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News that Microsoft are on the verge of releasing a Wii style controller might send shudders down the spine of Nintendo executives, but do they really have anything to worry about in the short term?

The fact that rumours are now circulating the internet that a Wii type controller for the Xbox 360 will be in the shops by Christmas is no surprise, what is a surprise is that it seems to have taken Nintendo?s so called competitors so long to hit the market. Those who believe that both Microsoft and Sony have not been working on their own style Wii controllers for some time are kidding themselves. Work started with these two outfits as soon as the Wii started to take market share, but they really do seem to be miles behind Nintendo on the technology curve. So should Nintendo be worried?

If the rumours are correct the new Xbox 360 controller with have everything that the Wii has, and more, with cameras, speakers, possible VoIP capabilities all mentioned. However, as yet there is no mention of a secondary controller, and the headline rumours have also attracted further comment about the difficulties which Microsoft seem to be having. As far as Sony, there has been no news of late on their attempt to hijack the Wii controller market, but Christmas 2008 is a long way off and there is plenty of time for new products to be released.

Those who seem to automatically assume that Nintendo will be running scared at the launch of competing controllers forget one major fact, Nintendo are already there and they have a vast array of games which make full use of the Wii controller, something which none of their competitors are anywhere near replicating. Those who expect Nintendo to sit still and ease back on development also miss the point that they have a controller on which to build for the future, and we can certainly expect another version(s) of the Wii controller by Christmas 2008.

The fight is getting a little more balanced, but Nintendo are still very much ahead on points!

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