Is It Time to Call the Xbox Kinect a Smash Hit?

Microsoft has now sold 2.5 million units of the Xbox Kinect in less than a month. ...

A good place to start is the 2006 launch of the Nintendo Wii, which has gone from underdog to undisputed champion of the seventh generation console wars. In the first eight days of its U.S. launch, the Wii sold 600,000 units.

While not exactly an apples to apples comparison (the Wii had a $250 price tag vs. the Kinect’s $150), it’s still beating the pace set by the Wii during its debut. More importantly, the Kinect is driving the sale of new motion-based games and has given the Xbox 360 fresh blood that should keep it competitive with the Wii and the PlayStation Move for the next few years.

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How Many PlayStation Moves Has Sony Moved?

On Tuesday morning, Sony issued a press release headlined: “PlayStation Move Motion Controller Sales Reach Over 4.1 million Units Worldwide.” That followed an announcement from Microsoft on Monday evening boasting that it has sold 2.5 million units worldwide of Kinect... Sony spokesman, however, confirms that the company’s 4.1 million refers to sales of Move controllers to retailers, not to consumers.

Full story here: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/11/30/how-many-playstation-moves-has-sony-moved/