You forgot the downsides to kinect, crappy gimmecky games, riduculous price tag, no buttonsXT inc said:
Move Outsells Kinect 2-to-1 in Japan
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I think the big surprise will be when the Kinect actually starts being used for what it's meant to do.
Unless if it's purpose was to get a bunch of suckers to buy an X-Box so they can be thoroughly convinced by the only games Kinect can play that video games really ARE just a silly kid's toy.
Unless if it's purpose was to get a bunch of suckers to buy an X-Box so they can be thoroughly convinced by the only games Kinect can play that video games really ARE just a silly kid's toy.
I had forgotten about the Torne until the article mentioned it. I'm still kind of surprised that Sony hasn't brought it over here yet.
OT: While the fact that the Move outsold the Kinect is kind of expected, I wonder how those numbers relate to the actual install base. Considering the Xbox 360's install base is lower in Japan, does that mean a higher ratio of Xbox players there have motion control?
OT: While the fact that the Move outsold the Kinect is kind of expected, I wonder how those numbers relate to the actual install base. Considering the Xbox 360's install base is lower in Japan, does that mean a higher ratio of Xbox players there have motion control?
i'm shocked!
japanese product made by japanese designers in a japanese-dominated zone for the japanese outsells a product NOT made in their xenophobic land?!
stop the presses, i want to get off
japanese product made by japanese designers in a japanese-dominated zone for the japanese outsells a product NOT made in their xenophobic land?!
stop the presses, i want to get off
pretty much what you saidCaliostro said:
Oh Japan, you and your anti-Western (or should it be pro-Eastern) product purchasing strategies.
I have to say, although I was very skeptical about Kinect and only got it because it was forced upon me in a bundle when my old 360 died, it is pleasantly surprising. I've enjoyed my Kinect experience so far and my daughter is always on it, jumping around like a girl possessed. It's gotten the kids of the couch which is always a good thing.
The downside is that it makes it harder for me to justify kicking them off the 360 so I can play some RDR.
I have to say, although I was very skeptical about Kinect and only got it because it was forced upon me in a bundle when my old 360 died, it is pleasantly surprising. I've enjoyed my Kinect experience so far and my daughter is always on it, jumping around like a girl possessed. It's gotten the kids of the couch which is always a good thing.
The downside is that it makes it harder for me to justify kicking them off the 360 so I can play some RDR.
So you're saying that a console that wasn't held in very good terms in Japan, didn't see much sales for a periheral compared to one made for a more popular console? Le gasp~
Given that Move and Kinect are both peripheral devices, the fact that Move outsells Kinect 2:1 isn't useful without information on what the sales ratio of the PS3 is to the Xbox 360.
If the PS3 outsells the 360 in Japan by more than 2:1, then technically the Move is failing there, as well.
I'm pretty sure the PS3 does outsell the 360 by more than 2:1 in Japan. It's probably closer to 10:1 than it is to 2:1. That makes the difference even more substantial. If one assumes that motion peripherals are equally popular with PS3 and Xbox 360 owners, then the attach rate should be the same. Even assuming that one considers that many PS3 owners don't need the Move if they already have a SixAxis, that still indicates there should be a much bigger gap between Move and Kinect than 2:1.
That will, of course, tail off. Kinect sales will slow when every Xbox 360 owner in Japan who wants one has one, and Sony will still have a large addressable audience for the Move if they can create compelling games that use it.
If the PS3 outsells the 360 in Japan by more than 2:1, then technically the Move is failing there, as well.
I'm pretty sure the PS3 does outsell the 360 by more than 2:1 in Japan. It's probably closer to 10:1 than it is to 2:1. That makes the difference even more substantial. If one assumes that motion peripherals are equally popular with PS3 and Xbox 360 owners, then the attach rate should be the same. Even assuming that one considers that many PS3 owners don't need the Move if they already have a SixAxis, that still indicates there should be a much bigger gap between Move and Kinect than 2:1.
That will, of course, tail off. Kinect sales will slow when every Xbox 360 owner in Japan who wants one has one, and Sony will still have a large addressable audience for the Move if they can create compelling games that use it.
