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When Nintendo introduced the Wii, a lot of people were amazed at simplicity of the idea of allowing gamers to use–other than their fingers–motion to play  Tennis, baseball, etc. I remember one of my colleagues brought another gadget called the Eye Toy for the Sony Playstation. It  sensed motion, and I had a good time jumping, boxing, and dancing around to play simple games.

This week, software giant Microsoft enters the motion-sensitive controller wars, promising a better experience (I hope) for gamers. And as expected, almost everybody jumped into the discussions aboutthis this amazing motion-sensitive controller, dubbed Project Natal (as evidenced by the Trending Topics at Twitter this week). 

My take on this: this is good. Now, imagine playing exclusive Xbox 360 games using the Natal. Perhaps not Gears of War series but something a lot simpler, like NBA Live? Hmmmm. For now, my vote goes to the Wii-mote. Its simplicity and the complimenting games work. Project Natal, on the other hand, promises a lot more-which is good–like voice recognition. But are we consumers ready for such an experience? Also, another question is cost. Will this cost us more or will it be bundled with the hardware.

With that in mind, I think it’s time to flex those gaming muscles–not just those overgrown thumbs and let’s play on!