Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami thinks it will be a decade before motion controls will be mainstream.
Microsoft and Sony are attempting to cash in on the success the Nintendo Wii has had with motion control. However, it will be a long while before gamers, across the board, will trade-in their standard controllers.
Speaking with 1UP, Mikami stated:
For motion control to dominate the gaming landscape, it would require us to completely change the way we interact with games. A lot of players, don’t want to come home, after a long day of work, and have to wave their arms around and, essentially, workout. Many gamers simply wish to sit down with and old fashioned controller - and just play. For those who have been gaming for awhile, it would be more difficult to make a cold turkey switch to motion control, since they have been playing a more relaxed way for decades. Though, younger gamers, and new gamers, might be more receptive to the shift.
Currently, motion control is a gimmick, targeting casual gamers with a few exceptions such as Killzone 3 in 3D while using the Move. To become the number 1 way we play, Move, WiiMotion, and Kinect would have to make it past the genre of gimmick gaming and offer a more immersive experience (that you couldn’t get with a controller) - which could make it a necessity to more people in the gaming community. Right now, there are too many games that are still much more enjoyable with a classic control scheme.
Personally, I don’t think it will take a decade, with Microsoft and Sony both preparing to launch their motion tech, we’re in for a major surge of games that appeal to the core gaming audience as well as more attention surrounding the evolution of the gaming experience.
There may even come a day when the controller, as we know it, becomes obsolete.
Source: 1UP
