“Newton” Commented on by Suspected Contributors

by Wil Meloche on April 24, 2008

Is the motion-controlled Xbox 360 add-on real?

Kotaku recently did a piece with comments from Microsoft, Rare, and Gyration about the “Newton” motion sensing controller that is rumoured to be in the works for the Xbox 360. Interestingly while Movea Inc. (the parent company of Gyration since January) flat out denied involvement with the project, another motion control company – Motus – seemed a little more open to the idea and even has a product (Darwin – pictured below) on the market.

Microsoft’s Aaron Greenburg offered some interesting comments regarding how he views the Xbox 360’s position in the market and how it is affected by the Wii. An interesting tidbit came through here: “If [gamers] are only going to buy one system, we feel like we offer the complete experience.” In addition, while an anonymous source within Rare wouldn’t make much on the rumours, they did comment that, “We’ve gone away and invented a game mechanic that’s never been in any game before,” regarding the upcoming release of Banjo 3.

Check out the full story on Kotaku here.

Darwin Remote