| kowenicki said: Wow... some of the reactions in here... If people want to believe that MS are prepared to spend $500m on advertising a product that is crap and essentially doesn't work then fine. It amazes me the lack of awareness of what is going on right now in gaming. Even gaming journalists seem oblivious to what has happened in the last few years. Despite what some would have you believe there ARE definitely different groups of gamers now at large (call it core and casual if you like - the title matters not). The target audience for this initial launch of kinect is NOT your Halo, MW2, Bioshock, GT5 or FFXIII audience. It is the Wii fit, Wii sports, Wii party perhaps even Mario Kart audience. Review sites like this cannot help such a launch and can only harm it. MS know this. We all know this... or at least we should know this. MS are being smart, the best reactions for this will be from the mainstream media and from word of mouth. The traditional gaming press will likely be very elitist about it and probably a tad negative. Thats my take anyway. |
I agree. MS is just playing it smart, and why not? It is good business. And I dont think it is about trying to cover anything up. Sure a lot of the games will be subpar, but that is to be expected with new hardware. The big thing here is that the people who like these types of motion games will be the ones who go out and buy Kinect and ultimately enjoy playing them. This is a totally new gaming experience that will thrill millions. I personally wont buy Kinect anytime soon if ever, but I look forward to how it will change the gaming industry. I commend MS for pushing the envelope and making controller free gaming a reality.
