Xbox Gets Slim, Natal Becomes Kinect
 

Yeah, I realize its only a day away but leaks happen, I don't time em.

But this is on some Italian website


And if you go to
http://www.console-tribe.com/news/6-...ti-all-e3.html

Right hand corner
You see an animated ad showing the image, and how it works with "Kinect" which is now the new rumored name for Natal.

~Edit~
Looks like we have confirmation and games
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/...ame14_ST_N.htm


Sexy looking device

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Actually, according to Xbox's site, the Cirque show for Natal was today, and will be broadcast on Tuesday. So it's not really leaks.



If I was releasing an official photo, I would ensure the arms match up.

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Yeah it was, but the information leaked 4 hours before the event started. :P

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That's ignorant blanket.

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I'll be honest and say that some of those games in the video look like they could be hits.

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Have I mentioned that it's a peripheral and therefore will fail?

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What stocks should and shouldn't I invest in?
What will the big Christmas toy of '010 be?

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I hope the people in those videos arent actually playing and are just doing this for show, because if they are there is a very notable delay between their actions and what happens on screen.

Also, the fast forward a movie with your movements sounds annoying "stop moving god dammit, im trying to watch this movie!"

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Yeah, still agree. I change my previous statement slightly -- I could see some of those games being hits... if the cost of entry wasn't $450+.

To take non-serious questions seriously...

I recommend investing in market funds geared towards low capital stocks and low capital value stocks. These are represented well by two Vanguard Funds -- Small-Cap Index (NAESX) and Small-Cap Value Index (VISVX). When the high inflation from the U.S. printing so much money kicks in, previous data shows those are likely to do even better than commodities like gold and copper, with even less risk (and considerably easier to buy and sell I reckon).

My guess is the Wii and DS will be the big Christmas toys yet again of 2010.

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This is actually good investment advice.

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And while we are asking rhetorical questions, name a $100 peripheral which has gotten more than 10% market share after bein launched four years into the console life cycle.

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I'll probably get the Slim. My XBox has been having issues lately any way.

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This looks so lame. Look at me, I can run in place instead of actually running! This is fun...but how? And look, all I am doing with my fat ass is making it jiggle!

The coolest part of the video was the part where she fast forwarded with her hand.

What the Wii fails at is replicating real life activities. A Wii-mote is not a basketball or a bowling ball. And, bowling and basketball aren't all that fun anyway in first person unless you are actually doing the running and passing. They restrict you to a narrow view of a lane or a basket. The Wii-mote worked well for golf, and that is about it. What it lacks is that "real" feedback. I think this virtual shit is going -NOWHERE- until we get virtual basketballs, bowling balls or baseballs you can throw and interact with the screen with. The Wii-mote already failed (imo) to accommodate serious gaming with its seriously restricted number of buttons, but it also failed to accommodate shovelware by showing just how 1-dimensional motion controls applied to sports and games can be.

Here is where Natal is going to fail just based on that video alone: the raft game. What the fuck is that? How does jumping in real life equate to making your raft jump? More importantly, how is jumping NOT annoying and tiring. That game, for the few dumb people who buy it, might provide entertainment and joy for about 10 minutes before they realize that pushing "A" or "B" or even waggling the Wii-mote is easier.

Track and field. Need I say more. Seriously, if I wanted to run in place in front of my TV I could do that for free. If I wanted to run on a track I could actually get in shape.

Dancing. Oh this is fun. Oh wait it isn't. Unless Natal can do DDR without the dance pad this is going to be some epic fail shit. You know what Parappa The Rapper had going for it? It was Guitar Hero before Guitar Hero go popular. This is doooooomed.

Being able to fast forward with your hand: very cool.

Yayyy for technology.

As I said before, you cannot beat the Wii by taking its gimmicky premise and making it more gimmicky. Now having said that (and reflecting on my Wii predictions), maybe making something this gimmicky will just allure dumb people everywhere. I certainly hope not, not at this price tag. I think this is a peripheral headed to faildom.

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Been reading up on that stuff? I believe I got my information from FundAdvice.com.

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I'm a business major and interning at a financial services company this summer, so somewhat I suppose?