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Nintendo's Miyamoto on Sony's PS3 strategy

In a recent interview with The Edmonton Sun, Nintendo exec Shigeru Miyamoto talked about Sony's next-gen strategy as it was revealed at E3, and also had comments about Sony's use of Wii-esque motion sensing in the PS3 controller.

"They're talking about the next generation of the same old videogames - it's the same old experiences with new graphics," said Miyamoto. "And while there are people who enjoy that, we're really talking about the next leap in interactive entertainment, and really bringing interactive entertainment not just to videogame fans but to everyone."

When speaking of the controller, he was less contemptuous. "It's kind of what always seems to happen," lamented Miyamoto. "But the fact that they looked at what we were doing and decided it was a good path is kind of flattering; it kind of reinforces in our minds that we're doing the right thing. What they've done is just take your standard controller and add in this motion-sensing device that’s similar to what we did back on the Game Boy Color many years ago. Maybe if they were to completely copy and go with a remote and a nunchaku and two motion sensors, I might be a little more concerned. But I don't think they're anywhere close to that."