Nintendo will never follow in the footsteps of Natal

Microsoft’s Project Natal has a number of similarities to the Wii remote, the most significant of which is, naturally, motion control support. However, unlike the Wii controller, Natal doesn’t require any sort of input device to play games. It’s for that reason alone that Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo of America, does not appear to have any interest of releasing a console without some sort of solid controller.

“We’ve considered so many types of input devices. We’ve considered not having input devices. One of the things that our developers have told us is giving the consumer some sort of feedback is very important. Whether it’s standing on a balance board…whether it’s the feedback you get with a Wii remote. So for us, we’ve considered just about everything, but we do believe that feedback is pretty important, and that’s what you don’t get without having any type of input device at all.

You know, who knows what the future may hold, but what we will do is always have within an input device, something the gives the gamer feedback as to how they’re doing, how they’re playing, and how they can improve that gaming experience.”

Thanks to Jake for the news tip!