Commenting on the announcement of Microsoft"s Project Natal and Sony"s motion controller, Reggie Fils-Aime, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo feels it"s "ironic" that motion control is being introduced three years after the Wii.
"We have been very familiar with that technology," said Fils-Aime regarding Natal. "I have personally seen a lot of iterations of similar technology. Our first reaction is that it is ironic that, three or four years ago, the prevailing industry opinion was that prettier pictures or more horsepower were the waves of the future. And now it"s clear from both of our competitors that physical activity in gaming is the wave of the future.
"It"s also ironic that, for Nintendo, the future is here. The future is now."
"We have pioneered many interface options that people take for granted today."
Speaking with Kotaku, Reggie continued to say that the Wii will succeed due to Nintendo"s experience with motion technology. "We"ve looked at similar technology and will continue to look at other technology for the future. What"s different, I think, for us, is that the experience is what drives us down a particular path, not simply how nifty the technology is.
"When we looked at this technology and other technology, we decided that the best way to drive immersion and precision as well as creating an environment for publishers to flourish was the Wii remote coupled with the nunchuck."