Kinect has been a runaway & massive success in every fathomable way.

It has been well documented that Sony, Nintendo and even Apple had a chance to aquire the kinect technology before microsoft.  All three companies declined Kinect for varying reasons.  (See below) 

http://playstationhome.com/topic/7355-sony-revela-why-they-passed-on-kinect-technology/

http://www.metrolic.com/how-apple-missed-the-opportunity-to-buy-kinect-technology-144265/

The simple fact remains that Kinect has been a beast boon to Microsoft and their XBOX 360 platform.  With Kinect still in its infancy one could feasibly argue that it was one of gamings biggest mistakes for Sony and Nintendo to let Kinect slip through their fingers.  I personally think it is too early to tell, but I would like to entertain the notion and would appreciate the thoughts and opinions of the fellow Vgchartz community.

I'm not sure how much R&D Microsoft put into Kinect, but certainly Nintendo and maybe even Sony could have afforded it.  I think if Ninetendo would have snagged Kinect Microsoft would have been in BIG TROUBLE and have to rush the NextBox.  Well what do you guys think?  Some EYE-POPPING Kinect stats below :)

Kinect is spurring xbox system sales.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/29/xbox-360-sees-record-fiscal-q3-sales-kinect-sold-2-4m-units-in/

Kinect is hugely profitable.

http://www.businessinsider.com/by-the-way-kinect-is-now-a-billion-dollar-business-2011-1

Kinect has transformed gaming, IMO, not as much as the Wii, but it has expanded the gaming audience nonetheless.

http://gizmodo.com/5686523/how-kinect-got-an-autistic-kid-gaming

Kinect is the world's fastest selling consumer device

http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Kinect-Confirmed-As-Fastest-Selling-Consumer-Electronics-Device/blog/3376939/7691.html

I dont think nintendo is really suffering from it as they have had more succes with their wii then microsoft will witht he kinect. I also think sony is good with the move, i just really dont see kinect being as versatile as the move because theirs nothing to grab.....i needz buttons and something to grip lol.

Move and Wii have been pretty good successes too.  Dude, you're not even subtle with your bias.  These threads are getting old.

Yes I agree Move is doing okay just not gangbusters like Kinect.

Also, Nintendo is in a league of its own, but I thought if they bought Kinect and incorporated it into WII 2 using the Wii-mote Kinect Ninty would be unstoppable

well as a gamer, i couldnt be more happy that Sony passed on Kinect. i am very very glad the went the way of Move, i can play games i actually like with the Move. If they went the kinect route, i couldnt. also with the Move Sony can still focus on their big blockbuster titles with out sacraficing development teams and time making seperate experiences which is a neccessity for Kinect games.

if i were an executive or share holder, i may prefer the Kinect, just for the profitabilty of it.

though i dont think Sony could have come close to making the same impact as Microsoft did, even if they were the ones who made kinect and made the exact same games instead. Microsft just has too big of a following in America, and if Sony had released the product it would have been less successful than the Move.

What saves the Move is it can be a harcore game controller as well as the Kiddie/arcade type games that has made the Kinect so successful

well we will see as Move has sold 8m kinect over 10m and apple is selling Mac's so everybody wins?

Well yea kinect incorporated around the wii-remote would be epic.

How many more consoles would sony have sold if they had Kinect??

It's not question of bias, it's a question Kinect's impact, or lack thereof.

Please don't derail the thread with baseless accusations

Obviously, look at how many high quality games there are for it. 

agreed on all points

yea i point to PSeye for your point of that lol.