Former Microsoft Boss: “Natal Will Fail”

MS, just make a wireless controller (wii) that doesn't look like a vibrator (ps3) and you are safe :)

First thing I had to say is that it resembles Eyetoy X the controll bar the Wiimote (however it is called) needs.
Second it sound a bit how Sony originally wanted to make the second Eyetoy camera.
Do you remember we were orginally supposed to get an HD Eyetoy camera, which sends out infrared light and could that way measure you and your movements to put them as controls inside the game.

*sigh*

You know, even though I use Apple products, it's embarrassing to watch people on either side drag out the Micropple Wars at every single freaking chance. I prefer Mac right now, BUT in the past XP was my favorite of all the OS. Vista was crap and Apple took advantage and pumped out the best stuff. Now with W7, it's back to an even field insofar as OS goes. You can have as many personal opinions on which system you prefer, but stop trying to blast anyone who doesn't share your opinion on operating systems - makes you look like as much of a nubcaek as the retards who are STILL arguing over whether PS3 or 360 got a better Modern War 2.

(And yes, I realize that I may have more clout with the nubcaek comment when I actually get off my lazy ass and register on the site)

Now, on to the actual news story:

Unless they drop that price tag on Natal/Wave, it's going to run into the same issues that have happened every time a peripheral was overpriced. Microsoft will have one shot, just one shot, to do this right and break Wii's stranglehold on motion games (and yes, many of the Wii games are shovelware, but when a good one comes out it's DAMN GOOD). Natal/Wave has the potential to be much better than either of the other two motion controllers, because of the freedom of movement involved in it. Imagine a Dragonball game where you fired a Kamehameha by making the classic pose, or an Final Fantasy game (one with actual story) where instead of button presses, you wielded the weapon, be it scythe, battle axe, whatever and cast the spells with individual motions tracked extra carefully to avoid the game mixing up spells. Hell, what about a rebirth of Time Crisis that treats your hands held in gun postures (we all know this one) as the light guns, and to take cover you would actually crouch, being able to peek up over cover and fire?

If Microsoft doesn't flub this, it could be incredible. But they have one single shot to do it. I won't say that it's doomed to failure, but they had better not skimp the details or they'll reap the consequences.

YOU RRoD 360 BETA TESTERS CASUALS FAGS SURE GOT TOLD.

Everyone already knows why the HD-DVD player failed, Microsoft should take note...

Microsoft's marketing strategy with Natal won't fail for a simple reason: ~99% of all Natal games will be trash developed with the game publisher's equivalent of loose change, just like the Wii.

Not to mention that, in the end, most of them will be simultaneously released on all three platforms, by way of some new fangled middleware that'll translate the directional inputs of any motion tracking device, eventually turning them into gaming's cocaine paste.

Truth be told, I was very interested in this when it was first shown at E3. I though, "wow we're going to have a lot of great and innovative games to play." Eventually my wide-eyed curiosity waned and I got to thinking, "exactly what kind of games can be made for this?" Remember those demos? Where exactly can they go from there?

Natal just seems like a lost child in a giant mall trying to find his/her parents.

I expect to see third party companies do something like move all the games that were Wii exclusive and dump them into both Move and Natal just to get a quick buck. It seems that even after Sony explanation "make quality games, not shovel/shit/crap/donkeypenis-ware" they still don't listen very well (this is why PSP is in a pickle.)

I asked myself

When was the last time I played my wii....last time it was with smash brothers.....WITH A GAMECUBE CONTROLLER

Swear to fucking god, wtf is the point of then doing this. And PS3 doing the worst shameless rip off of the wii.

Want to now why Nintendo shunned its fanboys for the casuals for so long? Because the wii was nothing more then a toy to get money from idiots.

Nintendo is coming out with a new console that will have better/equal graphics to the 360/ps3 soon. And it ain't going to be a fucking motion controller bullshit either

Yeah it already fail the moment the shadow cames up

It has already disenfranchised Nippon by the required FOUR METERS of space to work effectively and quite a number of people even in America will find it hard to make it possible to use the system completely if it demands such space.

If you have your system in your room w/ bed - closets - desk - cabinets - shelves of manga/anime/figurines. The danger of playing with your wii..wii pales in the arm and leg flinging that will be demanded from you on the RRoD box.

And here I was thinking that all of the little old ladies would go out and buy Natal for their 360s.

What a sad day for optimists in favour of the little old ladies.

MICRO BLUE SCREEN SOFT FAIL

LINUX FOREVER

natal is a good idea but it's probably going to fail. i just don't see people going out and buying this thing to play a few more party and gimmick motion control games for their 360. plus it's fucking expensive for an add-on.

remember the sega 32x? ya, me neither, natal or whatever it's going to be called is going to be the same thing.

I am not wondering about will it fail, I am wondering why they think it will succeed.

What's the incentive to get one?

How many games use it and will benefit from it that are both mainstream and must have games?

Heck even my Nintendo DS while having a touch screen is not truly about touch screen games in a lot of cases. A lot of the great DS games don't really depend on using the stylus, it's just an option.

And the Wii already can be an illustration of what happens when you have a great controller idea, but few games anyone reeeeeeally wants.
I think the Wiis initial successes were more about the fact it was the new console that didn't bend your wallet over the sofa and gang rape it.

Let's see game console with lots of parent friendly games, and is half the price of the other two, gee I wonder what's being bought for the kids eh.

I can't think of a single Natal use that means diddly for me aside from games that might be me diddling something on the screen that is.

Natal, the controller of choice for fucking something on screen. Can't see that being a selling point though.

M$ is full of fail!

fail!

Well yes anyone with a lick of common sense knows it will fail

first

1st, Microsoft IS Fail.

The market share of casual gamers have already been take up by the Wii, the price is not competitive enough either. This "Wave" is bound to fail.