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So I was reading an article on BusinessWeek, it wasn’t directly related to gaming but it got me thinking about how it could apply to gaming. Motion-sensing isn’t new, not even in gaming since the Nintendo Wii has been out for some time now. The article talked about how TVs and PCs will soon work like the Wii, basically they will behave based on user input, in this case, improved built-in cameras track body gestures like nods, head shakes or a hand wave.

Again, such technology isn’t new but it just hasn’t been widely used yet, except the Wii.

It got me thinking, what would the future of gaming like if motion-sensing technology were more widely used? I was thinking as far as playing Call of Duty 4 without controllers where camera coming out of my PlayStation 3 would track all my body and hand movements and reflect that on the game. Like tilting your head forward would mean forward movement, tilt a bit more would be running, tilt back would, obviously mean moving backwards. These should be easy to do but I was also thinking about tracking my finger movement to the point where the game would know I was trying to fire a shot, where I would aim at and when I wanted to reload, I think the latter one is harder.

Will my thinking/dreaming become reality? I think so personally, its just a matter of time. Before we can fully immerse ourselves to video games.

When I saw it on Gametrailers, I couldn’t believe it, the video game version of The Grudge is coming out, well at least in Japan, for the Nintendo Wii. I can tell you I am a Japanese horror movie fanatic, I have all 3 games from the Fatal Frame series for the PlayStation 2, the forth installment is again for the Wii only, why?

Anyway, the trailer is pretty good in my opinion, the spookiness and the fact that you are exploring with just the flashlight makes the game even scarier. And in the end, the classic ghost-woman who makes creepy noise while crawling slowly towards you, just like from the movies! I’m pretty much used to all the horror movies, I don’t jump that easily but this one, although didn’t make me jump, I shaked a bit.

But why won’t it make it to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is really beyond me. That’s my grudge.

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I was going to post this yesterday but I got lazy. I have yet to see any worthy Wii games after the ultra violent MadWorld was released more than 2 weeks ago. Not that it matters much since I don’t atually own a Wii, then this game popped out of no where and I was really amazed. And this is what I call a game, not that Yu-Gi-Oh Wheelie junk that I found out a few weeks ago. Wii deserves better games than that and many other garbage Wii games.

This game looks amazing, it is sort of 2.5D, not quite 3D. The characters are 2D sprites I believe but are very vibrant and nothing cheesy. The backgrounds are animated as well. Finally, I think the huge boss battles are going to make the game even more fun.

I’m curious as to how the controls are done, I’m guessing the nunchuk is going to be your directional control and your motion sensing Wiimote will let you slash your ways through enemies. It is going to be some exercise for you Wii owners out there.

I can only hope it will be ported over to the PlayStation 3 or the PSP. I can only hope!

As usual, enjoy the trailer from Gametrailers

Back in the high school days which was 10ish years ago, Magic the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh were a huge part of many kids’ life, well mainly the guys. I was hooked on Magic the Gathering and was fortunate enough not to get sucked into the Yu-Gi-Oh card game or else I would be even more broke. These two games continue to be popular, I’m not sure if they are still as popular as they used to since I stopped playing for a long time. They continue to come out with new cards and new video games. What happens when you put a “twist” on one of these console card games and that “twist” actually backfired? You will get yourself a Yu-Gi-Oh!: Wheelie Breakers for the Wii scheduled to be released on May 19th based on Gametrailers.com.

Now you wonder what kind of “twist” could mess up an otherwise decent console card game? The developers actually turned it into a racing game, based on the name of the game you should have figured that part out anyway. Based on the trailer, its similar to Mario Cart where you race others and try to slow them down but instead of shooting turtle shells or laying banana peels on the track you summon monsters out to “attack” the other racers.

And don’t get me started on the graphics, even on a Wii, the graphics could have been better. I think this is just another way a company is trying to milk from the hardcore Yu-Gi-Oh fans. Another disappointing Wii game.