And the line between entertainment and advertising is blurred once again. Advertainment, hoooooo!
Oprah Gives Away Kinect to Everyone in Her Audience
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WOW. An Oprah headline on the Escapist...two worlds collide man. It is not something you see everyday anyway.
I can bet you a lot of money that about half of them were screaming and yelling and thinking to themselves that they have absolutely no idea what a Kinect is or does.
Therefore, I don't exactly think that giving them away will suddenly turn on the "purchase" switch in Oprah fans across the US
Therefore, I don't exactly think that giving them away will suddenly turn on the "purchase" switch in Oprah fans across the US
woohoo, a full audience got kinects! If we count those as sales, we are almost at a 1000 worldwide!
Ok, maybe I shouldn't mock this kinect thing too much. You've got a pretty good point, any positive story in the mainstream media vis-a-vis gaming is good news for us.Legion said:
You want something that's just one giant advertisment diguised as entertaainment? watch The Wizards.SuperMse said:
Till gaming companies realise that people want something to hold on to, a focus for immersion, these motion control fads will just continue. Please, spend your development money on well-crafted thought-provoking games instead of another poor imitation of tennis!
A visualisation of how I feel watching this:
It was inevitable, who really thought Xbox could be trusted to carry the torch of mainstream hardcore gaming? They were only in this for the money, not the passion for making great games.
Now it is clear what is the future for both Xbox and console gaming in general: shallow Gimmickry for the lowest common denominator, united by ignorance they are easy to milk for all they are worth with deceptive pricing plans for cheap and mass produced tat.
Microsoft's plans are BLATANTLY clear:
-no more business with Bungie,
-Firing and liquidising studios all over the place
-Delaying major marquee games (Gears of War 3)
-No further Major Studio acquisitions
XBox 360 is morphing into a Wii, they're rolling back investment in hardcore gaming and leaving almost all on the third parties and lame timed exclusivity deals.
Consider that Nintendo fucked over their loyal fanbase for all that casual money, Microsoft seems to be about to do the same.
It was inevitable, who really thought Xbox could be trusted to carry the torch of mainstream hardcore gaming? They were only in this for the money, not the passion for making great games.
Now it is clear what is the future for both Xbox and console gaming in general: shallow Gimmickry for the lowest common denominator, united by ignorance they are easy to milk for all they are worth with deceptive pricing plans for cheap and mass produced tat.
Microsoft's plans are BLATANTLY clear:
-no more business with Bungie,
-Firing and liquidising studios all over the place
-Delaying major marquee games (Gears of War 3)
-No further Major Studio acquisitions
XBox 360 is morphing into a Wii, they're rolling back investment in hardcore gaming and leaving almost all on the third parties and lame timed exclusivity deals.
Consider that Nintendo fucked over their loyal fanbase for all that casual money, Microsoft seems to be about to do the same.
woop woop. more women for me to mess with on xbox live while pretending to be a 12 year old boy with a very bad mouth... muwahahaha 
on topic: this is a good idea. kinect, like all motion controls will be dominated by stay at home moms and little kids. there is no better show to tap into this market than oprah... ok. maybe spongebob (i would say sesame street but they arent as good at churning out annoying litle whiny brats as spongebob)
on topic: this is a good idea. kinect, like all motion controls will be dominated by stay at home moms and little kids. there is no better show to tap into this market than oprah... ok. maybe spongebob (i would say sesame street but they arent as good at churning out annoying litle whiny brats as spongebob)
....and our celebrity help is Oprah?Jzolr0708 said:
fffffFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU- Why not Seth Green or Jack Black? I thought they were gamers....
Yeah because those two will really convince the housewives...FungiGamer said:
If by people you mean us, they already know that. The issue is that the market for "hardcore games" is quickly getting saturated. How many shooters were announced at E3? Around a dozen of them. Do you really think they are all going to sell?bigmolejack said:
I can't believe how close-minded gamers can be (that's a lie, I know they can be). It's not like the birth of family-friendly movies killed the art movie or blockbuster industry. If anything, gamers should appreciate gaming becoming a bit more mainstream and attracting to housewives. Finally our hobby won't be seen as something for asocial nerds.
Fuck right, a publisher trying to expand their market-share, how dare they.Treblaine said:
Let me lay down a bit of knowledge for you: games sucked. Just take a look at the Virtual Arcade. Most old games are not very good. And that was the "hardcore" of yesteryears. They evolved and got better but it took some sweet time. The casual market is new and will evolve into something interesting if you give it time. There's a lot of crap but gamers are going to be the first to call a 75% or lower metacritic scored game (even "hardcore" ones) crap. Just put great designers like Brenda Brathwaite on a casual games and you will get a quality product. Seriously guys, you are acting like a bunch of spoiled teenagers screaming that if something is not made and marketed for you it is shit.
Grow up, accept diversity in markets and in games and enjoy the plentiful games that are still made for you.
