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Altima NEO
06/01/09

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I can tell from this video that this will cater purely to CASUALS
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/01/09

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Wow...they completely lifted the Nintendo ads:

Microsoft CEO: So have you guys figured out how to market this yet?

Marketing dept: Uuuuh...uhhh... yeah something like this *shows Nintendo's 2006 E3 debut*

Microsoft CEO: BRILLIANT!

Marketing Dept: *cracks knuckles* aaaah...another job well done.
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DugDawg
06/01/09

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My prediction, this thing will result in lots of broken furniture.
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ThisCharmingMan
06/01/09

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I just don't know about this...it has to work pretty flawlessly to be able to be adopted by all those 360 owners who like their controller just fine. Also, it's going to be a hard sell in the middle of a console's life span without key software behind it.
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MaxDragon7
06/01/09

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I can tell from watching the video that it isn't a 1:1 motion ratio. Aww, who am I kidding! Nothing is 1:1.

But the delay seems to be pretty miniscule, so that's pretty impressive in itself.
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
06/01/09

@MaxDragon7: I can almost assure you, that just like the wii, there will be a set limit of motions able to be done. On the wii, you can use your wii mote to preform the same tasks, and only those same tasks, that you could with a gamecube controller, only with waggle. Like with Twilight Princess, you couldnt cut in every direction, on the ones given to you. with this, i see the same things happening. possibly more to it than with the wii, but i still see it being very limited in terms of what they were trying to show us it can do.
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Akibake
06/01/09

@MaxDragon7: Until Motion Plus...
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doubtful
06/01/09

@Akibake:

That remains to be seen.

I'll wait for the early adopters on both of these devices for once. I hope. Maybe. Probably not.
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ZombieFever
06/01/09

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Looks like a fun little gimmick. Stuff like this is going to swing the opinion of the non-gamers from the Wii to the Xbox.
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-MasterDex-
06/01/09

@ZombieFever: Then they'll go on Live and hear "N$%$%£, Gay, N%^&$$, Gay" ad infinitum and go back to playing the Wii.
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B33
06/01/09

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There's a particular sense of déjà vu present as I watch this footage and I just can't quite pin point the reasoning behind it...
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-MasterDex-
06/01/09

@B33: Add in a Wii logo and it'd be just another Wii ad.
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Ryūkot
06/01/09

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Yup, seems better than sitting on your couch and doing some waggle (or whatever that guy said on stage). Oh snap!
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-MasterDex-
06/01/09

@Ryūkot: Yeah, that was a total burn. Let's wait and see Nintendo's comeback tomorrow.
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Komrade Kayce
06/01/09

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Yeah, show us some Milo. Sneak a camera in and film it, you guys.
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-MasterDex-
06/01/09

@Komrade Kayce - Soviet Attack Dog: I say avoid Milo and all hype Molyneux creates for it until the "game" is actually released because you just know half of what has been said already and will be said and shown is a load of balls.
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n00b_pwner
06/01/09

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I wonder what would happen if someone had sex in front of the camera during a game...
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Yossarian
06/01/09

@n00b_pwner: That's how I'll be playing the about to be announced Star Wars: Lightsaber Duels
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lolgreg
06/01/09

@n00b_pwner: Milo would probably call the police.
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
06/01/09

@Yossarian: That sounds...homosexual....
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QualityJeverage
06/01/09

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It won't be in your hot little hands though, isn't that the point?!
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FP_slomo788
06/01/09

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None of the Milo demo?

:(
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patapon
06/01/09

@FP_slomo788:TBH, that 'demo' looked like it was scripted.

Hope Natal doesn't turn out to be sour grapes...
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MtlAngelus
06/01/09

@patapon: It was scripted. You can see at one point, when that lady is looking at her "reflection", the reflection moves before she does, causing her to react rapidly and mimic the motion. It is particularly noticeable because it's the only fast movement she does, the rest of it show her and the reflection moving really slow, which was obviously done this way so that she could easily repeat the pre-recorded movement without looking out of sync.

Plus, the whole footage looks pre-rendered, but that's debatable.
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-MasterDex-
06/01/09

@MtlAngelus: NO!!! IT WAS ALL REAL! IT HAS TO BE!! MOLYNEUX IS BEHIND IT!!! HE WOULDN'T LIE TO US!!!!

....Oh wait...forget I said that.
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Shiloa
06/01/09

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I'll believe it when I play it.
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tylerstyle
06/01/09

@Shiloa: And especially, what that would be.

I had the same feelings for the Wii. They let me down. Let's see, what they and all game companys will deliver.
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
06/01/09

@tylerstyle: I do see this being a fail, and seeing as how motion controls usually get fucked up in the lens very easily, i can imagin this being not only difficult to use, but very rare for it to be implemented in games that the 360's core audience would even want to play. They mostly all hate what the wii is, so if they happen to love it, then it's safe to call them hipocrates, whether or not it works this well.
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MaxDragon7
06/01/09

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I knew it would be awesome! Anyone up to a game of 'one-on-one' Street Fighter IV?
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
06/01/09

@MaxDragon7:

Fighting game with motion controls

Yeah... no.
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Curse lily
06/01/09

@MaxDragon7: Oooo can i watch?
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
06/01/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: Wii DBZ worked pretty good, then again, it was just another DBZ game, amirite!?
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
06/01/09

@LllusionX:Proud Commander of the Sony Attack Force Helghan!: That was Sparking. You might as well had mention Power Stone or something.

A game like Street Fighter just wouldn't cut it.
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MaxDragon7
06/01/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: It would be pretty hilarious watching two people go at it, flailing their limbs in pathetic attempt, don'tcha agree?

Then again, if it was Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee...

...the game would break!
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
06/01/09

@MaxDragon7: Nah, Norris would die again. Try Bruce vs. Tyson in his prime.
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-MasterDex-
06/01/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: Bruce would lose an ear but Tyson would ultimately die.
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
06/01/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: I dont like to play games like street fighter with a normal controller. I only play games that play like naruto:UN series, DBZ, Bleach, and things like those. I personally am not the biggest fan of motion control, as i am also not the biggest fan of my wii. I do however, like using the sixaxis, as i have adapted. This looks like pretty cool, if implemented well, however, i cant see how ANY of that will work as well as it does in this video.
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Mucki
06/01/09

@MaxDragon7: Sure sounds fun but fighting just doesn't work without the physical feedback of, you know, an opponent.

Still this video does look really promising, how it's gonna be in reality though.. well, we will see. Definitely interesting.
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MaxDragon7
06/01/09

@Mucki: Yup yup! I wonder how Microsoft plans to utilize Natal.

*puts on electrode suit*

"Now this is physical!"

~BZZT~ ~SHOCK~ ,"Ow!", ~BZZT~

"Awesome! I can feel every hit!"
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jooji
06/01/09

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hahahaa i dont see this being that bigggggg
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
06/01/09

@jooji: I can see it as another way for MS to descriminate against gay people: "We do not have their specific wireframe stances and 3d anaotmy down yet. They will need to stand and move like normal humans, or it will not work."

Also, the obese: "Our motion detectors use a new 3d mapping technology to find the general skeletal structures and joint movements of the person using said device. people who weigh more than 180lbs may hit some turbulence, as there are so many parts of you moving at once, it's difficult to track."
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