Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console has been doing well these past few months, finally surpassing the sales of Nintendo’s Wii by the raw fact that every human being on Earth already has a Wii. Recent titles like Kinect Star Wars and Mass Effect 3 have helped to bolster those numbers. CNET has the story.
As Kinect Star Wars shows, the Kinect system has been really good for Microsoft. Its full-body scanning isn’t as precise as a Wiimote, but it does open up more possibilities. Dance games with the Wiimote just aren’t happening.