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Xbox 360 Prepares its own Wii-mote Killer

02 May, 2009, 12:06 pm IST | Gagan Gupta | Console

Our friends at Engadget seem to have gotten a whiff of a Microsoft secret project that could possibly be the biggest threat to the Nintendo Wii — Their own full-body motion control sensor.

Here are some of the device’s capabilities as listed by Engadget:

  • Full body and hand gesture control of games / characters.
  • In fighting games you kick, punch, duck, dive, jump and so forth with your body.
  • It also picks up small hand gestures like pinching, grabbing and scrolling.
  • There will also be video conferencing and games with video.
  • Trivia game over the internet with live images of each person playing. When a question pops up, they can clap to buzz in.
  • You can "move objects on your screen" and the other party can see what you're doing in real time.
  • Sensor detects only the person playing, not folks observing on the couch.

This reminds me or the Eye Toy on the PlayStation consoles, without the camera aspect, of course. I wonder how well the Japanese audience will accept this, considering Xbox’s comparatively low sales there.

Keep in mind, all this could be just a rumor.

(via Engadget)

Tags: Xbox 360 , Wii

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