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DirtyP2002 on 30 July 2010
kopstudent89 said:
DirtyP2002 said:

UK is a 360 country, but even there are 500k pre-orders massive.

You can at least add one million pre-orders in NA. I think half a million pre-orders in continental Europe and Japan combined is not impossible. Then there are areas like Latin America, South America, Australia and the Asian region. So 2.5 million preorders could be possible.

Didn't Pachter predict 2-4 million Kinect to be sold in 2010? If the numbers in the article are true, the lower end of this prediction could be preorders only.

Another example to show how massive this is: Kinect would outsell the iPad by quite a big margin in the first month. I think Apple reported 3.7 million iPads shipped in the first 3 months. MS could do this in 2 months. Sure, not compareable, different markets, different time of the year etc but a success anyway.

Note: I don't know if these numbers are accurate. MCV is a reliable source though.

What no. Latin america will not eat the prduct at all since the prices are high, and influence is often late there. Plus you cant compare the purchasing power of EU and NA to latin america and other regions. 

However i do expect huge numbers for Kinect, question is if it gets a good word of mouth too... I actually think the 360 could top the Wii this holiday season(maybe definitely if it werent for japan)

I never did.

I said:

NA 1 million
UK 500k apparently
Continental Europe 500k
Rest of the world: 500k



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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libellule on 30 July 2010

very big

in a way, we were all able to see the potential of the device

it could be called the "minority report effect"



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Tallgeese101 on 30 July 2010

Both Game and Gamestation are heavily promoting Kinect already so I can believe the hgh number of preorders.



kopstudent89 on 30 July 2010
DirtyP2002 said:
kopstudent89 said:
DirtyP2002 said:

UK is a 360 country, but even there are 500k pre-orders massive.

You can at least add one million pre-orders in NA. I think half a million pre-orders in continental Europe and Japan combined is not impossible. Then there are areas like Latin America, South America, Australia and the Asian region. So 2.5 million preorders could be possible.

Didn't Pachter predict 2-4 million Kinect to be sold in 2010? If the numbers in the article are true, the lower end of this prediction could be preorders only.

Another example to show how massive this is: Kinect would outsell the iPad by quite a big margin in the first month. I think Apple reported 3.7 million iPads shipped in the first 3 months. MS could do this in 2 months. Sure, not compareable, different markets, different time of the year etc but a success anyway.

Note: I don't know if these numbers are accurate. MCV is a reliable source though.

What no. Latin america will not eat the prduct at all since the prices are high, and influence is often late there. Plus you cant compare the purchasing power of EU and NA to latin america and other regions. 

However i do expect huge numbers for Kinect, question is if it gets a good word of mouth too... I actually think the 360 could top the Wii this holiday season(maybe definitely if it werent for japan)

I never did.

I said:

NA 1 million
UK 500k apparently
Continental Europe 500k
Rest of the world: 500k


Oh ok, i forgot abt the rest of EU  :P

but i'd say a bit too much on rest of the world, it could be more like  2 mil launch WW.



Nomad Blue on 30 July 2010
DirtyP2002 said:

Microsoft vindicated as innovative controller finds its feet, quashing initial fears over high £129.99 RRP

Despite initial scepticism over its price, Kinect looks set to be a big hit.

Retailers are reporting high pre-order numbers for the device, which will be available in November for £129.99 bundled with Kinect Adventures.

In fact MCV understands one large chain has encouraged stores to secure 10 pre-orders for Kinect a day. Sources says they expect advance orders to topple half a million in the UK by launch.

It’s a U-turn for retail. Key voices previously declared sub-£100 as the only way to capture Kinect’s target market (MCV 593, 25/06/10). Now these firms are hailing the high price tag as “reflective of the product’s playability and appeal to a wide range of customers”.

Grainger Games’ sales director Phil Moore told MCV: “The feedback we’ve had so far from our customers is that they feel the price is appropriate to the product.

“We have taken a large number of deposits for Kinect already and it is set to become our biggest pre-order to date. This tells us the device’s appeal has not been affected by the price point.”

The Hut Group’s head of business development Sarah Jasper agreed: “Based on our orders thus far, customers are clearly excited by this offering and price – and quite rightly so.”

Retailers are also confident any remaining cynics will be won over, provided Microsoft is able to showcase the experience of playing Kinect effectively.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/40209/Kinect-pre-orders-boom

GAME Group’s UK MD Martyn Gibbs told MCV: “Kinect is a fantastic piece of technology and we believe that once people actually try it for themselves, they will understand the full scope and value of what it offers them.”


That piece has hints of a Microsoft press release to me.



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dejelek on 30 July 2010

pacther predict 2.5 mill in 2011, not 2010

so if this true, yes i believe it is true, then 2.5 mil is just for 2010 , then it is great



Seece on 30 July 2010

10% of UK userbase, if true will be see a similar % in US? 2.4 mill pre ordered?



 

Hyruken on 30 July 2010
Tallgeese101 said:

Both Game and Gamestation are heavily promoting Kinect already so I can believe the hgh number of preorders.



Yep, they are the same company if i remember right?

But it isn't just these companies. I went into Curry's (huge electrics store in UK) to get a new TV and they were promotiong the hell out of Kinect. They had all these adverts over by the games section for it. It was the same with my local Best Buy.

I guess it goes to show that the retailers feel more confident in selling Kinect over Move. I have a feeling from speaking to various people that Move seems to have an image of just another prepheral like the eye pet thing. Where as obviously Kinect is seen more like a new console then an add-on. Plus also all the media attention/praise it has been getting helps.



Wagram on 30 July 2010

That title is very misleading. They "expect" but in no means necessary does it mean that they HAVE that many.



Hyruken on 30 July 2010
Wagram said:

That title is very misleading. They "expect" but in no means necessary does it mean that they HAVE that many.



Yeah but basically the companies involved are the main companies who are selling it. They obviously have data from their stores to make a forecast on how many pre-orders they think they might get. In UK you have to actually give up money to pre-order it in form of a deposit. They are just going off of those rates i think. Like he say's each store has about 10 a day. If you add those up nationally then it will be a lot.