Games are known to be played using the mind, and with the help of controllers, a player can manipulate a game character to perform various actions. Today’s games are categorized by how it is played. Some of these categories are: First Person Shooter, Sports, RPG or Adventure, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer Online Game.

These categories are played by different people, and each of these categories offers a different game that will give you the gaming experience you are looking for. One thing is common in these games; all can be played using a controller that a player must hold while playing the game.

Nintendo was the first to introduce a new gaming experience by allowing players to physically participate in the game. The player uses a wireless controller with motion sensors that allow the console to accurately track the player’s movements. These gestures then become the movements of the game character.

This Nintendo innovation shocked the entire gaming world and put Nintendo in the spotlight once again. With the popularity of the Wii, Nintendo’s competitors are rushing to develop a console that is capable of tracking player movements. Sony released Move for PlayStation 3 and Microsoft released Kinect for Xbox 360.

These moves by game console companies only prove one thing; games are slowly transitioning from the mental to the physical. These consoles with motion sensing capabilities will allow us gamers to better enjoy the game by giving us the opportunity to physically participate in the games.

The next steps for these giant companies are exciting as they continue to race against each other to win the front seat in the game console industry. This only means one thing; we gamers can expect better products from them, as they try to fight each other for the highest percentage of market share.