The big ball at the top is really annoying me. It looks like a sex toy, and I don't know if Sony really wants people to be thinking about the device in that way, or maybe they do....Either way, I'm looking forward to the device, hopefully it's on par with the Wiimote. http://ZiggyTek.com/

@kash
maybe they figure making it look like a sex toy is a good strategy in the same that nintendo thought naming their console the wii was a good strategy

...So it has a big glowing pink ball on top, it vibrates ferociously and it will probably be later released in a variety other colors.
-I don't think I am getting my controller back anytime soon!

its alrdy been shown that its better than the wiimote in a million different ways not to mention nintendo is now scareed because of sony and microsoft getting into their league not to mention playing games like cod4 or modern warfare 2 on natal will suck. and wiimotes are the buggiest thing evr made nvr works the way u want it too

Headlines holiday season after launch:
"Sony PS3 motion controllers sell out in record time. In other gaming news the amount of female gamers skyrockets to all time high"

Does the ball have to be pink? Not that I care much, I'm not that much of a PS3 guy, but I'd feel bad for anyone who has to play using a controller with a big pink ball attached to it.

@Charles Rising

The ball changes colour depending on what you are doing.

The examples Sony have given are like, imagine playing an RPG, if you go to cast magic spells say a "Fire" spell, the ball will glow red, for a "Water" spell the ball will glow blue etc etc

The ball itself is translucent or a very opaque white when switched off.

*insert vibrating noise here*

So sony rips off Nintendo's controller design amlost completely this time. Not like its new, they have been ripping off the features since the first playstation was competing with the N64.

If they finally make the system backwards compatible to their other games, maybe it will be worth following the wii ripoff design.

Otherwise...meh.

Nintendo does it first and of course the others follow up with a more powerful replicate. PS3 and XB360 will always have an advantage because of the power BUT Nintendo will get there, they are in no hurry or financial pressure. Til then Nintendos imaginary genuis will continue to be snatched up by companies and roided out.

Are sony just copying the wii and the xbox with this new controller now? I sure hope not as I love sony for bringing out the newest and highest quality electronics.

This peripheral is about as useless as eyetoy because it didnt come standard. Developers wont fully support this thing. Therefore I'd rather have a Wii. I think the ball on top is very odd. I don't see that it will enhance gameplay in any significant way as my eyes are supposed to be on the TV. What happened to the motion dual shock? I love sony hardware but they really are falling behind except for still having free online play.

The Ball on top changes color. You can choose whatever color you want. How did you get this gig writing about it without finding out that well known information about it first? Typically never like to call anyone a moron, but you fit the bill on this one...

Maybe, just maybe, Sony will get this "wand" controller thing right. Many years ago I, as well as many others, were duped into all the wonderful possibilities of motion control in HARDCORE games that the Wii promised and never delivered on. I have a lot more hope that Sony will seize the opportunity, use its console's superior graphics, and make a motion controller core title that will blow everyone's socks off!

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Yes by all means, please keep daydreaming and admiring Nintendo for such wonderful innovations as more Zelda, more Mario, and more Metroid, and either zero or crappy 3rd party support.

I'll keep on evolving and changing with the more superior hardware and software that are on the other two systems and the developers that constantly bring out new sophisticated and graphically superior games, thanks.

Keep playing No More Heroes or Wii Sports Resort to get that kinda fix, hahahaha.
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By Hank Jekyll at 5:14 PM ON 09/25/09

Nintendo does it first and of course the others follow up with a more powerful replicate. PS3 and XB360 will always have an advantage because of the power BUT Nintendo will get there, they are in no hurry or financial pressure. Til then Nintendos imaginary genuis will continue to be snatched up by companies and roided out.

I hope that the companies don't go to just this wand crap. I personally can't stand to use the things. Give me a controller & I'll do much better. Oh, & it seems to me that there is only 1 PS3 wand.....were's the other, or are you supposed to just use 1 hand???

As far as Playstation & Microsoft ripping off the Wii's items....that's the nature of the business. That's why humans invented the patent number.

This thing looks like it'd be your girlfriends/wifes newest toy & you might never see her or it again. VRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr......hit trigger for a more powerfull hit.