@bobobolonga - You dismiss a whole genre of games (casual) because they don't interest you then question what it can bring to gaming. I'm sorry but you're delusional to make such demands by cutting off perhaps the biggest growth area this device will provide for.
I'll put one idea out there that could perhaps make it into a game in the future, with full motion tracking you can capture your own animations into a game. With accurate depth perception on the camera too you can generate a more accurate face map of the player. The extra features of Natal will allow you to enhance what is already possible with the traditional webcam and this when combined with new gameplay possibilities is why people are excited.
I'm being optimistic for Natal because I can see the promise in the technology, I'm not blind though and can see what will happen if Microsoft don't support it 100%. Until we have access to Natal as customers then I think it's stupid to hate on it, sure you don't have to praise it as the second coming but a slightly open mind doesn't hurt anyone.







