Motion Control Video Games Will be the Hot Christmas Toys in 2010
A few years back, Nintendo made huge wavs in the video game world by announcing their new way to play video games, with the Nintendo Wii. Now you were able to control video games by doing various motions with your Wii remote control, and it definitely unlocked the doors for a whole new type of video game. It greatly outsold both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 combined, and was a huge hit. Now it is 2010, and Microsoft and Sony are responding with their own version of motion control devices for their consoles that are guaranteed to be two of the hot Christmas toys coming out this year. Microsoft is coming out with a camera called Kinect, and Sony is coming out with remotes and wands that go by the name of Move.
Microsoft’s Kinect for the Xbox 360 is a whole new beast. It is a camera that can judge the depth as well as capture your image so it can translate all of your full body movements into the video games. No more remotes needed for the Kinect games, as you’ll be able to truly use your arm, leg, and head motion to control video games. You’ll even be able to use your own voice to speak out commands thank to Kinect’s voice recognition. There are many cool games coming out, including one that will let you race go-karts, one that allows you to go river rafting, one that allows you to play sports, as well as one where you can interact with a virtual pet.
Sony’s Playstation Move is similar to the Nintendo Wii, as it uses two devices, a main controller and an accessory. It has a glowing bulb on the end that the Sony EyeToy is able to track, and gauge the distance of. This will allow you to play similar games as the Nintendo Wii, but with a little bit more accuracy than was available on the Nintendo Wii.
There are definitely going to be other hot toys this Christmas, but motion control video game accessories will be some of the top ones this year.
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