Does it matter if Kinect works right?

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Gamerace said:

I totally agree with the OP but not the title.

Kinect's imperfections will cause it massive problem unlike Wii's.    And MS is doing to themselves by advertising this as a family device.   

It will work fine for adult.  Their may be the odd problem but like the missed swing in Wii Tennis, people will be forgiving and have tons of fun with it.

It will not work at all for children.   Kinect has too many critical variables.  You have to stand so far from the camera.  You have to stand so far away from your friend.  You have to move so slow.   You have to do as the game tells you to do, or it won't work.  You can't sit down.  You can't wear your baggy pj's, or certain other clothes.  You can't, you can't, you can't.

Have you ever seen little kids play Wii?   They're running all over, waggling excessively, standing too close to the tv, getting all exciting.  Not following instructions in the game and just fiddling their way through or asking mommy why it's not working.

With all of Kinect's issues, they will constantly be doing something wrong.  It won't work for them.   They'll be constantly bugging their parents 'Daddy it's not worrrrking....!' which defeats the entire purpose of the machine.  Parents want it to distract the kids, not make more headaches for themselves.

I totally expect to see a rash of poor reviews on Amazon from frustrated moms who barely understands why it doesn't work themselves.   Word of mouth will be very mixed.  And mom's considering it will go with the tried and true Wii instead because they know it works fine.  (Move will always be the too expensive, too few games knock-off Wii)

Kinect will succeed with dance games and exercise - mainly to girlfriends/wives of current 360 owners.

I agree with this entire post. Kinect will probably frustrate kids and parents, especially with the vast amount of requirements to use it. I also agree that even though the Move seems to have numerous games to interest the hardcore as well as the casuals it will always appear too expensive (PS3 Bundle = $350 or more while Wii is $200) and nothing more than a Wii knockoff.