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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.

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Kinect VS PlayStation Move Comparison

Kinect VS PlayStation Move Comparison
Have you try Kinect and PlayStation Move on Day 2?
Of course. I ran to them in the morning.
How is Kinect?
Go home, Mircosoft.
What the!?
What happen?
People can't get in...
Why?
The guide is too bad. They need 2 players to play 2 games every turn, and the press can play first. So even you line up you could hardly get in. Over 10 min and 1 person get in. Just dozens of people are lining but need to wait 130 min.
Poor...
How about the game itself?
All stupid.
Please choose another word...
Kinect Sports' response is too slow, are they looking down on Nintendo? Compare to Wii Sports, Kinect Sports is rubbish.
Have you really play it?
It's stupid to line up and waste time.
Please comment after playing....
I have played.
You just said you have not line up there...
Xbox 360 booth is crazy so I go to Konami and play Dance Evolution.
So?
Interesting.
As expected.
Well, Dance Evolution is interesting but that's not Mircosoft game. Just as interesting as the first Dance Dance Revolution.
You need to wait for test play?
Just 10 min. Just 10 people waiting though. Including playing time, after 15 min I went back to look Mircosoft line up and not even 1 person could get in.
Too bad...
Dance Evolution is great but Mircosoft has too many problem. I can only recommend them to make a PS3 version.
How about PlayStation Move?
Need to pick ticket first, and go to the test zone at the stated time. I wanted to play 3D Killzone 3 but no ticket, so I played 3D Power Smash 4 which is tennis game. Play with 3D goggle and Move controller.
How is it?
Would be better if it is not 3D.
Oh...
How about PS Move?
Response is good but nothing different from Wii. Hope other games can do better.
So, which would you recommend?
If you want simple game Kinect is ok, but PS Move's response is better. Kinnect always lose contact, the alarm message often show up to ask player return to the playing area, even he is not far away from the center.
Huh.
And Kinect need instructor to teach you, otherwise you can't play well. Wii and PS Move have a stick and you can easily understand what you can do. Of course that's a problem of game design. Dance Evolution is fine even no instruction beforehand. Good game would be more interesting, but a bad game would become rubbish totally on Kinect.
Really.
If you would buy Kinect, Dance Evolution is good choice. Or choose PS Move if there is interesting game.

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

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