You know, I always thought there was something familiar about Windows 8’s Metro user interface. I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Thankfully PC Magazine’s John Dvorak used his age and wisdom to point it out to me — it’s just like the Nintendo Wii interface! In a recent column Dvorak wrote:
First of all, the interface should be renamed Microsoft “Kiosk,” because that seems to be the source of its inspiration. Then again, it reminds me of the Nintendo Wii, only with higher resolution. It also looks like it wants to blast ads at you.
He’s totally right! I can’t believe I didn’t see it right away. Now I feel bad about all those times my fellow PC Magazine Labs analysts and I would send him hate mail from random PCs in the lab. On second thought, that still cracks me up. I blame RPadholic irontoes. He’s the one that registered the email address dvoraksucks@hotmail.com. I was just watching. Really.
Anyway, what do you think? Does the Metro UI resemble the Wii interface? Or is Dvorak nuts on this one?
