Move: Sony doesn't expect big day one sales, hopes for Eyetoy like success

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ArnoldRimmer said:

I expect the same, and I think that will make Move sales just the opposite of Kinect sales:

Kinect will start strong, mainly due to the massive advertising and false expectations. But it will soon lose its steam because many people will soon be disappointed and tired of Kinect.

PS Move on the other hand will probably have a slow start and then sales will rise.

What I found interesting however is how much better PS Move is already doing on german Amazon. The PS Move starter pack is currently ranked place 21, while Kinect is place 87 and dropping more and more each day. And that even though many people won't even buy the starter pack because they already have the Playstation Eye.

I think that's quite good, because even though its launch day is just two weeks away I haven't seen absolutely any kind of advertising for Move over here so far. Microsoft on the other hand is already spending lots of money on advertising in Germany - just today I saw a huge "KInect" booth placed in the most crowded place of my city.

About the amazon comment, even if it may kill some seals I agree. Also many argued the positions of kinect vs Move in amazons in uk and us as a sign of Move heading for doom...surprisingly (actually it kinda surprises me too because there is almost NO marketing to the product yet while the competition is going all out with marketing) Kinect is 65 in Amazon US while Move is 67 ...in Amazon uk Kinect is 107 vs Move at 69...this will most probably will change near launch but still it really is surprising how well Move is doing, even for me