Moving In on the Wii

A unique motion-based controller from Motus is designed to create a more realistic experience for video game players.

Consumers seem enchanted by the Nintendo Wii's motion-controlled remote, buying more than one million units of Wii hardware last December alone, according to market research firm NPD Group. A Boston-based company, Motus Corporation, hopes to take advantage of the Wii's popularity through a new product: the Motus Darwin , which allows motion-based control on non-Nintendo game systems, including the PC.

Motus is not the first company to compete with the Wii; the Sixaxis controller for the PlayStation 3 also provides motion-based control, for example. But Motus chairman Satayan Mahajan says the Darwin, expected to retail for $79-$99, allows a more realistic game play experience than is currently available.

[PS360WII]

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[ChickeyCantor]

YAY finally one got reported as spam

and disagree with PS360WII
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[PS360WII]

Pretty cool looks like motion control is starting to slowly become a must in gaming needs. Interesting no?

[Iamback]

I hope not, because i wont play games if that happens

[PS360WII]

Why it's pretty cool and effective. I really dislike fps as 2 analogs now it's just not the same really. For the other games it adds a whole other greatness ^^

You'd be missing out man!

[BloodySinner]

I'll stick with my 2 analog sticks. I've been using them for years and they haven't failed me.

[ItsDubC]

Ever since Metroid Prime 3, playing first-person games w/ a standard d-pad seems cumbersome and suboptimal in my opinion. D-pads are the best control option for a lot of games, but FPSs, as an example, are not one of them.

[ChickeyCantor]

Word!
metroid prime was awesome on its own and prime 3 was just PERFECT

[PS360WII]

Well sure I suppose I don't really dislike the 2 analogs but I prefer the pointer control. I'm not a huge fps guru anyways, so RPGs all the way ^^

[wiizy]

follow the leader.. nintendo and wii will still be ahead.

[SubzeroX]

keep dreaming Motus or what ever the company is called, because if sony couldn't do it there is no way a no name company will get noticed.

[skyclaw]

while the idea of it using magnetic north to orientate itself is cool... does it work as a pointer to?

[jedistev]

.........Evolution!!!!

Rem our late 70's (i was on diaper this time) everyone use joystick with one rightside button which is stupid for left hand person...

then 80's Joystick have "Evolution" to load button with top side joystick with two button etc.... then nintendo and Sega Master system arrive with joy with two button then time pass to

90's change to 4-8 button and anther kind

late 90's to present then add new control etc etc too many control....then new Wii-mote.....but we have adapt well on any kind joypad or joystick or driving wheel or joystick with plane control etc...

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[BrotherNick]

I bet money most next gen systems will have motion based controls, and you people will have to deal with it. :P As nintendo showed, there is too much of a market that the other two are ignoring. Maybe nintendo better buy their company if they want to continue dominance.

[Blank1017]

Whether you love it or hate it, motion controls are now here to stay with games.

I dont think theres much of a chance for this Motus thing if it retails for 100 bucks, at that point you're almost halfway to a Wii.

the next "next-gens" will no doubt all have it in some fashion, and although it will be useful, I think it will be toned down. On one side we have the tried and true analog controller with no motion control and on the other is the Wii that is almost exclusivly motion based.

I am excited for the combination of the 2 in a way that makes sense.

I love the wii, but the motion controls are sometimes forced onto games that would have been better without them, and there are many of my PS3 games (especially the fps's) that could have benifited from at least a little motion.