Oprah Does It Again: Xbox 360 With Kinect For The Audience

Yes, you should have been in the audience of Oprah today.

Xbox 360 - Kinect Bundle

Following the somewhat surprising news that Microsoft somehow convinced Oprah to showcase its Kinect controller technology on national TV, the audience was told it could take home an Xbox 360 including Kinect. It’s not a car, but hey, it’s not that bad either.

Yesterday, Microsoft said that Kinect will be available for sale on November 4 and feature 17 launch titles. Oprah has been, quite apparently, part of the launch pitch and Microsoft said that Ellen DeGeneres will be showcasing the device later this month on her talkshow as well.

You could wonder why Microsoft has chosen those two shows, but then we also know that Kinect is not about hardcore gaming, but is a device that attempts to build on Nintendo’s Wii controller and Nintendo’s customer base. Earlier this year, we heard that Microsoft may be trying to steal users from the Wii by offering a perceived upgrade to the Wii controller and it appears that Microsoft is, in fact, giving this idea a shot.

Amazon currently lists Kinect at position #10 in its bestsellers ranking. Sony’s PS3 Move starter bundle is listed at #20. Kinect will be priced at $150 as a standalone device, while the bundle, including a 4 GB Xbox 360 and the Kinect, will be priced at $300.

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OHHHHH MYYYYYY!!!!!

Can we see footage of the TV show yet?

How did it go?

Was it a huge success

do you want to know what my greatest fear is?  

that oprah will find that out ellens show is so much better than hers and eat her.

Ellen's show sucks, crappy jokes followed by akward pauses and horrible dancing.

So now we know where those 500 million dollars went to... :)

I would be disappointed if I got to her show and win nothing.

umm wow, talk about trying to pull the rug from under Nintendo. Will Nintendo be to heavy to trip up. At least MS is trying to use tactical advantage rather than try to go head to head yet. Though yeesh.

Good for MS for trying this. And here they said at the beginning that Wii is a fad and no mom wan'ts VG.

After today, there is no turning back. The "Oprah" effect is huge with good and bad products. If Kinect is nothing special, it will sell well. But, if Kinect lives up to the hype, look out, because it will be coming with a vengeance.

I was saying in the $500 million Kinect marketing thread, how many DVRs will be recording Oprah for the first time ever? Both sides will be watching, one scrutinizing for failures of any kind, one hoping there are no flaws. Worry not if you miss it, the threads created in the aftermath will be telling (more so if there are problems).