4 sports games

3/4 party games

2 dance games

2 fitness games

1 kart game

1 animals game

1 ? games

I see way too many games in the same genres. Did they really need 2-4 fitness, sports, dance and party games at launch?

It almost seems like there was no thought at all behind the assortment of games.

That's my problem with the Kinect line-up, there is too little diversity.

It's very appealing to one kind of audience with little for someone with my tastes in gaming.

most of those games arent microsofts games.  they dont control what others are making.  those games will be ready by then, so they just arent refusing to let them on the system.

True but you didn't see this happening when the Wii got launched... there were plenty of third party games, but none of them looked exactly like another one.

Anyway, whether it's MS's fault or not, the fact stands that this lineup is unexpectedly bland.

By the way, I just figured that one of the "?" games (Adrenaline Misfits) is actually another sports game:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/109/1097388p1.html

So make that 4 sports games.

Those genres are most sucessful on the Wii - why is anyone suprised Natal lineup looks like that?

Haters...thats who.

Do casual folks want FPS?.....no...

A God of Warx?....no

Msft had one market in mind...and they catered perfectly to em.

p.s....it's Kinect....8(

I'm not surprised that there are games in those genres. I'm surprised that those genres seem overcrowded right from the start (on the Wii it took quite a while until the party, sports and dance genres were overcrowded).

But most of all I'm surprised that MS didn't secure a few "core" games for the launch (I don't really like the the "core" games designation but it should get the point across in this case).

if i had to pick a reason...i would say that its because none of the others will be complete in time.  figuring out how to best use kinect or getting working in the best way is a little different than incorporating a remote or wand into an existing game.   we have heard stuff previously from some other developers who clearly arent in that list.  these projects are also a little riskier so wont be getting as much attention as some of the companies other titles.

I would like a new banjo kazooie kinect or viva pinata kinect at launch.