Leading global games retail GameStop has predicted that Kinect will emerge as the winner in the fight of the next-gen motion controllers. However, senior VP or merchandising and marketing Bob McKenzie has confirmed that early sales of Sony’s Move have exceeded the chain’s expectations. I’d say right now Microsoft’s Kinect …
Read More »Should Kinect UI be standardised?
MIGS 2010: Harmonix's Ryan Challinor thinks so, as he details the studio's rulebook for gestural UI design
Read More »OPINION: Retail’s two day hurricane
The last couple of years have been tough on the High Street. But that isn’t the impression you get when you look at what retail has in store this week. Midnight Tuesday through to close of business Wednesday are ground zero, the biggest software release and most-hyped hardware launch delivering …
Read More »Dance Central DLC hits Xbox Live
Developer Harmonix has released the first DLC for Dance Central on Xbox Live ahead of the game’s arrival in the UK on Wednesday – the same day, of course, that Microsoft Kinect will officially launch. OXM reports that in total three tracks have been made available – Lady Sovereign’s ‘Got …
Read More »Kinect could create 2.5m new 360 owners this Q4
The arrival of Kinect could provide a significant boost to the installed user base of Xbox 360 this quarter, according to predictions from M2 Research’s senior analyst Billy Pidgeon. I think Microsoft will sell as many Kinect as can be produced and shipped this holiday season,” Pidgeon told Industry Gamers. …
Read More »PS3 predicted to win Xmas console war
A new survey has suggested the PS3 could be the best-selling console this Christmas. According to a study by online retailer Kelkoo and market research firm GameVision Europe, UK consumers are expected to buy 1.8 million new consoles by Christmas, driven by the launch of PlayStation Move and Kinect for …
Read More »GAME: Day one important for Kinect
Though Microsoft’s long-term approach to Kinect will undoubtedly lead to a long tail for Kinect on the High Street, retailer GAME has told MCV that the new peripheral needs to be an instant success. Day one will be important,” trading director Adam Davis explained. How can it not be when …
Read More »Move’s 250k headstart over Kinect
Kinect may be stealing all the headlines, but Sony has come out fighting with a 13m ad blitz to drive the PlayStation business in Q4. What’s more, the platform holder says it will have sold 250,000 Moves in the UK by the time Kinect hits the market – with half …
Read More »The busiest 48 hours in UK games retail history
Tuesday and Wednesday next week just might be the most lucrative two days in games retail history. On Tuesday, November 9th Activision will launch Call of Duty: Black Ops – the follow-up to the UK’s biggest selling game. The very next day Kinect for Xbox 360 hits shelves – complete …
Read More »MS ups Kinect sales estimates
As Kinect goes on sale for the first time in America today, Microsoft has significantly increased its projected sales for the device in the current quarter. In September product director Aaron Greenberg predicted that Kinect would sell in excess of 3m units” this Q4. However, Bloomberg reports that Microsoft has …
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