Moving In on the Wii
A unique motion-based controller from Motus is designed to create a more realistic experience for video game players.
Consumers seem enchanted by the Nintendo Wii’s motion-controlled remote, buying more than one million units of Wii hardware last December alone, according to market research firm NPD Group. A Boston-based company, Motus Corporation, hopes to take advantage of the Wii’s popularity through a new product: the Motus Darwin , which allows motion-based control on non-Nintendo game systems, including the PC.
Motus is not the first company to compete with the Wii; the Sixaxis controller for the PlayStation 3 also provides motion-based control, for example. But Motus chairman Satayan Mahajan says the Darwin, expected to retail for $79-$99, allows a more realistic game play experience than is currently available.
