Rohde: Move has “big advantage” over Wii

Can’t disagree with the truth. It basically is a better version of the Wii-Mote.

Whether that works to their benefit or loss is another question.

Technology is entirely irrelevant in that market segment. You need the killer app that everybody wants to experience and right now that’s Wii Sports and Wii Fit.

It doesn’t matter who high res the visuals are, how precise the motion control is or how fancy the camera gadget. Sony needs to have it’s fantastic game that totally sells the concept.

They’ve got Tiger Woods. That sold it to me. ^.^

“You need the killer app that everybody wants to experience and right now that’s Wii Sports and Wii Fit.”

Do those even sell anymore? The Wii hardware hasn’t exactly been setting the charts alight lately.

Definitely agree that they need a game that says “YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS!” though. That’s what I’m most worried about.

I think it’s a load of codswallop tbh. Who in their right mind would blow all that money on a PS3 + PS Move + a game only to be able to play Tennis, Golf et all ONE MORE TIME.

If I buy a PS3 it’s for Heavy Rain, Valkyria Chronicles and maybe L.A. Noir. Not yet another waggle set-up.

I still think they’re pissing in the wind with the whole ‘Wii owners will want to upgrade’ thing. They should be trying to concentrate on selling it to people who haven’t already bought a Wii and/or existing PS3 owners.

For sure. But how?

It’s too expensive.

Most Wii owners will probably remember that they’ve played their Wii once or twice in the last year, so spending another big wad of cash for HD graphics won’t seem like good value.

I’d be more inclined to look at Move along the lines of a steering wheel or a light gun accessory in terms of demand, than a Wii beater.

Especially at that price.

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The interesting thing is that all that applies to the Natal, too.

How? I’ve no idea. That’s their job. And I don’t envy them.

yes ’cause pussies want to play gow3 and other hardcore shit like that anyway.

Actually if you ask me. I’m a hardcore gamer and i’m not that impressed with HD graphics over SD graphics.

Bigger screen, sharper, more variety to decent paletes and thats it. I think casual gamer or not a gamer at all will care only about software.

I’m not sure why pointing out their table tennis game is a good idea when you can do the same in Wii Sports Resort.

The fighting game is probably the most noteworthy thing on offer so far, but it looks a little sluggish to me, even if the punch recognition does seem pretty good.

@Hero of Canton
The Table Tennis example is used as it is an area of direct comparison. The different approaches demonstrate directly the differences between the two systems. It’s been noted in a lot of the previews that the Table Tennis game on offer in the preview was notably better than the Wii Sports Resort version – so it’s been successful in doing that to an extent. Whether that message gets through to the man on the street is another thing though – it didn’t get through to you for example

I doubt a more realistic table tennis game will set the Move sales figures on fire. Have Sony shown anything remotely original for Move?

The augmented reality stuff is original isn’t it? It was interesting that the US didn’t take Eyepet last year as they were obviously waiting to push it with Move this year.

True. Eye pet couldn’t be done on the Wii. If it turns out a huge success I can se RARE copying it for notatal

I am going to get very tired of hearing how this or that (Move or Natal) is so much better then the Wii or each other. Want the truth?

The Wii, Move, and Natal are all crap. Period.

Fun, you say? Entertaining?

Minimaly. The same way a new xblArcade or PSN download is. For a day or two and then you go right back to playing your fav “real” game.

These things are diversions and gimmicks at best. And to be honest they cost too much money to make as such.

Yes the Wii is sucsessful, but the market for it is drasticly different then the ones on the xb/ps3.

Just think about the investment in Move that will be needed for you and three of your friends to be about to all play PS3 sports ala Wii Sports. Your gonna need the Cam, and foru Moves(arcs), are you going to need the attachments too?

That is a lot of investment.

Very similar to the investment people have already put in to a Wii. Besides how many people have 4 standard controllers for a 360 or PS3 for four player gaming and how many rely on friends bringing their own? It’s easy to blow these things out of proportion.

As an aside you’ll only ever need two sub-controllers as it won’t support 4 sets of main Move controller + subcontroller – there really isn’t any practical application for four people needing a set either.

When used well a motion controller adds a lot and can provide some genuinely unique gaming experiences. Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and games like Boom Blox got years of play on a games night with friends.

“Besides how many people have 4 standard controllers for a 360 or PS3 for four player gaming…”

… *says nothing*

Uh, no, the Wii wins this contest.

See, the Wii has one important feature that the Move can’t match: it came out in 2006, when people still cared about motion controls.

This besides the fact that the “upgrade” would cost $400 plus a new set of shovelware games in a very different economy; hardly an investment that the sort of person who is still enamored with the novelty of motion controls is likely to make.