Microsoft @ E3 (summary on page 1)

Zellery wrote:So when exactly did the 360 go from being the UK and US best selling console to the World's best selling console?

2011 - http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/arch ... sales.aspx

I have been surprised by the lack of kinect titles announced. Although they are not the kind of games people here would play, last year there were the key sequels and one or two new packages (Disneyland), but save for Kinect Fable, MS seem to have lost interest. Is it just they are readying other things for 2013 and the next xbox?

Harry Ola wrote:I have been surprised by the lack of kinect titles announced. Although they are not the kind of games people here would play, last year there were the key sequels and one or two new packages (Disneyland), but save for Kinect Fable, MS seem to have lost interest. Is it just they are readying other things for 2013 and the next xbox?

There was also Dance Central 3, Matter, Nike+ Trainer and countless other games with Kinect voice integration.

Harry Ola wrote:I have been surprised by the lack of kinect titles announced. Although they are not the kind of games people here would play, last year there were the key sequels and one or two new packages (Disneyland), but save for Kinect Fable, MS seem to have lost interest. Is it just they are readying other things for 2013 and the next xbox?

You must be the only person I read on forums who is interest in Kinect

Floex wrote:
Harry Ola wrote:I have been surprised by the lack of kinect titles announced. Although they are not the kind of games people here would play, last year there were the key sequels and one or two new packages (Disneyland), but save for Kinect Fable, MS seem to have lost interest. Is it just they are readying other things for 2013 and the next xbox?

You must be the only person I read on forums who is interest in Kinect

I've got kids and I need exercise!

Harry Ola wrote:I have been surprised by the lack of kinect titles announced. Although they are not the kind of games people here would play, last year there were the key sequels and one or two new packages (Disneyland), but save for Kinect Fable, MS seem to have lost interest. Is it just they are readying other things for 2013 and the next xbox?

Most of them had some kind of Kinect integration, though

Frank wrote:
Harry Ola wrote:I have been surprised by the lack of kinect titles announced. Although they are not the kind of games people here would play, last year there were the key sequels and one or two new packages (Disneyland), but save for Kinect Fable, MS seem to have lost interest. Is it just they are readying other things for 2013 and the next xbox?

Most of them had some kind of Kinect integration, though

But virtually all of that was voice commands. Not necessarily saying I am disappointed, just surprised that they don't have another raft of family oriented games to keep pushing kinect to the masses.

Majesco are showing off a basketball game thats sorta Guitar Heroish.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/nba-baller-beats-kinect-hands-on/

Has it been mentioned that Microsft purchased the developers of Max and the Magic Marker?

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/171754/Microsoft_buys_Max__the_Magic_Marker_developer.php

Monkey Man wrote:
Zellery wrote:So when exactly did the 360 go from being the UK and US best selling console to the World's best selling console?

2011 - http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/arch ... sales.aspx

So, never: they're talking annual sales, not cumulative sales and I'd wager if you take out the UK and US from the equation they'll be in third place.

Delusibeta wrote:
Monkey Man wrote:
Zellery wrote:So when exactly did the 360 go from being the UK and US best selling console to the World's best selling console?

2011 - http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/arch ... sales.aspx

So, never: they're talking annual sales, not cumulative sales and I'd wager if you take out the UK and US from the equation they'll be in third place.

They've still gone from UK and US best sellers to best sellers Worldwide.

Stop trying to spin everything into an anti-Microsoft post all the time. It's strawberry floating boring.

Something Fishy

yes but somebody always takes the job. good to have some fresh blood doing it anyway :lol:

we really don't need it now. Mattick does enough to damage the brand so folk can rest easy, prepare for another day and the real battle against a PC only future. PC, the quiet killer waits to crush them all. :evil:

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Something Fishy wrote:yes but somebody always takes the job. good to have some fresh blood doing it anyway

we really don't need it now. Mattick does enough to damage the brand so folk can rest easy, prepare for another day and the real battle against a PC only future. PC, the quiet killer waits to crush them all.

You really don't like the guy hey, is it because he insufferably smug? What's you opinion of the other presenters; Tretton and Reggie?

Something Fishy

Yup smug and taken 360 away from a console i really enjoyed. Their focus is not my focus.

The others. Reggie: ok but not half as cool as the nacolytes seem to think. Tretton: Maybe a little bland but seems so much more sensible than the kind of smug tossers they used to push out (and ms do now) - yes he still talks some gooseberry fool, they have to and wouldn't be american otherwise but he isn't as bad..

That's a little unfair.

Don Mattrick isn't solely responsible for the direction Microsoft have taken the 360.

MS can add all the bells and whistles they want, the 360 still has a disk drive I can put Halo, Bioshock, Hitman, Dishonored, AC3 and Need for Speed in so that's all that matters to me.

Zellery wrote:That's a little unfair.

Don Mattrick isn't solely responsible for the direction Microsoft have taken the 360.

He may have a degree of smugness but didn't the 360 start to become profitable since he took up his role at Microsoft/Xbox and entertainment division??

Something Fishy

There was a big focus on games and IP when Moore was in charge.

Mattrick has made money but with a huge casual push and move away from such a great gamer focus.

Mattrick is also so bloody sure of himself and his utter brilliance. Insufferable man.

I amit that skips has listed some good stuff there though.

Phil Harrison will be up next year, I expect.

Something Fishy

I was shocked here was not there.

Saving him for nextbox reveal maybe?

Apparently he was in the audience.

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