Peter Moore Plugs the Wii60 Again

Next Generation is reporting that Peter Moore has once again raised the concept of the 'Wii60', a gamer who has chosen to buy an Xbox 360 and a Wii, instead of ... that other guy's product. From the article: "In a canny piece of anti-Sony propaganda he said, 'Dual platform ownership of Xbox 360 and Wii could be as high as 40% depending on what territory we are talking about. The influence of the Wii-60 movement seems to be growing enormously.' ... But the mischievous Liverpudlian could not resist expressing some doubts about Nintendo's machine. 'The controller is innovative but it remains to be seen how innovative your shoulder will feel after an hour's play.'"

But how innovative do your thumbs feel...

[nweaver]

How innovative do your thumbs feel after 60 minutes of Halo?

If you reword that headline...

[Anonymous Coward]

The Wii60 Plugs Peter Moore

That sounds much funnier, although it does have a slightly gay overtone.

Wii satisfaction

[Terminal Saint]

The question for me is whether owning a Wii on its own is going to be a satisfying enough experience."

I know my wii brings me lots of satisfaction...

Controller...

[remembertomorrow]

I don't think Slashdot readers will have any problem with arm stamina... :P

Unless, of course, they don't use their dominant hand.

I'm unemployed and posting on slashdot about video

[Anonymous Coward]

games.

all hail great mother india!

most gamers

[AcidLacedPenguiN]

well seeing how most gamers play with their wee for 10-15 minutes with a few minutes between for hours on end I'm sure they could handle it.

So Sore...

[tonyr1988]

it remains to be seen how innovative your shoulder will feel after an hour's play.

I doubt your shoulder will be any more sore than after an hour's play of real football, baseball, or tennis (or killing people).

If the biggest problem with the Wii is that it's more realistic than the others (and apparently fun enough to play until you're sore), then props to Nintendo.

Sony's response

[Anonymous Coward]

Real gamers are going to want the WiiS3.

Re:So Sore...

[Anonymous Coward]

I doubt your shoulder will be any more sore than after an hour's play of real football, baseball, or tennis (or killing people).

If your shoulder is getting sore after an hour of killing people, you really need to improve your techinque. Work smarter, not harder.

Re:But how innovative do your thumbs feel...

[Cirak]

He's probably heard of all of the injuries people accumulate doing these voluntary activities, though. Hell, tennis has an elbow injury named for it. I haven't yet heard "video game thumb" as a common injury term thrown around in physical therapy offices.

Who is Peter Moore?

[kabocox]

I went to wiki to find out who this Peter Moore guy was..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moore [wikipedia.org]
Peter Moore (chemist) (born 1939), professor at Yale University
Peter Moore (Microsoft), Microsoft executive
Peter Bullfrog Moore (1932-2000), Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby League official
Peter Moore (serial killer) (born c. 1940), British serial killer
Peter Moore (travel author) (born 1962), Australian travel writer
Peter Moore (Australian rules footballer), winner of the Brownlow Medal in 1979 and 1984
Peter Moore (politician), leader of Sheffield City Council, Yorkshire, England

Comparing the pictures, it turned out to be the MS executive. I was just wondering based on the comments the guy was spouting if he was the politican or serial killer though.

Re:But how innovative do your thumbs feel...

[elrous0]

I once had a really nasty case of Pac-Man Fever myself.

-Eric

Re:tsop tsrif

[Anonymous Coward]

How in the hell is the parent rated "Insightful"?

Sorry. Meant to mod it "informative" but the mouse slipped as I clicked it.

Re:people seem confused

[elrous0]

Is that low-impact enough?

It depends. Do I *HAVE* to stare?

-Eric