In-Store Move Kiosks Will be Manned by Trained Professionals

Destructoid has heard from some anonymous tipsters that Sony’s about to begin prepping an army of motion control experts to attend to shoppers’ needs as Move demonstration kiosks start rolling out to stores across the country. To the average gamer, this may not seem like a necessity, since pretty much everybody has already used the Wii.

For a casual store browser who’s curiosity may be piqued by the technology, though, a friendly Move instructor may be just the thing. With someone showing them the ropes one-on-one, Move will become a whole lot less intimidating, and likely a lot more appealing. Not to mention their overall experience will be smoother – no jerking the wand around or executing highly exaggerated movements that the device won’t recognize.

Indeed, this is a smart move from Sony. Not to mention that the employees, who will be given 7-hour-long training sessions in late August, will have the opportunity to mess around with Sony’s exciting new technology well before the rest of the public. They’ll hit stores, along with the demo kiosks, on September 11, and will remain their during peak shopping hours through the end of January.

According to the anonymous tips, Sony’s looking for candidates who are familiar with their consoles and games – as well as those of their competitors. No word on how to apply, though Destructoid recommends hopefuls “keep an ear to the ground.”

Of course, you will be opening yourself up to harassment from the legions of fanboys who no doubt haunt every Best Buy in America, waiting to pounce on unsuspecting shoppers and sales reps who don’t know as much about Starcraft as them. Destructoid’s commenters are already preparing their scripts for the griefings these attendants will no doubt get:

“I will however, go to these stores and troll the shit outta the Sony employee,” writes commenter Rammstein, “asking things like ‘How is this different than the Wii, which is more affordable and has the marios?’ or ‘So I heard it costs $500 if you want to play 2 players with this?’ And of course: ‘I bought this 4 years ago, it’s called Wii, right?'”

Oh, the horror.