Xbox Gets Slim, Natal Becomes Kinect

[gekko]

Actually, according to Xbox's site, the Cirque show for Natal was today, and will be broadcast on Tuesday. So it's not really leaks.



If I was releasing an official photo, I would ensure the arms match up.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by gekko

Actually, according to Xbox's site, the Cirque show for Natal was today, and will be broadcast on Tuesday. So it's not really leaks.



If I was releasing an official photo, I would ensure the arms match up.

Yeah it was, but the information leaked 4 hours before the event started. :P

[TheSlyMoogle]

That's ignorant blanket.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

Yeah it was, but the information leaked 4 hours before the event started. :P

This looks so lame. Look at me, I can run in place instead of actually running! This is fun...but how? And look, all I am doing with my fat ass is making it jiggle!

The coolest part of the video was the part where she fast forwarded with her hand.

What the Wii fails at is replicating real life activities. A Wii-mote is not a basketball or a bowling ball. And, bowling and basketball aren't all that fun anyway in first person unless you are actually doing the running and passing. They restrict you to a narrow view of a lane or a basket. The Wii-mote worked well for golf, and that is about it. What it lacks is that "real" feedback. I think this virtual shit is going -NOWHERE- until we get virtual basketballs, bowling balls or baseballs you can throw and interact with the screen with. The Wii-mote already failed (imo) to accommodate serious gaming with its seriously restricted number of buttons, but it also failed to accommodate shovelware by showing just how 1-dimensional motion controls applied to sports and games can be.

Here is where Natal is going to fail just based on that video alone: the raft game. What the fuck is that? How does jumping in real life equate to making your raft jump? More importantly, how is jumping NOT annoying and tiring. That game, for the few dumb people who buy it, might provide entertainment and joy for about 10 minutes before they realize that pushing "A" or "B" or even waggling the Wii-mote is easier.

Track and field. Need I say more. Seriously, if I wanted to run in place in front of my TV I could do that for free. If I wanted to run on a track I could actually get in shape.

Dancing. Oh this is fun. Oh wait it isn't. Unless Natal can do DDR without the dance pad this is going to be some epic fail shit. You know what Parappa The Rapper had going for it? It was Guitar Hero before Guitar Hero go popular. This is doooooomed.

Being able to fast forward with your hand: very cool.

Yayyy for technology.

As I said before, you cannot beat the Wii by taking its gimmicky premise and making it more gimmicky. Now having said that (and reflecting on my Wii predictions), maybe making something this gimmicky will just allure dumb people everywhere. I certainly hope not, not at this price tag. I think this is a peripheral headed to faildom.