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algorith on 02 August 2010

 That's certainly unexpected. Every gaming website I read, has nothing but bad things to say about Kinect, forums bash it, etc... I would have figured it would sell quite badly. 



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Tallgeese101 on 03 August 2010
algorith said:

 That's certainly unexpected. Every gaming website I read, has nothing but bad things to say about Kinect, forums bash it, etc... I would have figured it would sell quite badly. 


Well Kinect is going after an audience that generally doesn't frequent gaming websites or forums, similar to Just Dance.



the_lonely_gamer_123 on 16 August 2010
Alby_da_Wolf said:
the_lonely_gamer_123 said:
Pipedream24 said:

Kinect is going to sell extremely well for one of the same reasons as the 360 S....many people want new hardware.  It's going on five years since the launch of the 360 and there are a lot of gamers looking to purchase something new.  With this console cycle showing no ending anytime soon, people will purchase because it's something different to mess around with, even if it turns out to be mediocre.

I also think Kinect is going to break in to the mainstream cosnumer this holiday as well.  Marketing and word of mouth  hype can go an awfully long way in making a product a must have holiday gift.

 

If Microsoft can advertise Kinect as the next 360, as new tech (which they have been), the wannabee tech junkies will buy them ASAP. 

IMVHO MS tries to give this feeling very often when it release something new, even if it's a simple upgrade or add-on. With WinXP it did wonders, despite it being essentially an update to Win2000.

Exactly my point. The big M advertises itself as the forerunner in tech and people just eat that up. Look at 7 compared to Vista. It's kind of like Vista Service Pack 3, but people (including me) were cool with that and think that it is the best Microsoft OS ever.



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the_lonely_gamer_123 on 16 August 2010
algorith said:

 That's certainly unexpected. Every gaming website I read, has nothing but bad things to say about Kinect, forums bash it, etc... I would have figured it would sell quite badly. 


Yes, same here. I was thinking that the problems in tech and lag and reception would give to PS3-mote (ok fine, Move) an upper hand. Shocked me at first, but advertising can do wonders



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unknown_soul89 on 16 August 2010
algorith said:

 That's certainly unexpected. Every gaming website I read, has nothing but bad things to say about Kinect, forums bash it, etc... I would have figured it would sell quite badly. 

Again they EXPECT to have that much by LAUNCH they DON'T have that many now and probably won't by launch



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maxer on 03 September 2010

Cool stuff! When typing "Preorder Kin..." you get the google suggestion: "Preorder Kinect", when trying with "Preorder Mov..." or "Preorder playstation mo..." you get nothing. 

Same results at your place(s)?



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Zipper on 03 September 2010
maxer said:

Cool stuff! When typing "Preorder Kin..." you get the google suggestion: "Preorder Kinect", when trying with "Preorder Mov..." or "Preorder playstation mo..." you get nothing. 

Same results at your place(s)?


 



Galaki on 03 September 2010

Wait! Now, I am confused. I thought there's a thread on Move winning on pre-orders.



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GuiltySpartan77 on 03 September 2010

they clearly put a link at the bottom of the article pay attention next time and don't be to quick to try and dismiss something. 



Hyruken on 03 September 2010

I tried to type preorder move, that is what i got when i got to preorder m