Beyond the Thumb

摘要

Iused to think I was the only one who had trouble memorizing all the buttons on video-game controllers and figuring out which one to push when. Now I know better. How else to explain the success of EyeToy games for PlayStation 2? EyeToy games replace the handheld game pad with a video camera that translates your body movements into onscreen action. Since the first EyeToy game went on sale last year, Sony has sold more than 4 million units worldwide (including 1 million in the U.S.). To put that number into context, it is about as many units sold as the single best-selling video game of the past year, Electronic Arts' Madden NFL. This fall there will be 10 EyeToy titles available, including Crave Entertainment's World Championship Poker ($20), which lets online opponents see one another with their cameras, and THQ's Nicktoons movin' ($20), a collection of cartoon-based kids' games.