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UPDATE: We're hearing that Gem is most likely another code name for the motion controller. We're curious as to why they haven't given Gem/Arc a name yet considering it's due to launch Holiday of this year. What gives, Sony?ORIGINAL STORY: The 2010 DICE Summit has officially kicked off with Disney Interactive Media Group president Steve Wadsworth's keynote. After AIAS Pres Joseph Olin opened things up, Steve took the stage to discuss the company's digital content strategy, the economy's affect on the games industry, and new trends in technology that are changing the way consumers view and buy media.Wadsworth started out showing a highlight reel of Disney games, including titles such as Pure, Split Second, Hannah Montana, and a tantalizing look at the recently announced Toy Story 3 game, which showed Woody riding Bullseye in a canyon chasing after a UFO.After mentioning the iPad and iPhone, Wadsworth also talked about upcoming opportunities with Microsoft's Project Natal and, in perhaps a slip of the tongue, Sony's Gem. Sony's motion-control peripheral has been rumored to be called Arc and Gem in the past few months, and Wadsworth's comment at least adds some more confusion about its name into the mix. Wadsworth also talked about making a media group like DMG successful in the modern world of media consumption. While he agreed that the traditional model of supply and demand is still the obvious basis for business, he also talked about flipping the formula and letting demand drive supply for approaching how they create media like games.He wrapped up his presentation by talking about how Disney learned to listen more closely to consumers after acquiring the online MMO Club Penguin. After initially being horrified that the kid-centric company took and implemented unsolicited ideas from its users, Disney learned the value of responding to the needs of the user base. The DS version of Club Penguin has sold more than one million copies, spurring Disney to release a sequel to the portable version.We'll have more news and information straight from DICE in the coming days, so be sure to check back. The show hasn't traditionally been a place where megaton gaming news is released, but it's always delivered fascinating insights into the gaming industry that rarely get discussed in the open.
The Gem? I liked the Arc better
I'm not surprised that Disney would be one of the ones to spearhead the new motion control aspect of the three system as their audience is going to be primarily what those devices are for...I just hope that as Disney is focusing on them so to will some "core" developers who will bring us into the future of game control
I just remembered something because of Sony's motion controller rumored name. At like E3 2005, wasn't the Wii originally called the Nintendo Revolution?
And yes the Wii was called the Revolution until the August before it's November Release.
This is still better than Natal.
It seems an unlikely coincidence that more than one company would call it the same name, even by accident. I wouldn't doubt that the Gem is the decided name now, and that Sony might even be slipping Disney some cash for this slip of the tongue.
I thought it was called arc.
Arc sounded much better.
Arc sounded better.
I'm not sure about a motion controlled Sony controller...
And Disney, stay the crap out of my video games.
I like Gem better than Arc, I think.
So are we calling it the Arc-Gem?
be sweet if disney made a game where Gem would be a knife and you could stab Hannah Montanna.
Arc is better than GEM. wtf sony.
This kind of sounds to me like what politicians do, I learned about it in journalism class. Its called a rumor balloon or something like that, where a politician would "slip" a rumor about a new policy or about a decision to run for office. Then their agents would carefully monitor the public response to the rumor, to see whether or not they should actually follow through. Big companies do it too, with everything from big merger decisions to names of new products.
I think that's what Sony is doing, leaking a couple possible names for the controller so they can see which one gets the best response.
I wish they would just pick one and announce it though, this guessing game is getting old.
Gem's a weird name, but then again, alot of people thought that the name change from Revolution to Wii was weird, so maybe it'll all work out in time :)
Arc sounds cooler
i think that the gem sounds better.ARK was good also
the Arc name makes more sense to me than Gem.
This might be slightly off subject, but is Natal the official name of the Xbox motion control camera? I just think that's odd ever since I heard it announced because Natal means Christmas in Portugese. So everytime I hear Project Natal I think Project Christmas.