AIBO gets another shot at life, thanks to Wiimotes
By Paul Miller 
posted Nov 18th 2007 9:54AM
posted Nov 18th 2007 9:54AM
posted Nov 18th 2007 9:54AM
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Hey Look! A Boot Camp Shirt!
Is it me, or is the 360 the only real "gaming console" in the next generation?
It's just weird to me that the PS3 is being used as a Super Computer using Folding@Home and the Wii is being used for robots and Physical Therapy... The 360 is the only one actually being used for what it was meant to do, lol.
Is it me, or are you an idiot? Why is it the only "gaming console" in the next generation? What is so new about their games? The level of graphics, that's what. But hey, the PS3 has better graphics! So there goes your stupid point.
And the Wii isn't used for robots, the controller is. And oh no! People are having fun during physical therapy! Call the killjoys! Idiot. Eat me.
Dragod,
By that rational, the XBox was not a "real gaming console" because people used it as a media center...
Wow, hostility. I wasn't trying to bash any consoles. And, I said nothing about graphics... I was just saying that it's weird that gaming consoles are being used for things other than gaming/entertainment.
Gaming consoles that are being used for other things than gaming is as old as the Famicom.
The console is irrelevant. The only console that's worth crap for anything other than the manufacturer's intent is the PS3, and even then the GPU and wireless are screwed.
We're talking peripherals.
@Dragod : Yes it's you, actually the 360 seems to be the only one that can only play games, the Wii and PS3 can obviously do much more :-)
can you believe the Wii is still goin for like $350 on ebay? My friend works at best buy and he tell me everytime they get a huge shipment of then it only last 2 days. I personally got a Ps3 but got rid of it within a month because the games where kind of boring and where just getting me dizzy as hell, I never try the 360 though but I have head that the Wii is more fun as far as gaming goes, but I just wish they could develop games like wold of warcraft for consoles
Maybe you should take a break from World of Warcraft and work on your grammar. Reading that last sentence of yours made ME dizzy.
Dear snitch,
Your last sentence is about 3 sentences buddy.
Did you ever attend something when you were a kid called the 3rd grade???
Sincerely,
BubbaGump
I actually ran a study comparing the Wiimote to traditional analog sticks for games like Waverace 64.
The participants were traditional non-gamers, and overwhelmingly people found the analog stick to be easier. There is a tendency to oversteer using the wiimote. The motion controls were: holding the wiimote in one hand and just rotating it left and right to steer. The "tight-ness" of the analog stick was better overall. So I would suggest Nintendo to stick with the analog stick if they are going to create a Waverace sequel.
Now, that's pretty cool. They should bring back the Power Glove. Remember that? Imagine if you had 2 Power gloves, with Wii-mote motion sensing...
I suspect scientists will one day use the Wiimote to cure cancer.
One of the authors was my Intro to programming prof . . .
As long as they don't put a shoe on my head or do a barrel roll.
Signed
Sparky the Aibo
Get a bluetooth dongle, two candles, and find the input software for the OS that you use. I think all three major platforms have what you need.