I remember covering E3 2006, before I wrote for GamePro. One of the first discussions I had about the then-new Nintendo Wii system that wowed the show that year with was my then-editor at WorthPlaying.com. He was evincing the sort of skepticism about Wii that would later become commonplace. "All that's special about the system is the controller," he said. "Nothing's gonna stop Microsoft or Sony from releasing their own new controllers if they want to."
E3 2009 saw my then-editor's prediction come to pass. Both Sony and Microsoft debuted "Wii Remote killers" in Xbox's Project Natal and PlayStation's less-developed wand controller. Of course, Nintendo spent the same year trying to sell us all on Wii MotionPlus again, which begs the question: what does Nintendo think of what the competition is up to? Specifically, what does the Wii's godfather, Shigeru Miyamoto, think of it?
The BBC decided to ask Mr. Miyamoto the question toward the end of last week. His answer is interesting in terms of just how much laughter it involves. The motion control bit starts around 3:50, but the preceding stuff is worth watching for a Brief History of Miyamoto, too.
