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Microsoft Comments On Kinect Worldwide Sales

Gamertag Radio writes: "You might of seen some Kinect sales stats out there saying that in 10 days it sold over 1.3 million. Is it true? A contact at Microsoft had this to say about it."

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DaThreats5341d ago ShowReplies(3)
Omega45341d ago

When NPD comes out tomorrow MS will likely comment, and I have a feeling it will be more than 1.3ml

mrv3215341d ago

This comment has been bookmarked... just in-case.

I am all for casual consoles, it increases the numbers or new gamers and increases it's social acceptability but Kinect feels more like a money grab, as does move, but I see more Hardcore move content.

SpinalRemains1385341d ago

hahahaha. The fact that you bookmarked it makes me laugh. I think Kinect is and will sell very well. I think lots of non gamers will be introduced to gaming through the use of it. Hell, even if you dont like games, the little animals entice little kids. It will sell.

ct035341d ago

"This comment has been bookmarked"

So has yours.

Projekt7tuning5340d ago

@ mrv321
Okay, good looking out for everyone there Bud......
Wow, really? You had to "bookmark" his comment? So what's supposed to happen if he's wrong? Will you tell him good job, or you were right if he is right? I kinda doubt it.
Man this is a good time for gamers. Buy every system you can afford, I'm sure you'll find something fun to play.

mrv3215340d ago

Bookmarked simply means draggin it to the toolbar, I do it for articles I don't have the time to read etc, nothing major.

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ingiomar5341d ago

You may be trolling heck maybe even i am with this comment, but your probably getting disagrees from SDF..i too think its more then 1.3m

Jazz41085341d ago

I agree ms is taking a big gamble and throwing a lot at kinect but sony also did the same with bluray when they put everything on the line against hddvd. If bluray would have lost sony would be in a lot worse shape right now so ms is doing this with kinect and only time will tell if it pay off for them. The big thingwith ms is I don't think they jave any intention of crapping on there core base and that will be addressed soon. If they don't they are going to loose a lot of what they spent billions building against sony and they are just not theat stupid and the money is there too support both so we shall see. Good numbers if this is true.

8-bit5341d ago (Edited 5341d ago )

*tears of laughter*

The delusion is thick in here

stuna15341d ago

I too wonder wonder how supposedly hardcore gamers can be so ecstatic over the possibility that kinects sweeps the world by storm, only to find out that they are not a pre-requisite to that world domination! I think a lot are actually blind to the fact that some no name person ability to open the doors to the potential of kinect on pc applicability, can unwittingly shut the door on xbox360 front. There is basically no longer a need to have the xbox360 to pander off kinects, I believe it's just being used as a stepping stone! People talk of Hardcore and Casual as if their really relevant. Let me be the first to say, they aren't! Because when it comes to the pc market, they are all inclusive. By far bigger than both combined, and by far more accessible. Look to microsoft own admittance that they are pooling their resources back into the pc market, if people would just take their fanboy goggles off for once, it would be as plain to see as the pimple on their nose! That is 500 million dollar marketing push! The xbox360 is just phase one. Show the tech running with minimal hiccups to draw in some form of revenue however minute it may seem to the bottom feeders! The ones more concerned about sells figure, and attach rates, instead of games! Increase the already ridiculously exorbant amount we charge to play your own games, all in the name of funding phase two of the plan! The all inclusive market "PC". Those waiting on hardcore titles for xbox, I feel your wait will be long and drawn out! And when they do come they will be nothing like you expect! "Not a good thing". Even when this happens microsoft will convince you that they're good, just like they've convinced you so many times before this! Some people only trust what they see before them, but sometimes you have to think outside the box, and trust in thing you have not seen, or are not apparent at that moment. How do you think Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo got where they are today?

MorganX5341d ago (Edited 5341d ago )

Our CIO bought a Kinect bundle this weekend for his family. They have two little boys and no console. The wife wanted a Wii initially, they settled on Kinect/360. We'll see ...

Edit: He did say there were only two left. Depends on where you shop I guess.

Ron_Danger5341d ago

You would think with one bubble he'd choose his words a little wiser...

The real killer5341d ago

many accunts do you have for al that disagree for member who do not agree with you?

Weaksauce11385341d ago

1.3 mil for NPD when they just shot down the number for world wide? Good luck with that.

SixZeroFour5341d ago (Edited 5341d ago )

numbers for worldwide? you mean for the 11 days kinect was out in NA and the 5 days it was out in europe? or what about the days when it hasnt even come out in asia (nov 18th) or japan (nov 20th)? you mean those world wide numbers?

why dont you just give kinect atleast a week in each territory before you start bashing on its sold numbers

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TheBlackSmoke5341d ago

Im loling, Omega4 has already dug himself in to his kinect loving hole. He has to keep pretending that he's enjoying it weeks and months from now even though the novelty will be gone in a coupld of weeks, and the only reason he's done this to himself is so he can brag about teh salez of it, he is truly an M$ martyr.

Sheikh Yerbouti5341d ago

Guys...Yes Omega is a turd.

But Move with the usual lackluster marketing of Sony has done extremely well and is in the millions sold already. With Microsoft marketing this like its the greatest thing ever, he is probably right.

Given the projection of 5 million for the year, 1.3 is pretty conservative for the little bot.

Mizz_mai5340d ago

Honestly omega i hope your right because $500 million in advertising and to only get that much sold in that time frame (granted it's not long..lol) is a sign of thing's to come.

If "innovations" like this dont catch on straight away sales begin to dwindle,and because of this the devs and company put less money into the product and the product becomes naff...

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etownone5341d ago (Edited 5341d ago )

This past Sat I went to best buy, tried it out and thought it was fun. It was sold out at best buy that day, they assured me they would get another shipment Sunday. I went to like 6 other stores; target, best buy, Gamestop(s),, walmart, PC Richard ..... all sold out. Can't find anywhere online that is selling it at it's $150 price. And EBay and Craigslist is already selling them at a profit.

I'm sure I'll find it soon enough... I mean, it's not like another new console, so MS just needs to ramp up production .... but my point is that it's definitely selling good and I also heard it's supposed to be the 2nd most wanted holiday gift (#1 iPad)

Im sure that MS marketing is paying off .... but you have to factor that it is a pretty cool accessory to have already won one award for best gadget of the year by Stuff (no clue who they are) and from what I tried out .... it's a lot of fun to play. I waited in line for like 20 minutes to try it.

Dark_king5341d ago

I can find plenty of stand alone and bundled kinects here just cant find a second Move.

etownone5341d ago (Edited 5341d ago )

Yeah?
Try finding the stand alone Kinect online. You can find MOVE but not Kinect.

Oh, and it's funny how nobody was even interested in trying MOVE at the local Best Buy, and when I showed my girl the MOVE controller she lol ... and I think you already know why.

Anyways... kids like you are gonna be butthurt by years end when you see how Kinect sold compared to MOVE.

YourCall5341d ago

Where are all these Kinects you have seen, use your cell phone and post a pic.

btw, move controllers can be found at sams.

Sez 5341d ago (Edited 5341d ago )

Here in NY there's plenty if move controllers at gamestop,target,walmart,best buy, Costco, BJ's. Trust Move is not out if stock at no store.

John Kratos5341d ago

There were Moves at my Gamestop when I went and got my second this past Saturday. Don't know if they're still there.

nnotdead5341d ago

i was just at a Walmart by my house, and they had 5 Kinects on a display. the display lookes pretty large so it still could of sold a lot there. they also has an ass load of the 360 bundles.

they also had 6 Move bundles which filled its space. last time i was there they only had 2. still didn't see a stand alone Move controller.

maybe this particular Walmart doesn't sell well in the electronic department, but i could easily find Kinect without looking.

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Death24945341d ago

but hardcore 360 fans didn't go out and buy this peripheral. I don't know what Microsoft was thinking of relaunching 360 with just a peripheral. For everyone thinking this was a game changer, sorry but nope.

YOUR-MUM5341d ago

Was in my local tescos at the weekend and saw at least 10 people pick up the console bundle. They had no kinect units on there own , just a pre-order form that was 50+ strong. And this is a supermarket for god sake. I'm buying another one for my pc now.

ryuzu5341d ago (Edited 5341d ago )

Hey a similar thing happened to me too. I went to this garage sale and they had totally sold out of all the Kincets they had and their was a list of like 50 people all coming over to sell there Kintecs too!

Wow man this thing has legs.

r.

Paradise Lost5341d ago

All my local retailers haven't sold out.

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Joy Ride Turbo - The Beginning of the End for Xbox Kinect

Joy Ride Turbo launched 10 years ago today. The first title was Xbox Kinect exclusive, yet this sequel failed to support the device at all.

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10 of the Biggest Video Game Hardware Failures Ever

Cultured Vultures: "Sadly, not all hardware is created equal, and no matter how much developers might try, some gaming hardware just fails to hit the mark. We’ve compiled a list of 10 gaming hardware fails, and boy did some fail hard."

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Knightofelemia1256d ago

I would label the Power Glove, Kinect, and that Tony Hawk skateboard more as hardware addons hardware failure would be like the Virtual Boy and one day Stadia.

Magog1255d ago

Kinect was bundled with every Xbox One and inflated the price on an already underpowered and low RAM machine so for the One it wasn't an accessory as much as a white elephant.

CaptainHenry9161255d ago (Edited 1255d ago )

Definitely the RROD but that power glove had a lot of issues as well. The Kinect just didn't work

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CrimsonWing691255d ago

Hardware add-ons are more like RAM or a video card, basically components that enhance capabilities or performance of the computer.

If you really want to get technical the Kinect is more of a peripheral device, kind of like a keyboard or mouse to a computer.

ThatsGaming1255d ago

The person in this article obviously is not up on their gaming history....

Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Coleco Gemini, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, Atari 5200, Atari 7800 were all massive failures and in most cases cost their companies participating in future gaming generations.

Gamer791255d ago

Sega saturn (successful in Japan) and dreamcast were not failures.
Seems like you're not up on you're gaming history

septemberindecember1255d ago

@Gamer79

How in the world are the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast not seen as failures? They both sold around 8M each, which is much lower than the ~30M that the Genesis had sold before it, and even the Master System before that. They were both the worst selling consoles in their respective generation (PS1, N64 outsold Saturn, PS2, GC, and Xbox outsold Dreamcast). Both of the consoles were incredibly short lived. The Saturn was discontinued in every territory but Japan after just three years. In Japan the console was discontinued after six years. Meanwhile the Dreamcast was discontinued worldwide in 2001 after launching in most territories in 1999 and in Japan in 1998. The failure of the Saturn and Dreamcast lead to Sega pulling out of the hardware market. Which, by the way, all of this occurred when Sega was massively dropping the price of their consoles quickly to compete. Sega was hemorrhaging money at this point.

None of this indicates a successful console. Saying the Saturn was a success because it did better in Japan is like saying the Vita is a success (they both sold around the same amount of units in Japan). Even the Wii U outsold these consoles worldwide.

Magog1255d ago

The picture should be the 360 RROD. When I think of gaming hardware failures that's what springs to mind. Kinect and it's bundled price tag definitely hobbled the already underpowered Xbox One though for sure so I would give it a close second place.

porkChop1255d ago (Edited 1255d ago )

That's not what the author means by failures. It's about hardware that failed in terms of sales (Wii U) or just failed to deliver on its promise (Kinect).

Magog1255d ago (Edited 1255d ago )

Given that the 360 had a year head start, much easier hardware to develop for, was cheaper, and still ended up in third place I think it qualifies especially when you factor in the frustration and huge losses incurred by RROD.

porkChop1255d ago

Selling over 80 million consoles isn't a sales flop. We get it, you don't like Xbox, but that doesn't mean the 360 is suddenly a failure.

Rhythmattic1254d ago

Porky....
You know how many people I know bought a 2nd or third 360 due to RROD? Even when MS had to confront the issue with replacement systems, my mates couldn't wait for even the turnaround of sending it in, and waiting for a replacement.,,..,..
If that's how you consider it a win... OK.. but so is having 5 , of which 3 don't function.... Its a win win....mwhahahahaha

porkChop1254d ago

"my mates couldn't wait for even the turnaround of sending it in"

You're acting like it would take months. When I sent my 360 in I got a new one literally 5 days later. As soon as MS had tracking confirmation that you sent yours, they'd send a new one to you the same day. No one is going to spend hundreds to buy a new console instead of waiting a week. I swear you guys pull some of the dumbest shit out of nowhere and think people will actually believe it.

Regardless, none of this changes the fact that this isn't what the article is even about.

Rhythmattic1254d ago (Edited 1254d ago )

Porky
"You're acting like it would take months"
Sometimes it could.. FFS.. 'Strya here...
Best turnaround I reckon was 2-3 weeks.....
Either way, My mates experiences still exist.. So Sorry, no point trying to earn Xbox Achievements when it doesn't feature in what was a situation you never dealt with,,,,
3 of my friends would disagree (overall, 10 extra Xboxes purchased)
Regardless.. MS sold a lot of 360's that was due to this reason.. That is sales. Fact

"none of this changes the fact that this isn't what the article is even about."
Headline says HELLO !
Oh and "Sadly, not all hardware is created equal," that's enough to pass this on without taking your article bias into consideration.....
As for the rest.... Ok.. But you've actually gone out of your way to give MS a Pass... Fap on.

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Aloymetal1255d ago (Edited 1255d ago )

Yup, and because of that big fiasco MS had to fork out 1 billion but knowing them I think they're very proud of the 360, it's the only time a MS console reached 80mil+ sales, RROD played a big part of that and a record they will never break again.

Rhythmattic1254d ago (Edited 1254d ago )

So true.. Even when MS accepted they where caught out in the biggest lie of any generation, The wait for a replacement was outweighed by just buying another, and having one be returned as a backup, which, btw, generally failed on first swap.
I own honestly can't believe MS tards are just supporting , or arguing why and what MS did by just dismissing it....

lonewolf101255d ago

Lol I had the Atari Jaguar, surprised its "competition" the 3DO isn't on the list too, both as "popular" as each other.

SullysCigar1255d ago

Lol same. Played the crap out of Aliens Vs Predator and Tempest 2000 .... aaand that's about it really!!

lonewolf101255d ago

Sad but true that was pretty much it.

Kurt Russell1255d ago

Agreed, I never actually saw a 3DO make it to retailers in the UK. At least the Atari Jaguar was sold for around 6 months.

lonewolf101255d ago

It made it to some my brother got one, fared just as well as the Jaguar so most probably hard to find in general.

darthv721255d ago

3do had way better games. Jaguar not so much. Neo Geo sold less than both and yet isnt considered a failure. Go figure.

LWOGaming1255d ago

Stadia is a weird one. It hasn’t sold at all well but in terms of how it works it’s still miles ahead of Xcloud in terms of stability and performance. Xcloud is still a way behind and that needs sorting but it will be in time. Stadia for me is one of those things that will go down as a what could have been moments. With better marketing it could have been a roaring success. I still play it and it remains the best place in my opinion to play CyberPunk 2077. Only platform I have played it on without having any issues at all. The tech is great. The concept is fine. Marketing terrible. Shame really.

Magog1255d ago

The sales model was awful. They should have teamed with an existing player to allow for local and cloud access to games or a gaming subscription service.

LWOGaming1255d ago

It was a strange mess from such a huge company, as I said, as a system it works really well but without gamers it’s nothing. Such a waste,

LWOGaming1255d ago

The Xbox One was Microsoft’s Nintendo Wii U. Undercooked, undersold and just an unholy mess. The thing is with any of these failures is to learn from them and thankfully both Nintendo and Xbox did just that to the benefit of gamers everywhere.

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Pivotal Decisions in Gaming History - Xbox Goes All-In on Kinect

Xbox 360's Kinect had flopped yet Microsoft insisted on mandatory Kinect for Xbox One, driving the price up and alienating their potential customers.

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darthv721432d ago

the tech was pretty damn good but their focus on making it the centerpiece was not. Had they opted to keep it as a secondary or even tertiary device, it may have found new use for AR/VR.

PrimeVinister1432d ago

Maybe. But they were two early for VR and too late for motion control

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Godmars2901432d ago

Their focus was marketing metrics. Information gathering for targeted advertising. Also "event curating" or head counting for special TV events. If MS had had their way with always online and mandatory Kinect pre COVID, as and during it they'd likely be turning into dominant presence in many Western homes. Be getting subsidized by Disney and other streamers as well as the NFL.

Thing was, Kinect as an actual game system, its games, just weren't ready. MS moved on it too soon. Thankfully.

Atticus_finch1432d ago

Sorry but it was incredibly bad for gaming. The thing barely worked as intended and the games were broken shovelware. And let's not forget all the lies from Xbox to try and sell it. What happened to Milo?
It's like Xbox it's a perpetual lying machine.

PrimeVinister1432d ago

I had almost forgotten about Milo. It looks so unbelievable in retrospect. How did anyone believe it?!

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TheEnigma3131432d ago

Kinect requirement, TV focused, DRM, and $100 buried Xbone before it even stared.

PrimeVinister1432d ago (Edited 1432d ago )

I think Kinect was the worst of the bunch. They reversed DRM overnight and try to play down the TV stuff when they realised it made them look disinterested in gaming.

Kinect stuck around for six months, preventing sales and making more and more people upset when they dropped the Kinect and the price.

Atticus_finch1432d ago

Don't forget the inferior hardware which affects their game development to this day.
And the constant boasting and lying that hasn't change very much to this day.

kayoss1432d ago

I was kind of excited for the kinect. It had potential. That was until i tried it at one of their Microsoft store. The thing was so laggy and worker who was there, had no clue what he was doing. It kind of made rethink about buying an Xbox One with Kinect.

PrimeVinister1432d ago

I had already been turned off of the idea by Kinect for 360. Even when it worked, the games were bad and showed no potential.

Wii made you understand what they were going to do with it within about 10 seconds of Wii Sports. It went on to become a bit of a joke but at least it worked and had a purpose.

Thundercat771432d ago

The damage to the Xbox brand was so hard that til this day they are just the last place brand in the market.

PrimeVinister1432d ago

Totally. They haven't been really all that relevant since.

Godmars2901432d ago

That has to do with repeatedly failing, having to reaffirm only to again fail at creating a competent flow of decent games.

@PrimeVinister:
Until Game Pass and BC are mentioned. Only for the point to be missed.

kayoss1432d ago

thats because they dont know what they want to be. A gaming console, Television, or a gaming service?

Godmars2901432d ago

@kayoss:
They wanted, expected, to be Steam. To have everyone coming to them and paying for the privilege. That's the exact mentality on display when they tried to push always online.

brewin1431d ago

Its sad because the Xbox one version of Kinect was actually pretty solid. Not for motion games, I couldnt care less about those, but for the other features that are now commonplace in the gaming ecosystem. Things like voice control and optional motion features in games. Stuff that Sony did with the PS camera was pretty sweet and they could have done some of that stuff with Kinect.

The tech was pretty sweet when implemented right though. Who remembers the implementation in Dead Rising 3?! You could lure zombies away by saying stuff into the kinect, it was a bit hokey at first, but it actually enhanced the game significantly once you learned all the different voice commands. There was and still is nothing else like that!

The focus on TV seemed to be an issue for people, but the TV pass through had some real potential. They could have had cable companies giving the XBone out instead of cable boxes! I understood what they were trying to do, but they needed to show the games too, and thats where they lost the core gamers. Being able to jump right to a sports event or TV show with out leaving the console was actually a pretty cool thing. I spent many nights switching between NHL games or TV shows and jumping right back into my games seamlessly, just by telling Kinect to do so. It was better than people care to admit, but I loved it!

People say XBone had no games, but on launch I got Dead Rising 3, AC Black Flag, Watch Dogs, Killer Instinct, Battlefield 4, Forza 5, and Ryse. That was actually a pretty solid lineup in hindsight! Then later on it got gems like Quantum Break, Dead Rising 4, Sunset Overdrive, Gears 4 and 5, the Ori games, Rare Replay, Forza Horizon 3/4, State of Decay 2, ReCore (SUPER UNDERRATED GEM), Halo 5, Halo Wars 2, and all the great 3rd party stuff as well! I dare anyone who sat on the Xbox One to go back and give it a shot now.

It was actually a pretty great console all things considered. Yes the PS4 had better 1st party stuff, stuff that MS just couldnt top or even compete with, but there are some really great games that a lot of people missed out on that they would probably really enjoy if they actually played them. Thats why I recommend a Series S and Gamepass to a lot of people, as its a great way to get an awesome lineup pf games for super cheap!

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