Wiimote envy

So Sony’s decided it can’t be outdone by Nintendo or Microsoft. They’ve released their own motion sensing accessory called the PlayStation Move. Really guys? That’s the best name you could come up with? That’s almost as original as the name “playstation.” Stay tuned for the Chevy Drive, the iPod Sound, and the Verizon Call.

The name aside, it’s basically a Wii controller with a few more buttons thus making it even more original. It works in conjunction with the PlayStation Eye camera and supposedly is much more responsive and better at motion control than the Wiimote, which is like building a car faster than a semi. It comes with a secondary controller that’s the equivalent of the Wii’s nunchuk, though the Move is completely wireless, which will be handy.

The line-up of games they have planned looks interesting as well, including things like a bare-fisted boxing game called Dukes, a collection of mini-games called Move Party and Sports Champions. I hope I don’t need to explain that one. They’re planning on having functionality for other games as well, such as SOCOM 4 and LittleBigPlanet.

Honestly, this looks like it could be interesting. While it’s a blatant rip-off of the Wii, it has some interesting games and might allow for some cool stuff in new games. We’ll have to see and I know I’ll be watching.