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The three devices side-by-side. Image courtesy of pcmag.com
Brian Tonkin
Teacher Features/ Baseball/ Video Games.
briantonkin55@msn.com

Although it's been a few years since any major company has produced a new console, the motion sensor accessory has been worked on by each of the three. This all started when the Nintendo Wii was made in late 2006, but the recent release of the X-Box Kinect and the Playstation Move has been very successful.

What makes these accessories so unique is the way they are used. Most games available for these systems function as a mean to work-out or exercise. Whether you are playing Just Dance or Rise of Nightmares, you will certainly get a good workout... at least compared to a ten hour WoW session.

The three accessories have revolutionized the way people view video games and have nearly doubled the target audience for game developing companies. There are now over 50 titles for the move, 80 titles available for the Kinect, and over 1000 titles on the Wii.

Since the release of the Nintendo Wii in 2006, and even more so now with the kinect and move, the typically customer at video game shops has drastically changed. The games available on these systems attract all groups of people. Some play the sports games, others buy the dance games, and there are still plenty of old-fashioned style video games.
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There is no controller involved with the X-Box Kinect. The player is the controller. Image courtesy of kotaku.com