watch to find out. A point is awarded at the end of this video, as well as an announcement that may shock you, but suffice to say this battle is far from over.

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Laypoof5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

Kinect is a pretty cool gizmo, but it's simply NOT practical for a lot of games. I want to able to hold a tangible object in my hand when I'm motion gaming, which is why I prefer the PS Move. Plus it's waaay more responsive too, pretty much 1 to 1

buttclown5427d ago

I think kinect is harder to make games for because the lack of some type of controller and move wont sell as well because like 360 players, we don't like motion controlling very much

EVILDEAD3605427d ago

Own, play and enjoy both Kinect and Move..

Wii's Killer app always was Wii Sports. Nintendo later found it's cash cow in Wii Fit. Using the plastic 'wheel' Nintendo's Mario Kart dominated..other first party made the rounds but in it's latter life we find that the teen market of Just Dance rose to the top of Nintendo charts. Either way it's the family experience that made Wii sell like hotcakes over PS3 and the 360.

If you could break down Move vs. Kinect in the easiest way..

Kinect dominates the family and party game experience.

Rare's Kinect Sports went at the jugular of Wii Sports and added new experience to motion control ala the track events.

Dance Central is the Guitar Hero of Dancing Games.

Ubisofts Fitness Evovled kill Wii Fit in terms of immersion.

Kinectimals took kids games to a new level.

Finally Child of Eden simply RULES w/ Kinect..

Move's greatest asset is that it is pushed as an alternative control device. Sony hasnt made a

Killzone 3 w/ Sharpshooter is the closest any motion controls have come to competing with the controller for FPS.

But when it comes to fun fact Sports Champions and my fave Top Darts are still the games to own for Move. The sleeper family game is Start the Party.

Although Sony hasn't pushed alot of Move ONLY experiences, if you own Move there are definately many games that again offer the alternative control experiences. While some get it horribly wrong..I think that developers are starting to get a little better at not tacking on Move.

Either way, if you like Motion controls and you have either system..they both can add to what Wii has done successfully the whole gen.

Evil

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consolez_FTW5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

Wow...TechnoBuffalo trying to be relevant again....Aren't they the ones who made the PS3 vs. 360 series of vids on youtube? PS move won just because of the titles that support it. Knowing TechBuf. they will say Kinect won just to get hits on their site and youtube.

buttclown5427d ago

Yeah and if you remember he said the PS3 won the first console wars and he broke it down very well. And all in all, he was right when he said there is no real clear winner because you can't go wrong with the one you pick. As far as being relevant, they break it down by performance and features, not biased on what they picked for each category unlike fanboys.

Also if you watched the video he said he couldn't pick a clear winner because he didn't like the way kinect was going and the lack of support the ps move is getting from developers so until he can make a better pick whenever he sees more from both, he was going to put it on hold.

Read or watch before you comment.

Strange_Evil5427d ago

The previous Console war was really good with great details and absolutely no bias. PS3 won based on I think 12 rounds and each of them was well made and explanatory. Even the motion control wars was good and ended up in a tie. So don't BS without reading or watching the videos.

buttclown5427d ago

Totally agree, they broke it down well in the first console wars and said the PS3 was the winner because people were finally start how to use it's tech, but I agree with him that you can't go wrong with either one if you only can pick one. Luckily, I have both. Lol.

I think he was right that there was no way to say which motion controlled gaming was better and if anything the Wii U took the cake this here, lol.

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EVO-OM3GA5427d ago

Well said dude bubbles+ for you

ViserysTargaryen5427d ago

This is a war nobody gives a damn about.

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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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-Foxtrot21d 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.

solideagle21d 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

Relientk7721d 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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ActualWhiteMan28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

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

jznrpg27d 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.

Smellsforfree27d 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.

Loktai27d 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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italiangamer30d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde28d 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.

Soy28d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12528d ago (Edited 28d ago )

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