Kinect Star Wars Is Number One With a Bullet

[Andy Chalk]

Kinect Star Wars Is Number One With a Bullet

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The much-derided Kinect Star Wars has become the first Kinect-exclusive game to hit number one on the U.K. sales charts.

You might think, if you're fortunate enough to still be ignorant of such things, that Kinect Star Wars [http://www.amazon.com/Kinect-Star-Wars-Xbox-360/dp/B002I0HCNI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334072497&sr=8-1] would let you pick up a rebel trooper by the throat and slowly throttle him, or swing your arms to chop off some dude's arm in a bar fight, or maybe do a kind of claw-like jazz-hands things to zap the pants off people with the Evil Electricity of the Dark Side. But no. What it's really about is going to Cloud City and shakin' it for Lando Calrissian, who's always looking for new talent.

The "I'm Han Solo" dancing video has been the target of much pointing-and-laughing on the internet but for all those people asking how LucasArts could do this to their beloved Star Wars, the answer is now at hand: despite all the outrage [and a FIFA Street [http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/kinect-star-wars] off the throne.

This week's list in full:


Kinect Star Wars
FIFA Street
Mass Effect 3
FIFA 12
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
SSX
Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Battlefield 3
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim


It's admittedly not the strongest top ten ever and being bundled with an R2D2-themed special edition 360 presumably helped, but number one is number one no matter how you look at it and that has to be good for sales. Which is really what it all comes down to; "fans" may howl, but somebody's buying this stuff.

Source: GamesIndustry [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-10-star-wars-becomes-uks-first-1-kinect-title]


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[Qitz]

This is why we can't have nice things.

Hope they're enjoying it at least.

 

[Orange12345]

Is this a joke? am I being trolled?

seriously I cant really tell,

 

[Mahorfeus]

Considering the demographic that the game was obviously targeted at, I'd be hard-pressed to say that the game doesn't deserve it.

Doesn't stop it from being a mar on the face of the franchise, but the younglings wouldn't know anything about that.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

Sigh...to be fair it's not like it had much competition almost nothing new has came out for a few weeks.

 

[Klonoa Prower]

Say what you want about this game, it looks hilarious to play.

 

[mattttherman3]

Just goes to show, star wars sells, no matter how bad I think it's getting. To be fair, it would be fun for kids who don't know what's going on lol

 

[RA92]

I've to say, the majority of the Star Wars fans are the worst. They buy any shit with 'Star Wars' slapped on it.

Edit: After seeing the Vader dance-off... I think I'll cut this some slack.



I'm amazed that this thing even exists.

 

[Somebloke]

I can't help but to get the impression that Lucas has slipped into vengeful trolling mode...

...and still turns a profit... *sigh*

 

[Pyrian]

Lucas bet the devil that he could make a Star Wars product so bad it'd flop. He's losing. So far.

 

[Scow2]

It looks like the type of game I'd buy a kinect for.

Star Wars is a Joke. This game merely takes that and runs with it. Pull the sticks out of your asses, people. It's a silly game for a silly franchise.

 

[imnot]

It's a game wit hDancing Boba Fett, If I had kinect I would sure as hell buy it.

 

[Akisa]

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I can't believe this thing sold. I guess it's true, once you slap Star Wars on anything it'll sell.

 

[Cpt Corallis]

I had not seen that video yet. I now am crying with laughter.
Thank you. This has made my day so much better!

 

[antipunt]

Money talks louder than anything else.

AND IT HAS BEEN HEARD! (*cries*)

 

[Waaghpowa]

This whole thing is an abortion I tell you.

Yahtzee saw this coming! Darth Vader winning dance off with the force!


But now serious: It looks like the best thing EVER.

GOD DAMN IT! I LIKE DEADMAU5! Why did you have to ruin it for me by linking that >.>