You know their next/current gen game plan already? Fill us in, please?

Wonderbook is pretty recent isn't it? I'd call that a push.

Well If M$ keeps focusing on kinect then I think they will take the casual crowd.

I think Microsoft is taking the casuals for the Consoles.  The Wii was exciting sparkly and new when it came out.  Nintendo go a movement system that worked, people like it, and it was fun.  They had a great run, and sold very well.

Then Kinect came out.  Now it is the new sparkly toy for causal and movement games.  While Just Dance 4 sold great for the Wii, I don't see it having a future against Kinect.  Kinect can do so much more - it can do movement/dance, and expand your interaction with your Xbox.

I don't think the Table of the WiiU has the same pull.  It might be fun, and I hope Nintendo can get some sales.  But the console crown has gone to the Kinect/Xbox, yet much casual gaming will happen on phones.

PS You gave me the idea to make a Kinect vs Balance Board sales comparison.  http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=153444&page=1

Microsoft could steal the casual crowd. It seems they are producing a powerful and affordable console and if they can get Kinect 2.0 + Durango down to $399 or even better less than this then they have a good shot.

i think MS is more interested in casuals now and if they do bundle Kinect 2 then it shows who they want on there system.

I am not sure who these elusive "casuals" are. The vast majority of Wii owners are regular gamers. 150 million+ bought DS and 100 million bought Wii.

He's kind of right, if you didn't care about Halo, Forza or Gears the PC is an easy replacement for the 360. Former PC exclusive titles have been carrying the Xbox consoles for quite a while.

Why? As a current 2nd place authority I vito your 3rd place comment. You totally CAN make that comparison, speaking in NA boundries offcourse. Globally is a different question.

You can't do everything at once. Microsoft needs to market it as a games machine for the first year or so then move on to other things such as multi-media and Kinect. They need to focus on 1 main selling point and that should be the games IMO. Of course I'm not saying they should advertise other features, I'm saying they should get their priorities straight. My worst fear is consoles becoming PCs and so I dislike it when they are advertised as one.

You can't, the PS2 was dominated by exclusives. Thats like uncharted territory. Microsoft has never ever had such a strong library of games exclusively to their console. Only Nintendo can claim something a sizable exclusive library with their hold on third parties with the NES and SNES.