Move stealing Wii's family crowd?

By Robert Purchese Published 8 November, 2010

Sony stats show parental pleaser.

Sony reckons half of the people who want to buy PlayStation Move are parents.

The family vote has lead to great success for the Wii, but Sony's US blog goes on to insist that 60 per cent of the people who want Move already own Nintendo's console - they want to upgrade their motion-sensing experience apparently.

Since May, we're told, the number of people who want PlayStation Move has doubled. Of those, 30 per cent are women and 25 per cent are over 35 years-old - the average age is 28.

PlayStation Move trickled out in mid-September in Europe. Sony's Wiimote-like controller - which has a glowing bauble on top - has been in relatively high demand, although Sony never alluded to big upfront hardware sales like Microsoft is for Kinect. One million Move units have been shipped across the US, and PlayStation 3 worldwide sales have been bumped by the controller's arrival.

To keep momentum going, Sony plans to add another 15 games to the Move roster by the end of March 2011.

The list provided by the US PlayStation blog is below.

Out Now

  • Brunswick Pro Bowling
  • EyePet
  • Get Fit With Mel B
  • Heavy Rain
  • High Velocity Bowling
  • Hustle Kings
  • John Daly's ProStroke Golf
  • Kung Fu Rider
  • MAG
  • NBA 2K11
  • Planet Minigolf
  • Racquet Sports
  • Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
  • Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
  • R.U.S.E
  • Sports Champions
  • Start The Party!
  • The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
  • The Shoot
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2011
  • Time Crisis: Razing Storm
  • Toy Story 3: The Video Game
  • Tumble
  • TV Superstars

Coming in late 2010 and 2011:

  • Beat Sketcher
  • Dance Dance Revolution
  • Dead Space Extraction (available with Dead Space 2 Limited Edition)
  • echochrome ii
  • EA Create
  • Killzone 3
  • LittleBigPlanet 2
  • PAIN (PlayStation Move compatibility update)
  • PlayStation Move Ape Escape
  • PlayStation Move Heroes
  • SingStar Dance
  • SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
  • The Sly Collection
  • The Fight: Lights Out
  • Tron Evolution: The Video Game
  • Zumba Fitness
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Comments (38) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Nuronv #1 2 years ago

    Why did no one tell me about "Get Fit With Mel B"?

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #2 2 years ago

    I know some are hybrids but at least there are games on the list to get excited about!

  • Dolly #3 2 years ago

    I got my Move at the weekend, and it is frankly superb. The augmented reality potential shown in the 'start the party' demo has me genuinely excited about the type of games that could be made for it in the future. Hopefully the devs will get right on with some decent games if it sells like hotcakes this xmas.

  • spazmo #4 2 years ago

    I own a Wii and i want nothing more to do with motion control thanks.

  • dsmx #5 2 years ago

    I own a wii and I got a move to see if it was better. One game of table tennis later I was convinced move is way better than the wiimote in every way imaginable.

  • wizlon #6 2 years ago

    How about reviews of some of these Move games? Time Crisis and The Fight perhaps?

  • Diomedes #7 2 years ago

    Move is a really slick hardware ...

    By the way ,you forgot about Flight Control HD ,a great PSN Move-compatible game ...

  • wizlon #8 2 years ago

    @dsmx to be fair to the Wii, it does do pointer based games better than the Move.... but that's about it.

  • DoctorFraud #9 2 years ago

    I played move and found it twitchy, unable to work outside of tiny target areas and needing constant annoying calibration.

    When light conditions allowed me to play, that is.

    Not as good as wiimote. Not even close.

  • dsmx #10 2 years ago

    Yeah I found the time crisis demo impossible to play. On the calibration screen for the game it just kept on drifing away from the centre. No other game does this apart form time crisis.

  • lennon #11 2 years ago

    Ape Escape.... Maybe I am interested.

  • smelly #12 2 years ago

    And next week we'll have microsoft saying the same about kinect.

    Prediction : In a couple of years, msoft and sony will announce their "casual gaming" consoles, but nintendo will be the only one supporting the "hard core".. They're the only ones doing that, and the other 2 will have to play catch up again.

  • schnide #13 2 years ago

    It needs more and better games if it's going to be a success - Kinect has Dance Central as a secret weapon, and Move doesn't have anything beyond what you'd expect (yet). And that's coming from someone who owns it.

  • man.the.king #14 2 years ago

    Interesting they talk about parents and kids when most of the games "Coming in late 2010 and 2011" are traditional games, shooters, platformers, puzzle, survival horror and adventure genres.

    If anything, most of those look catered more towards the core gamer than the casual one.

    Which suits me just fine :), as I'm really looking forward to playing Dead Space Extraction (available with Dead Space 2 Limited Edition), echochrome ii, Killzone 3, LBP2, already have PAIN, PS Move Heroes (formerly Heroes On The Move), SOCOM4, and The Sly Collection.
    Edited by man.the.king at 08/11/10 @ 16:03

  • kinky_mong #15 2 years ago

    "Why did no one tell me about "Get Fit With Mel B"?"

    Available in all good stores, ya just have to loooook for eet!

  • drxym #16 2 years ago

    I'm kind of surprised that the Move doesn't contain a microphone given it's form factor. It would have been a cheap way to promote Singstar and other singing genre titles.

    As for the launch lineup, the more games that get non-gratuitous motion sensing, the better. If you can't play a game as well with a move as a sixaxis, then they shouldnt bother implementing it at all.

  • Ryze #17 2 years ago

    Sony really need to push the marketing showing the 'Augmented Reality' gameplay in the likes of 'Start The Party'.

    It really is unique, and really is a big wow moment when you're part of the on-screen action with such 1:1 accuracy.

    Adverts!

  • GamesConnoisseur #18 2 years ago

    I got Move and think potentially it's more suited to hardcore gamers due to wider range of possible application to games compared to Kinect.

    But also don't think it's that special, it's just wiimote plus, and yet still open to problems, needs for recalibrations with some games show that it's not perfect. So I m not sure of eye toy as opposed to sensor bar is a massive advantage?

    Sure most problem get resolved when I put on the lights in my basement games room, but it's kills any immersion!

    Still glad that I got Move and just be warned that quite a few of Move enabled games are poor showcase of Move or perhaps true to the form of waggle games?!!

  • originaljohn #19 2 years ago

    I got move on the weekend there, and found there is nothing out or coming out that interests me in the slightest. Hopefully that will change over time, but until then my wii is the go to system for motion gaming

  • BuddyChrist #20 2 years ago

    "upgrade" and "wii owner" in the same breath. Lies

  • FogHeart #21 2 years ago

    I am a bit puzzled that the two new big military shooters don't have Move support. Maybe Move missed the boat, they were too far into development to get Move support before launch, but I doubt it, more they didn't want to think about how multiplayer gets handled. It's sad, those two games would have been 'The Killer App' for Move. Would like to hear why Treyarch didn't work with it.

    ^^BuddyChrist, I AM one of those upgraders, a Wii owner (and an owner of a Wii only) who bought a PS3 slim specifically to use Move with it. Why did I have a Wii first? Because I fkin hate to twin stick my FPS.
    Edited by FogHeart at 08/11/10 @ 16:35

  • chubster2010 #22 2 years ago

    The PAIN Move compatibility update is out already - hit PSN last Wednesday.

    It's not great to be honest.

  • RevanNL #23 2 years ago

    There's a small difference between 'wants a PS Move' and 'bought a PS Move'.

  • albinac #24 2 years ago

    oh please stop with the lies, in the english top 40 charts where is wii sports resort snd sony´s rip off version sports champions.wii sports resort is 15 position and that has been out for a long long time, sports champions is less than a month on the market and it is in the 34 position. sony is maybe converting a few people but it has to be minutely affecting nintendo. sony talks a lot of bull and that has been proven on many occasions and eurogamer should do their job and investigate this nonesense before going to press.

  • DrStrangelove #25 2 years ago

    Some people say, most people intending to buy Move are sexually frustrated mothers.

  • drxym #26 2 years ago

    Wow, there are some very sensitive people in here today. The Move controller is a great piece of kit but it doesn't mean every game that utilizes it is great, or that all games would benefit from having some half-baked Move support thrown in.

  • Iain815 #27 2 years ago

    Fuck sake. My own mum stupidly bought a Wii this weekend, against my suggestions of buying a PS3 with move. Least that way we would finally have a fucking BluRay player.

  • vizzini #28 2 years ago

    I think the yardstick for all motion sensing games is the Sports Champions events Disc golf, Bocce, Archery and Table Tennis.

    The standout gaming experience on Move for me is the Table Tennis at gold/championship difficulty (with all the assists switched off).

    Some games of the table tennis can leave you feeling like you are<a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3whW65Xl54>Daryl playing pole position on the old Atari</a>; and fortunately Move is good enough to be both subtle and responsive to mirror fast human reflexes (that were a little beyond the Wiimote capabilities).

  • makeamazing #29 2 years ago

    There's a small difference between 'wants a PS Move' and 'bought a PS Move'.

    If recent sales figures are to believed, it does indeed seem like people are wanting the move and/or PS3.... its been kicking butt for the last 6 odd weeks.

    But what i dont get is that the increases came along when Move came out, but sales of Move based games have been relatively low (except Sports Champions).

    I really enjoyed SC, and kinda waiting for Socom, KZ3 or LBP2 for my next move fix really.

  • IronCladChicken #30 2 years ago

    I guess the difference for a family/casual purchase is in the cost & recognition... The Wii (with motion controls) is still much cheaper than a PS3 + move. & For motion controls the Wii is more widley recognised than Move.

    ... Though hopefully this will encourage Nintendo to actually use motion plus in games. It's been available for a good while now & theres still only a handful of games that actually implement it.

  • layleeloo #31 2 years ago

    I have found it all dissapointing. I gave my wii to my folks when I got move and have had most games released so far including the fight last Friday.

    However, I just traded it all back in or the red wii. Frankly I did not find it as accurate as it claimed and although Tumble was a great game, the rest was pretty meh. I may invest in about a year depending what improvements or game are valuable but now, I'll stick with going back to my wii

  • man.the.king #32 2 years ago

    @Ryze

    "Sony really need to push the marketing showing the 'Augmented Reality' gameplay in the likes of 'Start The Party'.
    "

    I don't know- the Augmented Reality bit is cool, but from the demo, it felt as if the game did not have any depth. Plus, this kind of game needs multiplayer.

    I have Tumble, Move and a 3DTV though, and the AR in there feels worthwhile, because of the gameplay.
    Edited by man.the.king at 08/11/10 @ 19:41

  • ubergine #33 2 years ago

    Move can HAVE Wii's crowd, I think it is in the vital interests of gaming that Nintendo get their asses kicked.

    I tried to convince myself to buy the new Red Wii bundle and looked over the Wii's library for anything I'd want to play. Aside from a couple of things I'd "check out" there's still no compelling reason for me to invite Nintendo back into my house. After a series of customer relations disasters in Australia coupled with the fact that the best game on the console CONTINUES TO BE a gamecube game from 6 years ago (it's Resident Evil 4ii!) means a competitive drubbing is exactly what Nintendo needs to get their shit together.

  • spazmo #34 2 years ago

    Nintendo getting their ass kicked is what led to the Wii in the first place. They needed to do something different. Now Sony and Microsoft are following suit maybe Nintendo can offer something different with their new console.
    Edited by spazmo at 08/11/10 @ 21:53

  • Stuz359 #35 2 years ago

    I tried to convince myself to buy the new Red Wii bundle and looked over the Wii's library for anything I'd want to play. Aside from a couple of things I'd "check out" there's still no compelling reason for me to invite Nintendo back into my house. After a series of customer relations disasters in Australia coupled with the fact that the best game on the console CONTINUES TO BE a gamecube game from 6 years ago (it's Resident Evil 4ii!) means a competitive drubbing is exactly what Nintendo needs to get their shit together.

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    Super Mario Galaxy says Hi.

  • WangKZ3 #36 2 years ago

    I’m playing MAG with MOVE and feels great and gives new-better experience!!
    The first 2 weeks was a nightmare and I got owned all the time...but now I'm doing quite good and I would like to encourage hardcore players to try it out and to do not give up at the beginning...believe me it's worth the try!
    Can't wait for KILLZONE 3!!! :-D
    Thanks Zipper for supporting MOVE!!

  • Zomeguy #37 2 years ago

    there's still no compelling reason for me to invite Nintendo back into my house.
    Not enough war porn?

  • IronCladChicken #38 2 years ago

    @spazmo
    What games do you enjoy playing?