Microsoft's Kinect motion control accessory for the Xbox 360 has shifted 1m units in 10 days on sale. Not bad going considering the relatively high price and proof that motion control is here to stay. Microsoft have said they plan to sell 5m units before the end of the year.
Just imagine how many more they could sell if, say, one of the fitness games was replaced by the Star Wars lightsaber game. Games for more hardcore gamers – like the Star Wars title – will start trickling through in 2011. For now, though, the Kinect is aimed firmly at the mass market.
Microsoft's head of interactive entertainment, Don Mattrick, is pleased so far:
We are appreciative of the response we have seen from consumers that has culminated in sales of more than 1m units in the first 10 days on the market for Kinect for Xbox 360. This is a great start to the holiday season, and we will continue to work with our retailer partners to keep pace with high demand and deliver against our plan to sell more than 5m Kinect sensors worldwide by the end of this year.
What do you think then? Are Kinect games popping up on your Xbox Live friends list? Have you dived in yet?
