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archbrix on 17 November 2010
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Squilliam said:
archbrix said:
Squilliam said:

You're making a similar argument to why the DS wouldn't sell.

DS won't sell because Sony are lord and masters and they have the uber powerful PSP which will leverage their massive 100M plus console userbase and leave little room for such a niche device.

Kinect won't sell because Nintendo are lord and masters and they have uber powerful brand and unique software so Microsoft doesn't have a hope in competing outside of a niche.

Releasing a half baked software/hardware device and then improving upon it hasn't stopped Apple from making even more profit than Nintendo nor sell more devices than Nintendo whilst showing even more growth than Nintendo. There is obvious room for improvement within the time-frame which will increase the value proposition or decrease the cost or both, even on a 12 month timescale.

To put things in perspective, Kinect is currently selling around as fast as the Wii when it originally launched if I read the articles correctly.

 

 

While Kinect is selling wonderfully, with the standalone unit pretty much an instant sellout, bundled units were still available on Amazon and many retailers several days after launch.  The Wii on the other hand was an instant sellout for well over a year after launch.  Stores had units for no more than a few hours if they were lucky after new shipments arrived.  But I do expect Kinect will mirror that during the holidays.  To sustain that as long as Wii will simply depend on Microsoft's and third party's ingenuity with the device.

The bundle sales will likely pick up as we close on Christmas. As the number of people wishing to buy consoles increases so too will the number wishing to buy Kinect bundles. Furthermore there needs to be more time for word of mouth to spread to the non gamer segments and for people to physically try out the interface.

Yes, Kinect bundles will undoubtedly pick up for the holidays... as I already mentioned in my previous post.

Also @bolded in your previous post:

Your comparison is not accurate pertaining to my point:  Nintendo were already "lord and masters" in the handheld market.  I was not suggesting that PSP being seemingly superior to DS at first glance was related to their then dominance in the console market, but rather that PSP has multiple obvious advantages when compared directly to DS.  And as I stated, software ingenuity wins out every time; something that Microsoft still needs to prove with Kinect for it to maintain its high sales in the long term.

If they do?  Terrific... I'll enjoy my new 360 and Kinect.