Tickle Me Elmo was a doll that couldn't do much.

The technology behind Kinect can be revolutionary and it is useful, there is a big difference.  It's like saying well this plastic car sold great for Christmas and so then you go on to say that a real car is just a gimmick.

Kinect has already done every form of game that can ever be done on it successfully. Party, fitness, sports, dance. Where will the innovation come from?

Kinect will make it to the PC and it can be put in cars and it can actually save lives if you modify the technology a little bit.

Sure. Kinect has fantastic technology. Not relevant to gaming or consoles any more beyond what we've seen.

For gaming it is revolutionary, it is the start of the Holodeck type of technology in the newer Star Treks, it's the first part down that path.

Where's the progression, and has MS got a business plan with that on? I don't think so.

You can argue this all you want, but it can be used in a real world of things that improve life and entertainment, I can't say that for Tickle Me Elmo.

Yes, it has great potential outside gaming. Agreed.

Entertainment in Movies, Music, Video games.  It can teach people to dance and have fun at the same time in their own home.  It can keep their mind off their problems, it can relax them and it get them physically healthy without cheating (you could always fake out the wii controller).

Wii did this four years ago. There is no new genre of game here.

So, no I don't think Tickle Me Elmo did anything like this.

Sales will crash in January so hard, especially software, watch this space.

Kinect is doing very well and so is the Move. You have to remember though that sony didn't spend probably 1/50th of advertising on Move then MSFT did with Kinect so Sony is doing VERY WELL.

Kinect has already done every form of game that can ever be done on it successfully. Party, fitness, sports, dance. Where will the innovation come from?

Are you seriously dense?  There are all kinds of things you can do with voice, a microphone, object recognition, face recognition, seeing fingers, the cloud (web services).

 Here is just an example:

    Since Kinect can see your fingers you could have a virtual Piano, or you could use your hands to use records like a DJ.  You can use your body and interact like an interactive movie.  There are all kinds of things that you could do with the playspace because kinect not only knows where you are, but what your playspace looks like.

  If there is any limits, it's in your intellect and nothing else.

Sure. Kinect has fantastic technology. Not relevant to gaming or consoles any more beyond what we've seen.

For gaming it is revolutionary, it is the start of the Holodeck type of technology in the newer Star Treks, it's the first part down that path.

Where's the progression, and has MS got a business plan with that on? I don't think so.

You really are stupid if you don't think Microsoft does not have a business plan with Kinect.   This is their ipad technology and it's going to be in everything from PC's to video games.  Kinect has only been out since November 4th, and it's December 19th now.

Wii did this four years ago. There is no new genre of game here.

  Wii is just a silly controller that can notice a little motion, it is very limited in what it can do.  Can it hear sounds in your living room, can it act as a remote control with movies without having to pick it up, can it interact with voice commands, can it know who you are?

  I own a wii and it does a terrible job of motion control, I can just put it in my hand and flick it and I don't have to run.  Kinect can see if I am doing pushups and If I am doing it wrong.  Kinect can know when I leave the room.  Kinect knows my voice, Kinect can pinpoint me in the room.  The wii is old hat.  I know, I own one.

Sales will crash in January so hard, especially software, watch this space.

Yes of course it will, sales always drop after christmas.  I have never seen this NOT happen for any platform after Christmas.  Duh.    Water is wet.

You are not that bright are you?

He was just taking a guess, hence the word "probably".

It is the latter. I didn't say it was a good guess.