Kinect Launched. Situation in Akihabara

Kinect Launched. Situation in Akihabara
Kinect has finally launched.
It's the motion sensor controller of Xbox 360. Using camera to recognize player's body movement and link to the game. Sound can be recognized too. Not only gaming but other Xbox 360 online content can use Kinect.
I have checked the launch situation in Akihabara.
What do you mean...
How is the promotion going and who are buying it.
So, is it selling great?
No one buy it...
......
Maybe I had not stay at the game shop for enough time, but I found nobody holding Kinect or pay for it. I doubt if it is launching today.
Oh...
How about promotion?
Some demonstration in front of the shops. Near Akihabara Yodobashi Camera, a big electronics shop, a mini stage has opened.
Great.
But no one pay attention.
Why do you say that!
That's the reality. Sometime only a few people check the booth. I had seen dozens of people in short time, but only staff are on the stage, no customer test play Kinect.
So, a failure?
Xbox 360 population in Japan is low, nothing they could do.
It's a shame.
That's a good system and can be used on television. If they make good promotion plan towards X'mas the sales can be improved. I don't know the amount of shipment but Yodobashi Camera's Xbox 360 and Kinect is out of stock already. This mean some new comers had bought it with Xbox 360.
Really.
In Japan, the flat we live in is small so hard to play Kinect which need to jump. But the concept is good. Future depends on promotion plan.

This article is translated from MakoNako Japan. Please forgive us if there is any content hard to understand in English.

November 20, 2010 9:56 PM | Xbox360 | Kinect,Xbox360

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