Americas UP!

[Alby_da_Wolf]

makingmusic476 said:

Metallicube said:

I've been saying this all last year, but people called my a fanboy/hater/crazy/whatever. Now suddenly I can buy a used Kienct for $99, and amazon is sending me emails for a $50 giftcard if I buy Kinect. The fall is already starting, as expected.

It's a simple concept. The hardware needs games in order to keep selling, even a hardware add on like Kinect, because GAMES are its primary purpose. If it doesn't get the games, there is no longer a reason to buy the hardware. Kinect Sports and Dance Central can only do so much. Even the phenomenal success NSMB Wii could only carry Wii for about a year.

That's basically what I was saying most of last year.  Kinect didn't have a Wii Sports/Fit-caliber release to keep sales afloat for more than several months.

It'll still do fairly well, but it needs new software, and I don't see much in its upcoming line up that will reinvigorate sales significantly.

IMVHO Kinect in America is even selling better than expected, considering the lack of games, as it still outsells Balance Board. Its paltry library looks like it's enough to at least keep it alive there.

OTOH in EMEAA it's sinking, despite being currently advertised again on TV and regularly discounted from 149€ to 99€ at most stores. And the ads could even make things worse, as they are horrible, they show even more dramatically than seeing it at demo kiosks, how shallow and on-rails some minigames are, they look like bad copies of bad Nintendo ads for bad copies of good Nintendo games. So, despite lacking new games too, but having a better game included, Balance Board is outselling it again here.