I think what we're seeing now, and will see with the PS3 Slim, will be indicative of what tactics and results MS will see from NATAL.
I was hoping that Microsoft would release their Slim first. There was every (and I mean every) indication that this August we would get a redesigned console, since Jasper and Falcon had shrunk the dies on major internal components - a major prerequisite for a revision.
However, it never came, but we got the massive NATAL announcement. Of all the predictions I've made over the past few years, this one I am most sure of: NATAL will launch with a slimmer X360 and a massive marketing campaign. It will not look like the current X360. You can ban me if I'm wrong, because I am very certain of this.
So yes, I think that given the fantastic launch of the PS3 Slim, we will see a NATAL/Slim boost console sales by leaps and bounds when it arrives. I think it'll effectively re-launch the Xbox 360 (which will probably be waining by this time next year due to price stagnation), and provide fantastic sales, if not similar to what we're seeing with the PS3 Slim's 500k debut.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
