CNBC: Move is "Something I Didn't Know I Wanted Until I Picked It Up"

[Rainbird]

zgamer5 said:

Rainbird said:

zgamer5 said:

no im not, but how can we know if people are hyped if its not from forums, gaming sites, and articles by people like gamespot or ign. people never predicted the sucess of the wii, the only hype we can know off is the one in forums, gaming sites, and from surveys.

also when talking about the media, also when bbc comes and hails kinect does that indicate hype?

It's one of the best indicators we have. It's called mass media for a reason after all.

so when gaming websites say positive things about move its hype? and when gaming websites say negative things about kinect does that indicate their isnt hype?

ign and gamespot are still the media, well the gaming media.

also do casuals have hype?

Casuals have hype, otherwise the Wii wouldn't have been so hard to find in shops in its first years on the market. 

IGN and GameSpot are not the media, they are just media, and they are so for a niche audience. Mass media like nation wide TV channels and what have you are a in a different league, because it's something almost everyone sees. Any media can change people's opinions and what they might be hyped for, but the mass media has a much, much larger audience than sites like IGN and GameSpot.