According to a new study by OTX GamePlan, videogame consumers have little interest in Microsft and Sony's upcoming motion control systems, with under 10 percent willing to purchase Project Natal or PlayStation Move.
2000 console owners were polled over the last month and 8 percent said they intended to buy Natal while only 6 percent said they were willing to buy the PlayStation Move.
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Wii with motion control: $200
XBox 360 Pro + Natal: > $299 (That's greater than $299)
PS3 + Move: > $349
Wii has also had motion control for quite some time. The target audience is the casual gamer and you know what system they have already? The Wii. Good luck marketing what you both made fun of. Not that anyone remembers though.
As a side note, They will be changing the name of Natal to something else. Most likely during E3.
It's going to depend on the games that use the technology. If they garner enough attention, users will more consider getting the add-ons to play them. On the other hand, games that REQUIRE the add-ons might not fare too well until if and when enough users care...but those that allow EITHER the add-on or regular controller might not generate an interest in the add-on. Catch-22 there.
Personally, I like the idea of accurate bow & arrow and sword & shield gameplay (in something other than the cartoony 'toy' games on Wii).
I guess there are a few wii owners that want better graphics; in spite of Nintendo's claims that they don't want HD. Then there are those of us who would not buy a wii if it was the best system, just because the controls suck. Maybe Sony & M$ can steal the last two people who are still paying for wii games, and nintendo can finally bury that POS and start on something good.
