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shuraiya on 17 September 2011
yo_john117 said:
shuraiya said:
yo_john117 said:
shuraiya said:
yo_john117 said:

The thing that i've noticed about Kinect games though is that they may not have spectacular launches but they just keep trucking along. 

Here are some FW sales compared to lifetime for a a bunch of Kinect games.

 

Kinect Sports: FW = 305k, LTD (life Time to Date) = 3.27 Million

Body and Brain Connection: FW = 5k, LTD = 74k 

Game Party in Motion: FW = 43k, LTD = 358k

EA Sports Active 2: FW = 15k, LTD = 278k

Dance Central: FW = 163k, LTD = 2.19 Million

Dance Masters: FW = 8k, LTD =81k

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved: FW = 73k, LTD = 924k

Kinect Joy Ride: FW = 63k, LTD = 882k

 

And here is one that opened up near to what this game did plus it also had horrible reviews.

Sonic Free Riders: FW = 38k, LTD = 507k

 

 

Mark my words this game will pass 250k and it will do it without breaking too much of a sweat.

 

I'm aware of that, I just expect this one to be the exception; the game's Mature rating also sets it apart from those other games. I could be wrong, but I'd imagine this game is aimed at not just the core crowd, but people like us who frequent forums like these. Overall, reviews haven't been kind to this game and core gamers have well over a dozen other titles releasing between now and the end of the year from which to choose--many of which can be considered blockbusters. With that in mind I expect this title to simply be swept aside and largely forgotten in the deluge of vastly superior titles--judging by previews at least--fast approaching. I do hope I'm wrong, because it would be a shame if poor sales discourages Microsoft from pursuing other titles in a similar vein.

Well I guess we will have to see then.

Hey are you interested in making a friendly bet?


Sure, a bet sounds fine; what do you have in mind?

That Rise of Nightmares will pass 160k before the end of the year. Winner gets avatar control for 1 week.

Alright, deal.



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yo_john117 on 17 September 2011
shuraiya said:
yo_john117 said:
shuraiya said:
yo_john117 said:
shuraiya said:
yo_john117 said:

The thing that i've noticed about Kinect games though is that they may not have spectacular launches but they just keep trucking along. 

Here are some FW sales compared to lifetime for a a bunch of Kinect games.

 

Kinect Sports: FW = 305k, LTD (life Time to Date) = 3.27 Million

Body and Brain Connection: FW = 5k, LTD = 74k 

Game Party in Motion: FW = 43k, LTD = 358k

EA Sports Active 2: FW = 15k, LTD = 278k

Dance Central: FW = 163k, LTD = 2.19 Million

Dance Masters: FW = 8k, LTD =81k

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved: FW = 73k, LTD = 924k

Kinect Joy Ride: FW = 63k, LTD = 882k

 

And here is one that opened up near to what this game did plus it also had horrible reviews.

Sonic Free Riders: FW = 38k, LTD = 507k

 

 

Mark my words this game will pass 250k and it will do it without breaking too much of a sweat.

 

I'm aware of that, I just expect this one to be the exception; the game's Mature rating also sets it apart from those other games. I could be wrong, but I'd imagine this game is aimed at not just the core crowd, but people like us who frequent forums like these. Overall, reviews haven't been kind to this game and core gamers have well over a dozen other titles releasing between now and the end of the year from which to choose--many of which can be considered blockbusters. With that in mind I expect this title to simply be swept aside and largely forgotten in the deluge of vastly superior titles--judging by previews at least--fast approaching. I do hope I'm wrong, because it would be a shame if poor sales discourages Microsoft from pursuing other titles in a similar vein.

Well I guess we will have to see then.

Hey are you interested in making a friendly bet?


Sure, a bet sounds fine; what do you have in mind?

That Rise of Nightmares will pass 160k before the end of the year. Winner gets avatar control for 1 week.

Alright, deal.

Hokey dokey I'll bookmark this post then.



Alby_da_Wolf on 17 September 2011

Casual, dance and sports games manage to keep Kinect alive in Obese Nation, as in that case, with those gamers, the device's lag actually makes them feel fast and furious nimble. But obviously lag kills any core game chance to succeed.
And few games, mostly one sports compilation and some dance games selling well after the bundled game, then the device sitting like dead in its buyers homes thereafter, makes me think, as I wrote elsewhere:

Alby_da_Wolf said:
When I see Kinect having already a big user base, selling still decently in America, but, despite all this, its SW selling from meh down to horribly, I can't help imagining hordes of undead Kinects, collecting dust in dark, creepy closets and calling the living eerily muttering "Join. US!... Join. US!..."


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D-Joe on 17 September 2011

^yeah you're LAG,still using some 2010-type reply to talk about kinect

go back to N4G troller



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Alby_da_Wolf on 17 September 2011

It looks like somebody can't recognize a classic horror movie quote...   

About lag, I felt it each time I tried personally Kinect at stores and even more watching others trying it and seeing them, for example, jump, and their character jump too after a well detectable delay.



Stwike him, Centuwion. Stwike him vewy wuffly! (Pontius Pilate, "Life of Brian")
A fart without stink is like a sky without stars.
TGS, Third Grade Shooter: brand new genre invented by Kevin Butler exclusively for Natal WiiToo Kinect. PEW! PEW-PEW-PEW!   


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lurkerwithnosoul on 17 September 2011

Well, too bad Madworld sucks.



arcane_chaos on 18 September 2011

LOL!!! how did I miss this thread!? had quite a few laugh going threw this thread!

OT: damn...didn't expect much though. i saw quite a few commercials on this game, in my opinion the commercials were bad, it basically said "stop playing those dance games" and then it jumped to some obscure footage of the some guy holding some object gushing green goop, the player holding some spinning tri-blade thing, and then the player whirling around a clown/jester like person...I was like "wtf was that?"

so I guess we'll wait and see what happens to Star Wars, Fable, and maybe Ryse...