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.

Brian Tonkin
Teacher Features/ Video Games/ Baseball
briantonkin55@msn.com

Sony's new, revolutionary hand-held system will be released on 2/22 this year. There will also be a few games released for it on the same day, including a portable version of Uncharted, Marvel vs. Capcom, Little Deviants, Dynasty Warriors, and more.

The Vita features duel touch-screens, motion control, two cameras, and even a microphone. All these qualities make the Vita less like a Gameboy, and more like a game-centered I-Phone.

Along with the many games, the Vita will have a few cool accesories released with it including carrying cases, headphones, charging stations and memory cards.

The Vita will replace Sony's Playstation Portable, or PSP, and production of games for the PSP will be discontinued.

Mitchell Peterson
Techie
Pyro.visual@gmail.com               


     An ongoing debate between two gamers in the halls is normal, whether Xbox or PlayStation will gain the prize as top console. The debate is widespread and basically is focused at graphics. These two products from Microsoft and Sony are still being sold after about five years of release. These two have had great success with their products. It is shown that Sony’s PlayStation has improved shadows, whereas Xbox reconciles with anti-aliasing (smoothing of the pixels). Xbox has been said to contain better graphics with small details, however to most PlayStation consumers, and I quote: “So? Who cares! I don’t give an <expletive> about small [incandescent] graphics”. Now you can see that it goes back and forth like Rick Perry on the E.P.A. One complaint from PlayStation consumers was the big time PlayStation Network hack that happened. These are basically the only factual evidence that goes on. The rest is opinion.

Which Console?

Verdict: It doesn’t matter!

                Now that I’ve angered many of you devout followers of Bill Gates, and whoever the CEO of Sony is, my reasons follow:

-I don’t know why it matters

-They have pros and cons

-Same function

-almost the exact same game list except for a few

All in all, they are pretty much the same thing. Many of you will say that I don’t know what I am talking about, however I will have you know that I do. I own an Xbox, and have seen PlayStation gameplay, and neither have drastic differences. Just play what you want with what you want. Nerd out.