Sometimes, I don't think Sony really understands why the Nintendo Wii has built up its huge fanbase. Nor do they understand why the so-called 'Hardcore Gamer' doesn't like the Wii.

Speaking to the Financial Times, SCEA's head of Marketing, Peter Dille, believes that Move's precision is what will set it apart from both the Wii and Natal.

“The biggest differentiator is the technology itself — the Wii has been wildly successful but at the end of the day it’s not a very precise experience and it relies on the wand.

Microsoft’s approach appears to be no wand, no controller, just a camera, which means that your body’s the user interface. Our solution and point of differentiation is around precision, because we’ve got the camera — the Playstation Eye — and the motion controller which has the light at the tip, and the camera tracks the light very precisely in 3D space.

The combination of that precision along with the button on the controller means that you’re now able to develop and play games that you can’t do with the Wii and Natal. That level of precision gives you different types of experiences like a [first-person] shooter and we can do casual games as well."

The thing that I believe Sony doesn't understand, is that the Wii was never about the precision of the Wiimote (even with Wii Motion+, it's not that big a deal) but rather, people bought the Wii for the software. It was the Wii Sports, the Wii Fits and the Mario Karts that made people want to buy a Wii - not "Oh my! It's one to one control!"

I've also heard many bemoan the use of motion control in 'hardcore' titles. "Give me a Gamecube controller any day!" They cry. So why play a game like SOCOM 4 with motion, when you'd be more accurate with a Dualshock?

Dille also mentioned software for Move in the interview;

"We’ll have family-friendly games like ping pong or archery, to games for young kids like iPet, which is a very creative game. It’s a virtual pet you nurture and it comes out to play with you on your carpet using the Eye. You can give it commands, you can pet it and it will respond, you can give it tasks, it will fly a plane...

It’s too early to say what the killer app or signature game is but we’ll continue through the spring and late summer before we make a decision on which game is the poster child or the best one to move the Move."

Even if we look at the 'Casual' market - does that really sound appealing? Sure, the iPet might seem cool at first, but unlike Wii Sports, it doesn't offer the illusion that it'll be fun for much longer. And we know that the 'hardcore' won't be satisfied with a game like iPet... So who exactly is it for?

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The PlayStation Move will be available later this year, exclusively on the PlayStation 3.

Source: Financial Times