Nintendo Turned Down Natal

Natal, Microsoft's answer to motion control for the XBox 360, was originally offered to Nintendo first. At least according to somebody at CVG.

According to this unknown person:

"Honestly - I've heard Iwata describe the prototype he saw at length, and it's definitely Natal… What we witnessed at E3 was smaller and the facial [reading] stuff had improved, but it's the same technology. We remain unconvinced Natal will deliver on the more sophisticated elements of what Microsoft is promising at the price they're aiming for." 


Nintendo apparently thought the Natal would suffer from being too expensive and had latency issues. 


Natal is to feature a camera that will let you "act out" the actions you want to take place on screen. In other words, it will be motion controls without the controller, almost like Sony's EyeToy on steroids. It will also feature voice recognition.


If this is true, was Nintendo wise to turn it down, because Natal will just wind up being an expensive one trick gimmick? Or has Nintendo made the worse mistake since putting Jay Leno on at 10pm? I guess we'll have to wait and see.


Source: Techspot

PS3 & 360 Played More Than Wii

According to Neilson, the company known for measuring TV ratings, the Wii is the third most played console.

Even though less people own 360s, it apparently is played more than other vide game console. Playstation 2, not 3, is played second most, which considering the age of the system is quite a feet. Wii, the system hat has sold the most, ranks number three.

One could come up with a ton if theories of why this is. But I'm sure the most popular one you'll hear, especial from Microsoft Fanboys is that the 360 simply has better games and that people only buy Wii for Wii Sports or Wii Fit and then simply forget about it as it collects dust in the corner.

 My theory would be that the online interface for 360 is simply better than all the other systems making it easier and more fun to play games such as Call of Duty and Halo for hours upon hours before getting sick of them.

Of course, Neilson doesn't seem to offer much of an expiation of how they figure these numbers, so it might all just incorrect anyway.