Comments on: D+BATE: XBOX 360’s Natal http://www.dpadmagazine.com/2010/06/04/dbate-natal/ Pressing all the right buttons Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Radders http://www.dpadmagazine.com/2010/06/04/dbate-natal/comment-page-1/#comment-3497 Radders Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:02:34 +0000 http://www.dpadmagazine.com/?p=7997#comment-3497 Despite the hype I don't see this as a bid to change the face of gaming, I think its just continuing the trend of targetting the casual gamer. Why do I think this is mainly aimed at them? That's because they are a large, relatively untapped market. The problem for the more regular gamer is, as many Wii owners will tell you, hands on interaction can be exhausting. If you look at some of the recent popular games they are much, much bigger than they have been in the past. Would you be willing to wave your arms through the whole of Just Cause 2 for example? Alright maybe that's an exaggeration but you can see the point, after an hour of motion play you may well want to sit down and relax with your controller. Despite the hype I don’t see this as a bid to change the face of gaming, I think its just continuing the trend of targetting the casual gamer. Why do I think this is mainly aimed at them? That’s because they are a large, relatively untapped market. The problem for the more regular gamer is, as many Wii owners will tell you, hands on interaction can be exhausting.

If you look at some of the recent popular games they are much, much bigger than they have been in the past. Would you be willing to wave your arms through the whole of Just Cause 2 for example? Alright maybe that’s an exaggeration but you can see the point, after an hour of motion play you may well want to sit down and relax with your controller.

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