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Gizmodo similarly states:





And Gizmodo opines:




Ars Technica writes:







give away 3.3 million Kinect units.


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What entertains you?
By Wiggy Mcshades on 11/4/2010 2:32:26 PM , Rating: 2
I truly think Microsoft and Sony didn't take this part into account.Why is call of duty multiplayer so popular? From what I've see, it's because there is excitement(just tense enough and just enough uncertainty of what will happen) in what you're doing all while never holding the possibility of "succeeding" too far away from you. That is just of the people I know who play it. For others I'm sure there are different reason they enjoy that genre of games. I'm not a huge fan of shooters. Personally I like rpg's almost at an OCD level where filling xp bars and finishing quests pulls me in every single time. What about these kinect games is truly entertaining or enjoyable? None of these motion "games" would provide me with any entertainment, but that makes sense because I'm one of those dirty disgusting RPG players. How about you? Does anyone enjoy these types of mini games and why if so (i really am curious)? Lets just say an rpg comes out using kinect and the motions I make don't translate properly into the game, well now the immersive experience I want just flew right out the window. It could just be me, but I think kinect can only take away from games.

RE: What entertains you?
By Smilin on 11/10/2010 2:21:20 PM , Rating: 1
my experience.. note: I'm a hardcore gamer. 30/hrs week on 3d shooters mostly.

It's just a different experience but absolutely fun. There is a certain tactile enjoyment of whipping the mouse 180 degrees and landing a quake railgun right in someone's eye. There is also a certain tactile enjoyment from mashing a complicated controller button sequence to get Dante to scythe a boss in half.

Kinect brings this: a long back and forth rally at the pingpong table and your opponent screws up and gives you a lob. You backhand it like his mother! POW BITCH! Very satisfying.

For immersiveness: Play a doubles game with someone for about an hour. After a nice shot you'll high five each other. The kicker: you might find you both did a high five with your left hand because you have that nagging feeling that there is a real paddle in your right. I sh1t you not.

