I like to move it move it! Will Sony’s flagship motion device have enough va-va-voom to take on Kinect and the mighty Wii this Christmas?

Nintendo’s Wii changed everything. Opening video gaming up to a wider market and changing the way people played games (informally, in groups or the whole family) it’s success has led to Sony, Xbox and the rest playing catchup. With Microsoft investing in Minority Report-style controller-less technology, Sony has decided instead to play it safe – producing a pimped-up version of the Wii control system and injecting some next-gen graphics to counter Nintendo’s simpler, kiddy-focussed visuals. You don’t need another console, just an initial Playstation Move starter pack (giving you a camera, controller and a demo disc) so it’s a fair bit cheaper than Kinect’s starting price. (more…)