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Project Natal Renamed 'Kinect'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-had-those-when-i-was-a-kid dept.

tekgoblin writes "Many people gathered for the opening of E3 to see Project Natal. When they entered they were told that the new name of Natal is Kinect. Kinect is going to be the new way to play. It is going to be completely controller-free. You can browse your dashboard with the wave of your hand."

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  1. Re:"Natal" is anatomical word for butt crack, real by Bieeanda · · Score: 4, Informative

    I hope you're not using that college degree for anything, because 'natal' is an adjective that pertains to birth and not a specific part of the anatomy.

  2. Re:I'd rather hear about a next gen console by netsavior · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's a shame that MS and Sony seem to be investing all their efforts into jumping on a motion controller fad that's already fading fast (seriously, how many gamers have Wii's gathering dust in their closets already?).

    You are funny. You don't seem to understand what corporations want, which is profit - aka sales


    You do realize that game sales for the Wii make the PS3 and 360 look like a joke right?
    Best selling game for PS3: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - 4.75m
    360 - Halo3 - 8.1m
    Wii - Wii Sports - 63.46m but ok that is *cheating* with a bundle, so how about Wii play - 27.38m but again bundled with a new controller... so Wii Fit - 22.61m but to be fair it came with hardware making the game cost about 2x as much as other games... ok so lets go to Mario Kart wii - 22.55m

    Wiki citation, but yeah still even if the numbers are a bit different from the article, the point still stands.
    This *fad* sure has generated a fuckload of sales, especially when compared to the "competition"

  3. Re:I'd rather hear about a next gen console by yincrash · · Score: 2, Informative

    DRM on console doesn't impede normal or expected usage of the game on a console

  4. Re:I'd rather hear about a next gen console by Schadrach · · Score: 2, Informative

    Can't the PS3 do 1080p? I know several of the games have that marked on the back of the box...

  5. Re:I'd rather hear about a next gen console by tepples · · Score: 2, Informative

    How many of those games came out in the past 5 years?

    Every Wii game has come out in the past five years, and dozens of them support couch multiplayer. These include Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Tetris Party, Dr. Mario Online Rx, and a bunch that I happen not to own such as Carnival Games, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Party 8, etc. If you drop down to two players, you add a bunch of fighting games.