Look out Wiimote, here comes Darwin (+ Nintendo fangasms)

[Kanji]

(AKA: ITT I fangasm over Nintendo)

Darwin Controller Hopes to Challenge Wiimote's Supremacy

Motus Corporation is working on a motion-based controller for PCs and current-gen consoles not named Wii. The Darwin controller promises to offer more realistic control than the Wiimote due to its more involved use of gyroscopes and accelerometers.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1323/darwinwhitex220ah3.jpg

Motus says the Darwin always orients itself with magnetic north, and can sense which direction it is pointing. Motus got their start building hyper-realistic controllers to help golfers with their swing and claim that their background working with more complex controllers will give them an edge. We shall see when Darwin arrives in stores by the end of the year with a price between $79 and $99.
Source: Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/352454/darwin-controller-hopes-to-challenge-wiimotes-supremacy)

The blurb paints a veil of competition (WHO WILL WIN THIS EPIC BATTLE OF NATURAL SELECTION?), but I hardly feel that way towards the evolved PC controller. The Nintendo fanboy at my core splurges at this news, because it's a sign that the company's Wiinovations are getting noticed. Slowly, but surely, people are jumping on the bandwagon. This, along with a recent foray into head tracking (below), gets me thinking. Perhaps, with time, a motion-driven video games will become the new norm? Heck, maybe the surreal idea of virtual reality games will become possible in the not-so-distant future?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

Am I just a fanboy, or is Nintendo spearheading a revolution here?

[Shun]

Head.. tracking.. omg

I still spend my days moving my head around, trying to peek around corners, so this'll make it all worth it when I actually do it now!

And most people will probably h8 on the thought of motion-driven games for the 360 and PS3, since most of those who have them instead of the Wii have them to play games with good ol' up/down/left/right, trigger buttons, etc instead of having to move to get the job done.

Let the Wii have the motion, I say. I'd be cool with everything having head-tracking, though, of course. *drools*

[Ilythia]

Dude, just imagine playing those old school games.. Raiden!

I can visualize it, oh the glory. *-*

No need for those glasses to view 3-D movies, just a simple head tracking device. Now I really want to get my hands on a Wii.