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[onQ123]

Out of curiosity, how many people are we talking here?

Like 12 people is "people" but its also a tiny insignificant number of sales

Huh? It just outsold the top SKU of PS5 in the week before Black Friday this is also a month after Xbox collaborated with ASUS and released the ROG Aly X

 

[StueyDuck]

Huh? It just outsold the top SKU of PS5 in the week before Black Friday this is also a month after Xbox collaborated with ASUS and released the ROG Aly X

where are these numbers coming from?

oohhh fat piscatalia hahaha

 

[onQ123]

where are these numbers coming from?

Circana

 

[Zathalus]

I doubt it. It's a nice toy that people will eventually get bored of. For reference see Wii and Kinect. Actually worse, as those platforms had something to offer outside of the party and social living room games.

 

[MrAlwaysRight]

Well overpriced, Sky Glass in the UK had an add-on kinect style camera and all of those 5 games were available, and they just turned the service off and refunded people for the camera because it's just not something they could bring more games to, i think it's probably the exact same system

 

[Mownoc]

Next holidays it won't even be remembered.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

More like NEXt to Ouya and Stadia.

 

[Three]

At best it would be as much of a threat as Wii was. It's a different audience being targeted.

 

[Paasei]

It amazes me that I don't even know of this and yet it's selling like crazy. I live under a rock it seems.

 

[Witchilich]

Its another fad like Wii. Now it does not even have good games like Wii.

 

[Horseganador]

I didn't even know what it was xDD, what Turboman is this Christmas in the USA¿?, it's working very well.

 

[onQ123]

Nex is Big 3 Xbox took the biggest L this year

 

[justiceiro]

A affordable gaming console, gee, why it sold that many?

 

[Bry0]

lol. My brother bought one of these for my nephew. I didn't realize how the business model worked at the time though. But yeah it's just a slew of Kinect like kid friendly games.

 

[onQ123]

A affordable gaming console, gee, why it sold that many?

$249 + $89 a year subscription

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

A affordable gaming console, gee, why it sold that many?

It's an X-mas US-centered novelty that will fade away nex month and will be returned to stores at some point.

 

[midasmulligan]

Had gotten it for my daughter, the games are shite, had to return it

 

[iHaunter]

lol not a chance

I bought one for the kid. It's back-ordered till Dec 30th on Amazon.

 

[Ozzie666]

Nex is Big 3 Xbox took the biggest L this year

Hogwarts still selling is pretty amazing. I wonder if the Audiobooks and upcoming TV show are pushing this, or Potter is just still that dam popular. Impressive for sure.

 

[Clintizzle]

Kinect is back!

 

[Fess]

Highly doubtful.
Never heard of it, never seen it, never seen a video or review or even screenshot of a game. Must be some cheap ass local US toy device for kids.

 

[Rayjin]

a threat no, but it can sell a lot and have its place, new generations of kids have no idea what a Kinect or Wii is , they dont have any concept of that, so something like this is completely new for them and probably fun, and obviously this is perfect for parents who actually remember the motion gaming era

its a trend like any other, it will comback eventually, maybe with this shitbox or in an other way, Nintendo already has the camera, Sony and Ms with their experience can shit out something quickly and easily if the trend really comeback

 

[Rayjin]

double oups

 

[Witchilich]

Highly doubtful.
Never heard of it, never seen it, never seen a video or review or even screenshot of a game. Must be some cheap ass local US toy device for kids.

 

[Hudo]

It's already more successful than Xbox

 

[Ceadeus]

Oh I might get one

 

[mdkirby]

That's like asking if yoto will be a threat to Spotify,

 

[justiceiro]

$249 + $89 a year subscription

Name which current console costs less?

 

[Trilobit]

Damn. MS to become the first quadrillion dollar company when they bring out the big guns for this thing

Pure nightnare fuel. MS was on some heavy drugs at that time.

 

[ChoosableOne]

I wasn't very impressed after watching this video. It looks like a device you play for a few hours and then put aside. I also noticed some issues with motion tracking. The games feel more like mini games, and the fact that they're locked behind a subscription is another problem(90 dollars a year for showelvare? lol).

I have a Wii and we can still have a great time with it, so I don't understand why the whole motion control thing was never really loved. If it were cheaper and I could buy the games for a lower price, I'd consider getting one, but for now I'm just keeping an eye on it. Beat Saber-like game doesn't look bad, though. I would love to see something similar on switch.

 

[apple_of_enlightenment]

The Nex has definitely taken a cut out of Nintendo's numbers.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Damn. MS to become the first quadrillion dollar company when they bring out the big guns for this thing

The Mattrick era was horrifyingly comedy. I've enjoyed every time he opened his squinty-eyed mouth.

 

[Skifi28]

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Ok, I made some research, this thing is what Xbox has spent 15 years trying to build (except for the base specs).

- Motion gamin
- Subscription only access to games
- Hardware that "doesn't matter" (as MS said with the xbone).

Where MS missed the mark is by trying to shoe horn this model into the wrong target audience.

The 100% subs model works because their games are cheap motion games, and their target audience doesn't care.

Still, imagine buying this for a 4 years old kid... The kid may play for 5 years or so, so it would cost 250 + (90 * 5) = 700$ and unlike the old NES, when you put it in storage all your kids will have when they get a hint of nostalgia when they grow up is the box with the 5 built in games (assuming it doesn't require an online connection for those).