Microsoft to adapt Ninty’s ways?
Nintendo must have obviously done something right if Microsoft is set to adapt its strategy for the Xbox 360. At least that’s what Xbox Microsoft boss Peter Moore seemed to be hinting at when he said that they are looking into a change in strategy for their next-gen “to compete with the mainstream appeal of Nintendo’s fun-focused Wii.”
And that ain’t the only intriguing statement from Moore:
It’s actually not games. It’s more experiential than that. And again, since the day I saw Iwata-san pull the Nunchuk controller out from under his podium a few years ago at TGS, I’ve always realized that was the right thing for Nintendo… to be successful in this next generation.
Experiential, indeed… Does this imply that Microsoft is busy prepping up some kind of new controller as well, that would essentially come at par with the unique Wii controllers? Hmmm… complete adaptation, indeed. Well if that really is the case, then it could probably do Microsoft a whole lot of good in the long run. After all, theirs is the only next-gen console that does not a motion-sensing controller. Not that it’s affected the demand for it, but still.
Anyhow, this could mean that Nintendo has spawned a whole new next-gen trend, and they’ve obviously gotten a headstart already. Hmmm… maybe then this also means that we’ll be seeing more of that exergaming that a lot of people have gotten so into.
Via CVG
Nintendo must have obviously done something right if Microsoft is set to adapt its strategy for the Xbox 360. At least that’s what Xbox Microsoft boss Peter Moore seemed to be hinting at when he said that they are looking into a change in strategy for their next-gen “to compete with the mainstream appeal of Nintendo’s fun-focused Wii.”
And that ain’t the only intriguing statement from Moore:
It’s actually not games. It’s more experiential than that. And again, since the day I saw Iwata-san pull the Nunchuk controller out from under his podium a few years ago at TGS, I’ve always realized that was the right thing for Nintendo… to be successful in this next generation.
Experiential, indeed… Does this imply that Microsoft is busy prepping up some kind of new controller as well, that would essentially come at par with the unique Wii controllers? Hmmm… complete adaptation, indeed. Well if that really is the case, then it could probably do Microsoft a whole lot of good in the long run. After all, theirs is the only next-gen console that does not a motion-sensing controller. Not that it’s affected the demand for it, but still.
Anyhow, this could mean that Nintendo has spawned a whole new next-gen trend, and they’ve obviously gotten a headstart already. Hmmm… maybe then this also means that we’ll be seeing more of that exergaming that a lot of people have gotten so into.
Via CVG
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