Move Sales and the "wiimote-copy" perception/misconception

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ImJustBayuum on 22 June 2010

how much will the "wiimote-copy" perception/misconception affect the the potential sales of Move?

I think this will be Ps Move's biggest obstacle to success while MS Kinect's will be its price?

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Vertigo-X on 22 June 2010

RolStoppable said:

kowenicki said:

I think this will have a large impact.

Same here. It's going to boost sales because now a lot of people who dislike Nintendo can play Wii-like games without having to own a Wii.

Meanwhile, gamers will avoid Kinect based on their experiences with the PS2 Eyetoy.

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Dodece on 22 June 2010

Honestly that isn't the misconception I would be worried about. I basically did take it for granted that they were the same thing. Even after looking up information on the device I am still relatively sure that they are the same thing. That said I have to ask this, and please don't gang rape me for asking. Am I the only one who thinks that thing looks like a high end vibrator?

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Mr Khan on 23 June 2010

Software will be the most significant barrier to both.

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silicon on 23 June 2010

ImJustBayuum said:

how much will the "wiimote-copy" perception/misconception affect the the potential sales of Move?

I think this will be Ps Move's biggest obstacle to success while MS Kinect's will be its price?

I think PS MOVE's biggest obstacle is price.

-while MOVE and Kinect aim for the casual market - MOVE is more appealing for core gamers
-Wiimote-copy might not be a factor for casual gamers because they might not even know about the MOVE or Kinect until it's advertised, casual gamers have a different perception of these things then critics on forums imo

-Sales are going to be limited due to barrier to entry (which is the cost of a PS3, cost of peripherals, perception of the requirement of HDTVs, perception of the requirement of 3DTVs)

IMO the potential market is:

- people who already have or are going to upgrade to an HDTV soon and want a blu-ray player gaming system for the family,

- people who have PS3 and are interested in motion controls but don't own a Wii

-gamers who want a control option for FPS / TPS that is not the controller (i.e. me)

-people who are new to gaming, want something for the family, and are interested in more then just a gaming console (PS3 MOVE bundle)

These markets are not equal and may not be big. It seems like price is a major factor, and perception of wii-mote copy is not important. SONY most likely will target their markets aggresively since they can't compete in other groups.