Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3

LOS ANGELES – This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo has been quite the moving experience.

During presentations at the video game industry trade show, bothMicrosoft and Sony debuted prototype motion-control devices for theXbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that could rival Nintendo's popular Wii, the first console to employ a motion-detecting controller when it debuted in 2006.

Nintendo said Wednesday they are flattered by the imitations.

"It's certainly nice for us to see other companies adopting the philosophy that Nintendo communicated back a few years ago," said Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo of America. "For us, we're really pleased and excited to bring consumers the next advancement now with Wii MotionPlus."

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