| Zipper said: I'm not talking about the actual hardware or games but the success of the product Everyone including analysts like Michael Pachter seem to think it will be a huge success in the casual market that the Wii created Don't you think the PS2 already done that? It obvious the PS2 had a HUGE library of hardcore games.. infact, it had the best games library ever but it was also was a huge success in the casual market, it was the consoles that everyone owned and knew If the EyeToy only managed to sell 10.5 million units worldwide according to Wikipedia, why would Natal will be more successful? |
Natal does things differently than the EyeToy, in that it uses infrared, and ends up mapping body motion in 3D. Sony added the Wands in Move to be able to get the same effect. If EyeToy was able to map full body motion, Sony wouldn't of come up with the Wands.
Do you think that Move will also bomb? It has potential to be more expensive than Natal, and is another new controller roll out.
As far as who thinks it will be huge, you have Microsoft suck-ups like Pachter who say Microsoft is set to rule with everything (Bruce on Games is the same), and they could even do smashing if they raised the price of Live. They don't get Nintendo at all. And you have people here, who I believe mostly think Natal will end up bombing, and a majority of those who will also think Move will end up dominating.
I believe Natal's success depends on its price point, software support, how well it works, and how much the market is open to gaming without a controller. If Natal does have a killer app only doable with the Natal approach, then they would be onto something also that would help its success. Is Natal, for example, the best way to do exercise among the consoles?
