Fri, Sep 17, 2010 | 09:57 BST
Tsunoda – Kinect will “blow away” iPad sales
Kinect creative chief Kudo Tsunoda reckons the 360 motion camera’s going to put Apple’s iPad in the shade. It’ll probably take it to school as well.
“The pre-orders have been really strong,” speaking of Kinect to Gama at TGS.
“As far as what we’re looking at for Holiday, this is going to be stuff that’ll blow away any of the sales you’ve seen with iPad.
“The Xbox 360 is already selling better than the Wii and Sony right now. Kinect’s really just going to boost that to a whole new level.”
iPad sold 1 million units in its first 28 days on sale and went on to sell 3 million in three months.
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg said earlier this week that the company expects Kinect to sell 3 million units this holiday.
Microsoft announced a new Steel Battalion game for Kinect this week, and has confirmed that both Suda51 and Dr Kawashima games are on the way for the device.
Kinect launches globally in November.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, TGS 2010, Xbox 360
Tags: Aaron Greenberg, Kudo Tsunoda
23 comments
#1
StolenGlory
17/09/10, 10:02 am
Ugh, this pretenious twat winds me up
WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH YOUR NAME, YOU’RE NOT EVEN JAPANESE!
-End rant.
#2
mart
17/09/10, 10:06 am
What a weird comparison to make. Two completely different products, catering to different audiences. One outselling the other makes it a more successful example of what, exactly?
I reckon Sainsbury’s will sell more tubs of Quality Street than Apple will sell iPads this Christmas. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
#3
Joe Anderson
17/09/10, 10:09 am
I’m sorry but Move FTW. I really don’t see how Kinect can better Move in terms of core gamers, Move is amazing.
Kinect on the other hand is as casual as it comes, which is probably where all those sales are coming from.
Sure get one and put it under your tv but unless it gets better support the only thing on it will be dust.
I hope I’m wrong cause I still want one for Dance Central haha.
#4
Erthazus
17/09/10, 10:20 am
Preorders are strong for this piece of shit? Really? I mean, really? For that price?
You can’t be serious.
#5
Michael O’Connor
17/09/10, 10:34 am
Okay Microsoft, now you’re just talking through your ass.
@4 t’s hard to believe, but not entirely implausible. You’ve clearly never seen the sales of the Wii Balance Board.
#6
cookiejar
17/09/10, 10:35 am
Oh dear.
I hope Steve Jobs runs an add on this when it doesn’t happen.
#7
Withnail
17/09/10, 10:35 am
Drugs are bad, mmmkay?
#8
Kerplunk
17/09/10, 10:43 am
There are some pretty bold claims being made from various Microsoft spokesmen regarding the success of Kinect.
I know its all very easy to dismiss. But can you imagine if such claims were proven true. Woah.
#9
Bremenacht
17/09/10, 10:45 am
Allllll that egg – wasted on his stupid face.
#10
Tonka
17/09/10, 12:21 pm
His grandmother is Japanese.
#11
Suikoden Fan
17/09/10, 12:31 pm
the more bullshit i hear from MS people or there PR the more i want this to fail terribly
#12
Ge0force
17/09/10, 12:46 pm
Why do people pre-order a piece of expensive hardware if there isn’t any decent software for it?
#13
Psychotext
17/09/10, 12:49 pm
People like buying things?
#14
Tonka
17/09/10, 12:58 pm
His granddad was a sailor
#15
CptKurk
17/09/10, 1:43 pm
So how will Kinect sales compare with the new Toyota Prius? Hm? Or Braun’s next-generation shaver? Or any other product that doesn’t tell us a flying fuck about whether Kinect is any fun or not?
#16
Elven_Star
17/09/10, 2:01 pm
Seriously, who’s this guy’s fashion adviser? He totally needs a kick in the butt.
#17
Madgame
17/09/10, 2:27 pm
I believe he is trying to make the comparison to iPad and the like to attempt to put Kinect’s desirability in the mind’s of consumers on the same platform as those devices. In other words, the CRAZE for Kinect will be just as big as the iPad or the iPhone 4 – EVERYBODY wants one so get excited about it. Does it makes sense? No, but I think that is the mind control initiative they are trying to perform here.
#18
DarkElfa
17/09/10, 2:51 pm
These bunny slippers will sell more magazine subscriptions than Macaroni and Cheese will this year.
#19
JPickford
17/09/10, 3:30 pm
I have an ipad. I’m more likely to buy a second, third and fourth* ipad than a Kinect. No idea why he’s making the comparison but it’s a poor one.
*My family keep nicking it. If I could afford it we’d have one each.
#20
Dralen
17/09/10, 5:42 pm
He’s talking out of his ass.
#21
Eregol
17/09/10, 5:51 pm
I seriously doubt anything will outsell the iPad.
Not possible.
#22
DaMan
17/09/10, 5:54 pm
will be funny if it performs that well now. can’t see it being that successful though.
#23
The Hindle
17/09/10, 6:10 pm
There are rumours that MS are spending upwards of £200m on marketing this so yea if so it wont fail.