Some Early Thoughts on Kinect Performance

[HappySqurriel]

thx1139 said:

HappySqurriel said:

thx1139 said:

Looking at week after week sales it is clear that for every 2 Wii consoles sold 1 WiiFit is also sold. That is $300 for 1/2 of the Wii sales.  We also know that it is very common that people pick iup another controller.  Of course for a new 360 with Kinect purchaser for 2 people no need for 2nd controller and no need for a board for fitness games.

These price comparisons have been 100% BS since 2006 when PS3 owners tried to show the "Value" of a $600 PS3 ... In this case in particular you're forgetting to include the actual fitness game in the price of the XBox 360.

What people price out and purchase will depend heavily on the dynamics and demographics of their own household. Some families may price out the XBox 360 elite, Kinect, 3 controllers, XBox Live for a year and a couple of games; while other gamers may just look at the Basic XBox 360 and Kinect.

Difference is I am not arguing perceived value I am arguing what the consumer is actually doing.  We no most people do pickup a 2nd controller.  Week after week after week WiiFit sales are just about 1/2 of Wii sales.  This shows us that the purchase of the Wii is typically not just picking up the $200 console and heading to the checkout.  Kinect 4GB 360 is setup for you to walk out the door at $300 and being able to play multiplayer games without any additional cost and  $350 with a fitness title.

But you're missing the point ...

You're assuming someone will see Kinect at $300 or $360 as being equal to a Wii with an additional controller and/or Wii Fit (at $240 to $350) where this may not be the case.

If you look at the purchase of systems from the perspective of a 24 year old woman and then from a 40 year old man buying for his family of 5 they both might include Wii Fit but their total purchase may be drastically different.