"because Microsoft pulled off the ultimate gimmick with Kinect."
You still think the Wii sold on a gimmick? And by gimmick you seem to mean some novelty controller. It did not. The games sold the Wii. The controller was just a way to make some of them work.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs








