MTV News says that Rare is working on Mii-like system of digital avatars as well
An anonymous development source claims to confirm with MTV a long-running point of industry rumour and speculation: that Microsoft plans to introduce its own Wiimote-styled controller

" Microsoft' s response to Nintendo' s Wii will appear before the end of the year," says the report, which adds that the Xbox 360 motion-sensing device has been in the works since last summer.

According to MTV' s source, Microsoft' s effort is similar to Nintendo' s but boasts an analogue stick and microphone built in, and doesn' t require a Nunchuck plug-in extra.


Meanwhile the report adds that UK-based Rare " has been tasked with creating a unified interface and look for the controller" but " has had trouble hitting its deadlines" .

Microsoft is said to be looking to unite both the Wii' s more accessible styles of play with its own more hardcore gamer-oriented, and is specifically saying that developers will best appreciate the fact that games for the Nintendo console can be ported to the 360.