Project Natal: For optimal performance, please be white.

[MmmmBeeeeer]

http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/Project-Natal-Hands-Feet-Arms-Legs-Torso-Heads-On-Impressions.html

Above impressions show that N'Gai Croal was not able to use Natal.

"When game consultant and former Newsweek writer N'Gai Croal gave Paradise a test drive, however, the game had trouble reading his steering actions. The footwork (gas and brakes) worked fine, but Croal couldn't steer his car at all."

http://www.springerlink.com/content/p75x879k24k36185/

Above shows a journal which reports that near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is less effective on black skin as "melanin clearly interferes with the quality of the reflected NIRS signal".

As I understand, Natal uses near-infrared.

Please tell me someone on the Natal team has thought of this, or this could be the most epic failure in the history of video games.

[killgod]

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I lol'd

[MvP]

LOL damn..I wonder how they can fix this.

[Leftwich]

They won't be laughing when they can't play Project Natal.

[killgod]

They won't be laughing when they can't play Project Natal.

[Herm]

surely they'll fix this... right?

[Irish]

[FedEx227]

Lesson learned... don't be black.

[Twigg4075]

I really don't see this thing ever taking off anyway. The only features I (and many other people including most on the gaming industry) see working are being able to navigate the dashboard with hand motions (whippee!) and voice activated on/off and other certain generic commands.

[MmmmBeeeeer]

It does appear to be a gimmick to me, just like the eyetoy

[jms493]

I really don't see this thing ever taking off anyway. The only features I (and many other people including most on the gaming industry) see working are being able to navigate the dashboard with hand motions (whippee!) and voice activated on/off and other certain generic commands.

You were probably one of the people who thought nintendos stupid controls were an epic fail. Dont be so closed minded!

[FedEx227]

I thought the Wii was retarded. I didn't doubt that it would sell a lot in the hands of Nintendo. I still think the controls are stupid and barely worked but it's been the best marketed gaming system since the original nintendo.

[BazookaJoe5]

You were probably one of the people who thought nintendos stupid controls were an epic fail. Dont be so closed minded!

It's not that, it's that most people who play the 360 (meaning the Halo 3, COD, Gears crowd that makes up most of the 360's user base), and PS3 for that matter, aren't going to give a shit about this type of thing whether it works well or not.

And FWIW, I think most hardcore gamers did and still do think the Wii's controls suck.

[MmmmBeeeeer]

The wii is pointless. When I want to move, I go outside.