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As the Playstation Move comes closer and closer, people are beginning to question Sony’s ability to “one up” Nintendo, who succeeded in some aspects, but utterly failed in others.

Let us take a look at what Nintendo has accomplished:

Nintendo has successful created a “family and friends” console, or a console that you’re more than willing to bring out when your family and friends are over. The simple, innocent titles are something anyone can play, and most people can enjoy. Even better, young children can play these games, as they require little to know knowledge of how to game, with the exception of a few buttons here and there.

What’s the problem? When family and friends leave, many hardcore gamers will put their Wii back into the abyss that is their closet, never to be seen again until the next get-together.

Nintendo has succeeded in making non-gamers into gamers, and creating a console that works perfectly with one person, or up to as many as four. We’ve seen Nintendo’s approach to get hardcore gamers with games like Red Steel, and while such games are by no means bad, they have yet to satisfy many hardcore gamers.

Sony, however, claims that their “Playstation Move” will succeed in appealing to hardcore gamers when it releases this fall.

“The motion controller for the Playstation 3 will be the solution for both casual and hardcore gamers alike,” Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida stated at last month’s Game Developers Conference.

Not much more was said, but Sony believes that their “Move” will succeed in appealing to hardcore gamers because of the precision of the motion controls, something the “Wii Mote” does not always have.

Many remain wary of Sony’s endeavor, myself included.

So what do you think? Will Sony succeed once more where Nintendo has failed?

Recently read the latest issue of EDGE which was running it's main feature on the Move, and it certainly looks like a promising prospect, but I can't see myself putting down a classic dual-shock and splashing out on the Move and it's games.

Personally I think it all a little to gimmicky. Maybe I'm just a purist who enjoys my regular controller though :p They will have to come out with some amazing stuff so get me to buy it. Not just the occasional good game or something it needs to be awe inspiring to sell me

I couldn't agree more. I prefer the basic controller over a motion controller, and perhaps it's just because of familiarity.

But honestly, when I game, I like to be in a (somewhat) dim room, with a snack and a drink. Getting up and moving around really does ruin the gaming scene for me, as that's not what I game for.

I'm not completely ruling out the Move as something potentially great, but I simply don't see how Sony is going to pull it all off to the extent in which they say.

Exactly, for me, all my mates and I want to to do is sit down, relax, and have a few cold beers while playing a bit of casual Fifa or MW2, not jumping up and down and waving a controller all over the place, it's just not for me.

Personally I prefered the FPS style of gaming on the Wii, my shots were more intuitive and accurate. Also it didn't require me to move around I could sit on the couch and casually play it as well. I mean there are game that will probably offer the moving around aspect that can be offered with this kind of controller.

I am looking forward to playing a next gen FPS on the PS3 using the Move controllers. The button layout looks very similar to the Wii controller and numchuck, which probably isn't a good thing since their controller isn't very ergonamically designed.

Game Informer Magazine; issue 205: had an article about the Move controller and upcoming titles as well.

Socom 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
Apparently the aiming system is smoother than the Wii's
Also you will be able to play this game online with either a Move controller or a dual shock. Now that will be fun to see who does better. Personally my accuracy was a lot better on the Wii than on the PS3...

The move will also have games that will go appeal to more casual gamers as well.

There will also be a HiDef fighting game coming out for Move. Motion Fighter will feature split screen, campaign mode, and online play.

that looks great cos i was thinkin of getin a wii but it is rubish wen u r alone