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daroamer on 09 November 2010
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Jordahn said:
daroamer said:
Mr.Metralha said:
pachoo5 said:

Again, the sales of the $250 Wii showed that casuals are willing to pay money for a fun experience. Kinect is having no problems selling at $150.

Thing is, Kinect isn't a fun experience for 150 bucks because you need a console to hook it up. The price is way higher than that for non 360 owners

The Wii is already the complete package.

 

@ OP When will numbers for Kinect be available?

The Wii sold most of its units at the $250 price point, Xbox 360 with Kinect is $300.  $50 is not a deal breaker especially since it can also play DVDs and has HD graphics.

The market has changed.  When the Wii was $250, there was no Kinect while the Core 360 was $300.  Now, we have a base model 360 Slim with Kinect compared to a $200 Wii with two games a Motion Plus.  $300 for a base model 360 Slim with Kinect is not bad.  But in today's market there is a much bigger difference with the Wii.

I'm not making a comparison to the current Wii.  The original point was that people will spend $250 if it's a fun experience and $300 is not that big a difference.  This isn't about whether they would rather spend money on the current Wii or Xbox 360, just whether the price is too much to even consider for casuals, clearly it isn't.

Dad's love it because they can play CoD on it.  Moms love it because Kinect has great fitness software.  If you wanted a Wii with Wii Fit it would cost you $300.  Parents both love it because it gets the kids off the couch.  Kids love it because it's fun and easy for them to play without having to know how to use a controller.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4l0lWfEEc