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MS: Kinect launch "can" be bigger than PS3, 360, Wii
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Psychotext
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Bigger than their launches, not what they've managed in the time since then.TL4E said:
Dark Octave
Banned
Just doesn't sound right...Gadfly said:
MOVE controllers are going to sell more than Kinect worldwide from their respective launches until the end of the year (YTD sales).
Kinect's potential for sales is really only in the US and UK, Kinect will be be a gigantic bomb in mainland Europe and Japan. Sony has decent traction in all markets.
Outside of a select few, the hardcore base on the Xbox 360 won't be as willing to support Kinect as the hardcore base on the PS3 supports the Move.
The fact that Kinect doesn't genuinely offer anything new or better than what can be experienced on, say, the Wii is also going to work against its favor. It's most definitely not going to be the hot holiday item, nor will it be the best selling consumer electronic device this holiday.
What's worse is that Kinect really only has a few months where it will even be able to boast moderate success. After the holidays are up, Kinect sales will drop significantly.
As a "platform launch", or a "new console launch", Kinect will be an abysmal failure if those are Microsoft's expectations.
Kinect's potential for sales is really only in the US and UK, Kinect will be be a gigantic bomb in mainland Europe and Japan. Sony has decent traction in all markets.
Outside of a select few, the hardcore base on the Xbox 360 won't be as willing to support Kinect as the hardcore base on the PS3 supports the Move.
The fact that Kinect doesn't genuinely offer anything new or better than what can be experienced on, say, the Wii is also going to work against its favor. It's most definitely not going to be the hot holiday item, nor will it be the best selling consumer electronic device this holiday.
What's worse is that Kinect really only has a few months where it will even be able to boast moderate success. After the holidays are up, Kinect sales will drop significantly.
As a "platform launch", or a "new console launch", Kinect will be an abysmal failure if those are Microsoft's expectations.
DangerousDave
Member
Also... how do you count a Move sale? Not only the bundle, because there is a lot of people with PSEye (specially in Europe). But if you count it by controller, you'll get duplicated sales from people who buy two or more controllers.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Hey, I said shit in a box will move a few units, didn't I?chubigans said:
jling84 said:
Wii's launch titles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_launch#Titles
Kinect has nothing nearly as strong right out of the game as the Wii, and the fact that its implementation is not as easy as that of the Move or Wii makes it even less likely for it to get as much 3rd party support as the Wii.
Dark Octave
Banned
No doubt whoever has bigger sales at the time will be boasting about it.user_nat said:
We'll see some numbers one way or another.
akachan ningen
Member
they're selling a kinect bundle too.TL4E said:
People get so uptight over corporate PR. It's like they're expecting Microsoft to trumpet the fact that they're openly expecting Kinect to be a gigantic failure,a massive money sink, and the end of the XBox division after Ballmer and the shareholders decide it's a giant waste of money. Fuckin M$ man, why do they lie to the consumer 
the walrus said:People get so uptight over corporate PR. It's like they're expecting Microsoft to trumpet the fact that they're openly expecting Kinect to be a gigantic failure,a massive money sink, and the end of the XBox division after Ballmer and the shareholders decide it's a giant waste of money. Fuckin M$ man, why do they lie to the consumer
Its shocking that MS is seemingly putting all their eggs in the Kinect basket, especially since the HW is underwhelming to say the least.
I mean, if there was Halo 6: Kinect! or something, maybe they would have a chance, but do they really believe they are revolutionizing gaming with a slightly more advanced Eyetoy + Kinectimals??
Kitschkraft
Member
I still think Kinect isn't THAT important to MS and they will drop it quicker than the Kin social phone if it bombs. You just know they're working on a next-gen console, Xbox 360 is being used as a testbed to see if it's worth fully integrating it into their next console.
the walrus said:People get so uptight over corporate PR. It's like they're expecting Microsoft to trumpet the fact that they're openly expecting Kinect to be a gigantic failure,a massive money sink, and the end of the XBox division after Ballmer and the shareholders decide it's a giant waste of money. Fuckin M$ man, why do they lie to the consumer
It's one thing to be excited and optimistic about the launch of your product.
It's another thing to brag about how you're going to set the sales charts on fire, outselling some of the greatest console launches in history and being the best selling consumer electronics device this holiday period.
They seriously have nothing to brag about as of this point, and whatever comments they make now can only potentially backfire on them.
Nintendo never acted this arrogant prior to the Wii launch. The fact that Microsoft is so self assured in their success to the point of being extremely hyperbolic is a bit sickening, to be honest, above and beyond the usual corporate PR spiel.
Maxwell House
Member
Kinect preorders have a lot to do with MS's confidence and PR about the device's sales potential this fall. They aren't expecting huge sales based on nothing.Redbeard said:
Maxwell House said:
Apple know their sales potential better than anyone, but they only talk figures *after* it happens. Same with Nintendo. The hype for the Wii was generated from hands-on reports, media interest, and word of mouth.
Microsofts' PR of late reeks of a company trying to talk up a product to 'must have gadget of the Christmas' season by associating with proven successes.
If the hype was already there, they wouldn't have to be talking it up.