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Next Nintendo Wii Won’t Use Wiimote?

Published by Josh Foster December 15th, 2007 in Gaming, Nintendo, Wii.

An argument could easily be made that the massive success of Wii is directly tied into the innovative Wiimote, and it would certainly be a valid point. But could you picture a future in which Nintendo Wii didn’t use a controller at all?

According to Justin Rattner, chief technology officer over at Intel, that’s exactly what’s going to eventually happen with the superpopular gaming console.

“We imagine some future generation of Wii won’t have hand controllers,” he theorized in an interview with BusinessWeek. “You just set up the cameras around the room and wave your hand like you’re playing tennis.”

Actually, that sounds a lot like Sony’s EyeToy, which can sense movement using a camera. However, the technology never really caught on like the company would have hoped. Also, one would think that the experience would still be enhanced by holding something in order to get some sort of feedback.

But who are we to question Intel?

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