Project Natal Shows Motion Controllers Are Future

Project Natal

Recently Microsoft unveiled it’s Project Natal for Xbox 360. One thing that raise many eyebrows was the fact that the Proejct Natal did not have hand controllers. Everything, every game was controlled by human motions. This points out that the future of the video games will be motion controllers and hand free devices.

At the E3 conference, all three console manufacturers announced new motion sensing controllers – from Nintendo’s Wii-motion and Sony’s wand, to Microsoft’s controller-less Project Natal. The Xbox 360’s ‘Project Natal’ can perform full three-dimensional motion tracking and can scan items into the system. Interestingly apparently Nintendo also had a similar approach, but rejected it.

According to the Financial Times, Nintendo rejected the camera-based technology for the Wii that Microsoft is using in Project Natal. Nintendo reportedly tried to develop games using camera-based sensors, but instead opted for accelerometers.

To quote: The Financial Times have this week revealed that Nintendo rejected the camera-based technology for the Wii.