Natal: I agree that not all the games will be (and should be) available for Natal. Microsoft should allow all developers to have both “controls” available on each game, if it has a Natal-supported scheme. That way the won’t get angry calls and e-mails from gamers that will only stick to the xbox traditional controller (come to think of it, althought we have so many complains about the 360 itself, the control is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than the classic black controllers – I still have the original one that came with the Pro I bought 2 years ago!).

What they could venture on is physical development games that can take full benefit of a body scan, and thus, full body movement recognition. Tae Bo, NFL campus, I mean, there’s so many games they could develop for this environment. The key is that they should have activities that don’t need you to keep working out more than what a doctor will tell you based on your weight, body mass and such factors.
That’s why I don’t see Natal fully used on an RPG, c’mon just imagine how it would be to play Oblivion only using Natal!

As for the homophobia factor present on internet gaming environments (be it Live, Home, you name it), it does not apply only based on your sexual orientation. Have you played GRID? If you’re a foreigner on a session played by people from other nationality, most of the time you’ll get kicked out!

Love the show. Take care.-

Oh and it was the Nintendo Power Pad that you were trying to think of. Wiki says it wasn’t played with Track and Field but a game called, World Class Track Meet. I swear it was Track and Field. Maybe they were just very similar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Pad

Hmm, if I had to pick a game out now for Natal… I’d probably pick Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. The Wii version was better with OoTP, and now with Half Blood Prince (if you’re not a graphics whore). Just for the level of immersiveness the Wii remote brings, it makes you feel alive in Hogwarts. So let’s go beyond the remote and incorporate Natal into the 360 version of it, you now get the interaction AND it’s all in HD

I can think of loads of things I’d love to do. First off there could be live action duelling. You can dodge spells, cast your own, all from your own movements or voice commands (except for non-verbal spells you know). How about some Quidditch too. It could easily detect your stance to direct Harry in a game of the magical sport. For those who really wanted to get into it, you could even hold a real broom I guess – I would never do this So that’s motion sensing and voice recognition, how about some scanning? Maybe you could scan yourself into the game, to become an NPC student. That would be cool, walking past yourself whilst traversing the corridoors as Harry. Perhaps even put yourself on a Chocolate Frog Famous Witch or Wizard card.

To summarise, there is a LOT to interact with in the world of Harry Potter, and Natal will make that possible. Now if all of that could be done in the small environment of a fictional school, then I can’t even think about what could be achieved with something like Bioshock…

Whoa I had a lot to say lol, sorry for the wall of text

It’s all stupid!