Xbox 360 Wiimote Rumoured-TECHNOLOGY

http://news.spong.com/article/15162/Xbox_360_Wiimote_Rumoured?cb=197

• This article discusses how Microsoft are looking into developing a controller similar to that of the Wii,a sensor controlled handset. This is in order to compete with the other 7th generation consoles
• A key difference between the Wii remote and the prototype is the lack of a companion controller to be placed in the other hand, like Wii's Nunchuck."
• The controller has not been instigated by deeply thought out design innovation, however, with MTV reporting a candid response from its source, "The whole thing is a colossal marketing ploy because MIcrosoft just want it so they can match the Wii point for point.
• Frankly, the image(http://news.spong.com/asset/269983/11/15162/entity) is just too close to the existing Wii Remote for Nintendo not to take some kind of action in terms of protecting patents. While the MTV report is packed with anonymous sources and appears to stack up, it would surely be simpler for Microsoft simply to adapt its existing controller design to cope with motion sensing.