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Any gaffers actually EXCITED for Kinect?
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DJ Lushious
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My stance on the Kinect has quickly changed from "adamant" to "excited." I'll be dropping by Best Buy today to pre-order my Kinect unit. Dance Central and JoyRide are the only two games I can afford on top of the unit. Adventures, JoyRide, and Dance Central should be more than enough for some fun with friends! 
plagiarize
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nope. it'd be pretty hard because you'd need to generate all the icons for each dance move. i suppose it could be done though.GameGamer said:
kinect joyride handles much, much worse than mario kart wii and doesn't have a fragment of its (limited) depth. played with a controller, it'd be a neanderthal attempt at an already stale genre which brings zero new ideas to the table except to dump any competitive combat mechanics, entirely to its detriment. with kinect, it's this, but with a gaping, laggy disconnect between the controls and the spastic (read: squirrelly) movements of your car.Kafel said:Wow.
Kinect JoyRide is back on my radar.
(this is coming from someone who considers mkwii the worst in the franchise and not really worth buying.)
Xbox 360's Kinect Will Be 'Big Winner' This Holiday, says Market Researcher Ipsos
That chart :lolUsing its proprietary research from the Vantis Files, market research company Ipsos today said that Microsoft's Kinect camera is poised to be the "big winner" among tech products this holiday shopping season. The research tested consumer responses to Kinect and Sony's PlayStation Move and found that Kinect has the advantage.
"Results reveal it will be a close fight between the Sony PlayStation Move and Xbox Kinect. Despite a significant difference in usage method, a similar number of respondents claimed that they definitely or probably would buy either platform. Kinect wins on two important dimensions that are predictive of market success: uniqueness and believability. Given a new usage experience, one might expect some level of skepticism among respondents for Kinect. Surprisingly, though, Kinect excels on both uniqueness and believability vs. other tech products in the Vantis database. PS Move is rather weak on both dimensions," Ipsos stated. "While there are a lot of factors other than consumer appeal that influence demand, the underlying potential for Xbox Kinect looks very good."
Furthermore, Ipsos tried out two different communication methods with consumers and found that Microsoft's simplified marketing message of "no controller required" is definitely a smarter strategy than communicating a multitude of features about Kinect and its technology.
Ipsos continued, "Microsoft's Kinect offers several features such as voice commands, hand gestures and the ability to communicate with friends and family. Vantis tested two ways to serve up all these benefits. The key for Microsoft is to remain focused on the primary differentiating aspect of Kinect, i.e., 'no controller required'. Needlessly adding more messages around features and applications may result in the dilution of the critical consumer communication. This dilution is magnified to the point that the Buzz Power for Kinect drops from an impressive top 20 percentile to a dismal below average. The strength of Kinect lies in its simplicity of use."
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then i doubt anyone here is really going to take your opinion on kart racing seriously.ghst said:
no offence.
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My fiance saw the commercial a couple of days ago and was immediately asking if we were getting it. So I guess we are getting it, lol.
Sho_Nuff82
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The Gamestop editors are hilariously bad at Dance Central (and dancing in general).
I'm surprised there's no "fail out" mode like in GH/RB, would be super embarrassing for this kind of game.
I'm surprised there's no "fail out" mode like in GH/RB, would be super embarrassing for this kind of game.
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is that confirmed? you can't fail out of 2 player vs guitar stuff in the rock band games either.Sho_Nuff82 said:
I have Dance Central preordered with my Kinect/250GB 360 bundle at GS. Thinking about just picking up the games at Target since they're doing a B2G1 free on all games. Dance Central and maybe Kinect Sports and a non kinect game. I haven't seen the Gamespot video (can't at work), does Kinect Sports look like the superior Sports title? And really? Kinectimals? I'll have to check it out later...
EDIT: is anyone going to make a Dance Central OT? If not, I will try to make one tomorrow....
EDIT: is anyone going to make a Dance Central OT? If not, I will try to make one tomorrow....
Neuromancer
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My brother in law was all set to buy one of these for his family, but I think he got cold feet after watching the Major Nelson video about what kind of setup you have to have. I think he's concerned about being able to mount the camera on top of the TV which they said was optimal, or having enough room and even lighting.
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tell me why you think mario kart wii wasn't worth buying.ghst said:
i'm not planning on buying Joy Ride. gamestop and now destructoid have both complemented the controls in it based off the final version.
you say it's laggy and spastic.
now, tell me why i should value your opinion over those other two? what experience do you have with the final version of the game?
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there really wasn't much kinect sports in that video.Chairhome said:
kinect sports definately looks much better than wii sports.
better than wii sports resort? that's going to require hands on time.
looks to have a good variety of sports and minigames based on them though, and looks to control well too.
InaudibleWhispa
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Above or below the TV is optimal. Between 2 and 6 feet is the recommendation for camera height. I wouldn't worry too much about uneven lighting, that video was describing the best possible set-up imaginable. As long as he doesn't have, say, a dark room with a floodlight in the corner or something, it should be fine. We'll have to wait until launch to truly see how well it performs in different environments, but it seems pretty flexible to me.Neuromancer said:
Neuromancer
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OK well maybe I'll gently encourage him then (partly because I want to try it!).InaudibleWhispa said:
derFeef said:
I noticed that too.... they all seem to have a similar look (which is a good thing imo)..... seem to be more consistent than the move launch lineup (move had a few really good one and a bunch of really crappy ones). We will see how some of the lower profile 3rd party kinect games fare though.
InaudibleWhispa
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Deca Sports looks like absolute garbage, and the Metacritic scores for the Deca Wii games say it all. Ubisofts Motion Sports at times looks better than I was expecting (Skiing), but really Kinect Sports is the one to get if you want a good sports/party game. Rare, for obvious reasons, really know the tech well and it's the most responsive looking game, in my opinion, and it has quite a lot of content and party modes.Chairhome said:
InaudibleWhispa
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Pretty much. PSGames is putting it up, we've been making it over the past 48 hours. I think he's pretty much done, so it'll be up tonight.Kafel said:The |OT| Kinect thread of YOU are the controller ?
InaudibleWhispa
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Kinect |OT| The Minority Report[Nintex] said:
I think we'll be sticking with the tag-line 'You Are The Controller' title. A joke will end up inviting unwanted visitors and a possible mod change to something less encouraging.
PopcornMegaphone
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Chao said:
You answered your own question. A ferocious big cat isn't something you want in a kids game.
Kinect Sports |OT| I paid: $375 million, I lost: Management, Chris Stamper and friends, fans, Perfect Dark Core, Kameo 2, some fantasy games, Tim Stamper and friends, Urchin, Sabreman Stampede, Fast & Furriest, Chris Tilston and friends, more games, Banjo Kazoomie, Steve Malpass and friends, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts 2, Conker's Other Bad Day, David Wise, Jet Force Gemini XBLA, Grant Kirkhope, GoldenEye and yes even the community manager and all I got in exchange was this, videogame merchandise, N64 games I don't have the rights for, partnership with 4J Studios, friendship with Sonic and a giant barn in Twycross build with blood stained Yakuza moneyInaudibleWhispa said:
[Nintex] said:Kinect Sports |OT| I paid: $375 million, I lost: Management, Chris Stamper and friends, fans, Perfect Dark Core, Kameo 2, some fantasy games, Tim Stamper and friends, Urchin, Sabreman Stampede, Fast & Furriest, Chris Tilston and friends, more games, Banjo Kazoomie, Steve Malpass and friends, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts 2, Conker's Other Bad Day, David Wise, Jet Force Gemini XBLA, Grant Kirkhope, GoldenEye and yes even the community manager and all I got in exchange was this, videogame merchandise, N64 games I don't have the rights for, partnership with 4J Studios, friendship with Sonic and a giant barn in Twycross build with blood stained Yakuza money
Just wow :lol
PopcornMegaphone
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Chao said:
*rubbing temples*
Okay.
PopcornMegaphone
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Why don't Care Bears act more like real bears?!?
REMEMBER CITADEL
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Chao said:
It probably has more to do with the fact that Frontier has previous experience with dog games.