Microsoft: 'We wouldn't trade places with Sony, Nintendo' But we have "high respect" for both our competitors

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RolStoppable said:

Darth Tigris said:

So you're a glass-half-empty person.  Noted.

Again, I question what your industry standard is for 'flocking to a device'.  For a time this was the fast selling consumer electronic device debut.  This even during a still horrible economy (I sure don't have one due to finances & other things ...).  Such a low ratio as you noted to me has to do more with quality of software released and a lack of Q1/Q2 releases.  People are also purchasing the device and enjoying the non-gaming features of it, which continue to grow and improve.

See, it's not all bad news.  Context gives a more balanced view, one that MS has a better feel for than we do.

"Flocking" to me implies that something is the choice of a majority, where the crowd goes. In other words the #1 pick at a given moment. If we assume that it is true that the Wii is very popular among families and younger audiences, then it's hard to come up with convincing proof that Kinect and the 360 really have eclipsed Nintendo in regards to that. Kinect really only was hot for a brief time, eight million units sold in two months I think. Fastest selling consumer electronic device, yes. Most expensive marketing campaign for a consumer electronic device, yes.

We'll see how Kinect fares once the software drought is finally over and by how much the tie ratio improves then.

It paints me to say this cos Sony fans were banging on about it all last year, but they had a point. Forza 4 ect will sell Kinects as well, so it's going to be difficult to measure the attach ratio for Kinect.