“I’d say Natal is more of a response to breaking down barriers and introducing entertainment for everyone. What we realise is as much as we continue to make [Xbox] more accessible – and I think it’s far more accessible, and an easier-to-use system than ever before, with more functionality than ever before – there still is going to be that challenge of having people to get over the 10-button controller, and feel uncomfortable to navigate the user interface when you play games.” – John Schappert of Microsoft discussing whether the Wii inspired creation of Natal
I think it’s a bit rude to say that Nintendo didn’t have any part in the inspiration for a product like this. You can bet your ass that Microsoft wouldn’t have went in this direction if the Wii was in third place this console race.
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Microsoft – Natal not inspired by Wii
