The new Nintendo Wii game console challenges designers to think outside the box with the inclusion of a special motion-sensitive game controller that looks like a television remote and allows you to play games in a remarkably intuitive fashion.
Microsoft has claimed that developers will be able to harness three times the power of a single Xbox One, thereby bringing extra oomph to physics and AI processing (although some developers wonder whether latency will ever allow such time-sensitive game elements to be offloaded in this way).
Recognizing that many potential players are confused by traditional game controllers, which are often festooned with buttons, triggers and sticks, Sony also unveiled an early prototype of a motion-sensitive game controller that appeared to be similar to the controller on the Wii.
The motion-sensitive game play is great.
Glu acquired PlayFirst for $12 million in stock this last spring and the new game owners quickly started adding improvements and new characters to the popular time-sensitive game series.
Yasuhati a voice-sensitive game by Japanese developers Freedom Crow, is really hard to play if you're not trained in the art of controlling your pipes.
While the Wii introduced players to motion-sensitive games, Game hopes the next generation – Microsoft's Project Natal and the PlayStation Move – will pull gamers through its door.
In terms of controls, it is important to point out that there are motion-sensitive games like Wii Boxing and The Fight: Lights Out for the PS3's Move system that require players actually to swing their arms around.
Nicknamed "All-In Global Phones," they offer, as standard features, GPS, motion-sensitive games, mobile TV and high-speed music and video downloads.
