Late last week Actiga Coporation revealed a partnership with Microsoft to develop a new version of the company's Qmotions X-Board (shown above) for the Xbox 360 called the Qmotions Big Air controller. Coming Fall 2008, the deck allows gamers to control their favorite skateboarding games with a motion-based controller you stand on.
"Our aim with the Xbox 360 system is to broaden the consumer videogame experience and ensure a perfect match between the console, the peripherals and the game," says Scott Loomis, Xbox Third Party Peripheral Program Manager. "We will work closely with Qmotions to ensure the best experience for our Xbox 360 players."
According to the press release, the Qmotions Big Air controller is the first of "a full-range of products that will be officially endorsed by Microsoft." We expect to hear more on the partnership leading into this years E3 event.
[via Joystiq]
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5-05-2008 @ 3:06PM
Kabapu said...
... I thought April Fool's already came and went?
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5-05-2008 @ 3:24PM
agelgamer said...
seriously.. I doubt anyone bought this controller during the XBOX 1 days. Hell, I didn't even see this controller in the retail chain.
I love the animated GIF they use as a "Video" of how it works.
FAIL.
5-05-2008 @ 6:10PM
J said...
FASTER
SLOWER
RIGHT
LEFT
FAIL
5-05-2008 @ 3:58PM
SABCA said...
Pack it with a 360 version of Sega's old "Top Skater" Arcade game, and then maybe we'll talk...
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5-05-2008 @ 4:16PM
Bluemanrule said...
...the Qmotions Big Air controller is the first of "a full-range of products that will be officially endorsed by Microsoft." We expect to hear more on the partnership leading into this years E3 event.
This is all I need to confirm that the Newton (3mote, I said that just before Dustin did) will be a reality at E3. I can't wait for it to take down the Wiimote.
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5-05-2008 @ 4:41PM
Van Faulk said...
Never gonna happen. The wiimote is standard, and devs have been very slow to put in the effort to work with it. The newton will just be another peripheral with 2 games that support it like the eyetoy and the balance board.
5-05-2008 @ 5:04PM
Odog4ever said...
Umm.... I think I'll stick with "flickit" controls...
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5-05-2008 @ 6:03PM
Procris said...
This.Looks.Awful.Massive.Fail.Alert.
Yeah, i felt the need.
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5-05-2008 @ 7:04PM
AoE said...
This.Looks.Awful.Massive.Fail.Alert.PROPER
Procris comment was nuked, no sfv.