Microsoft: Kinect Sales in Japan Disappoint

Release Date 16 Sep, 2011 in Wall Street Journal

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Microsoft: Kinect Sales in Japan Disappoint Wall Street Journal - Juro Osawa - 16 Sep, 2011 TOKYO�"Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s Kinect videogame device in Japan have been worse than expected, the head of Microsoft's Japan videogame business said Friday, as the motion-control accessory for the Xbox 360 console is still not widely ...
Microsoft Japan exec: Kinect sales below target MarketWatch - Juro Osawa - 16 Sep, 2011 TOKYO -(MarketWatch)- The head of Microsoft Corp.'s /quotes/zigman/20493/quotes/nls/msft MSFT +1.85% Xbox 360 videogame business in Japan said Friday that its motion-control Kinect device hasn't sold as many units as expected in Japan so ...
Microsoft Japan Game Executive: Kinect Hasn't Sold As Much As Expected In ... Fox Business - Juro Osawa - 16 Sep, 2011 TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- The head of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Xbox 360 videogame business in Japan said Friday that its motion-control Kinect device hasn't sold as many units as expected in Japan so far and is "still not widely recognized. ...
Xbox Live on Windows 8 could be boon for Microsoft Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 16 Sep, 2011 Smart phones have been taking a big bite out of the portable gaming industry, forcing companies like Nintendo and Sony to push down prices and scramble for exciting new products. The Apple iPad, with its bigger screen, is raising the stakes higher �" 71 ...
Xbox Live on Windows 8 YouTube - 16 Sep, 2011 Microsoft is giving attendees at its Build conference here an early look at the Xbox Live application that it's developing for Windows 8, bringing the online gaming and entertainment service from the living room console to traditional PCs and tablet ...
Of Course Microsoft's Putting Xbox LIVE in Windows 8 PCWorld (blog) - Matt Peckham - ‎Sep 15, 2011‎ Microsoft's looking to bring Xbox LIVE to Windows 8. I know, try not to fall out of your whatever you're sitting in and writhe on the floor in shock. In fact, Microsoft already told us this was happening a ...
Microsoft says, again, that Xbox Live is coming to Windows 8 Los Angeles Times - ‎Sep 14, 2011‎ Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, an Xbox spokesman, confirmed the addition of Xbox Live to the in-development Windows 8 operating system, which will run on PCs and tablets, in a blog post on Wednesday. "We are confirming that we will be bringing Xbox LIVE to ...
	Bing to fuel entertainment navigation on Xbox 360 Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - ‎Sep 14, 2011‎ For some, the Xbox 360 is becoming a $300 Netflix machine �" the video-game platform is quickly becoming more of an all-around entertainment platform. And “the content choices on Xbox will grow dramatically from hundreds of thousands to millions” this ...
Ballmer: Live TV on Xbox this holiday season The Seattle Times (blog) - Brier Dudley - ‎Sep 14, 2011‎ ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Steve Ballmer just teased live TV services coming to the Xbox 360 this holiday season, saying the company is going to increase the video content available on the system by 10 times. Ballmer didn't name new video content partners but ...
Microsoft confirms Xbox Live is coming to Windows 8 Inquirer (blog) - ‎Sep 14, 2011‎ SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8 will integrate Xbox Live, taking Xbox gaming to the PC. Rumours had been doing the rounds that Microsoft will finally bring the Xbox Live matchmaking service to its upcoming Windows 8 operating ...
Microsoft: Xbox Live Coming to Windows 8 PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - ‎Sep 14, 2011‎ Microsoft confirmed this week that Xbox Live will be coming to its revamped Windows 8 operating system. The company had few details about Xbox integration at this point. The full release of Windows 8 is likely at least a year away; ...
	Play Games, Help Sick Kids With Xbox Gaming And Giving For Good MTV.com (blog) - Matt Clark - ‎Sep 13, 2011‎ Gamers may be an intensely passionate bunch about their electronic hobby, but they're also consistently finding ways to give back to the community. Thanks to wonderful charities like Extra Life and Child's Play, the industry and fans are able to donate ...
Xbox 360 Announces Gaming and Giving for Good (G3) Charity Event to Raise ... MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎ Xbox teams up with GameStop, Hulu, 2K and other companies to rally the gaming community for the cause. REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xbox 360 today announced the upcoming Gaming and Giving for Good (G3) Xbox LIVE charity ...
Xbox Live On Windows 8 Promises Asynchronous Cross Platform Games ArcticStartup - 16 Sep, 2011 By Antti Vilpponen, September 16, 2011, Leave a Comment We've covered Microsoft's new Windows 8 quite extensively this week on ArcticStartup from the Build conference, but the truth is - all this will have a lot of implications in the different ...
	Gamers in Japan (still) not attracted to Kinect The Tech Herald - Steven Mostyn - 16 Sep, 2011 It clearly doesn't matter how hard Microsoft strives to expand the appeal of its Xbox 360 videogame brand in Japan… because Japanese gamers just aren't buying it. Literally. What does Microsoft have to do? ...
	Xbox Live on Windows 8: True Cross Platform Gaming Attack of the Fanboy - 16 Sep, 2011 Another demonstration for the Xbox Live functionality on Windows 8 was given on Thursday, and the cross platform possibilities of the new operating system were on full display. With Xbox Live coming to the new interface, and plenty of back-end ...
Microsoft merges Windows 8 with Xbox Live Reg Hardware - Caleb Cox - 16 Sep, 2011 Microsoft has demonstrated how the forthcoming Windows 8 will communicate with the Xbox platform, in its first showing of how the company aims to bring "everything you know and love on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live to ...
Microsoft demonstrates cross platform play with Windows 8 Lazygamer - Gavin Mannion - 16 Sep, 2011 There's a lot of talk about Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 at the moment, which you can now try for yourself, but we've generally ignored it as it's not really got much to do with gaming. Until now. Microsoft has now announced that not only will ...
Kinect sales miss Japanese targets SlashGear - 16 Sep, 2011 A Microsoft exec has admitted that Kinect sales have proved disappointing in Japan, with the Xbox 360 still failing to grab market share as expected. Xbox Japan chief Takashi Sensui confirmed that sales of the motion-tracking peripheral “haven't met ...
	Microsoft: Kinect sales not meeting expectations in Japan The Next Web (blog) - 16 Sep, 2011 Despite becoming the fastest selling gadget of all time in 2010, Microsoft's Kinect accessory has failed to make its mark in Japan, with sales of the device falling short of the company's initial expectations on the back of limited demand for its Xbox ...
	Microsoft's Xbox Live On Windows 8 (Video) Geeky gadgets - 16 Sep, 2011 Earlier in the week we heard that Microsoft's Windows 8 would come with Xbox Live built in, which will bring Xbox Live to PCs, notebooks, netbooks and tablets, along with all it features. The video below gives us a good look at the user interface and ...
	Developer Refutes Claims that Xbox 360 Offers Inferior Tech Attack of the Fanboy - 16 Sep, 2011 Recently Sony went on the warpath with allegations that Microsoft refuses to publish games on Xbox Live that release on the PlayStation Network first, in an attempt to "protect inferior technology". While the truth of the matter may be that Microsoft ...
	Xbox Live Officially a Part of Microsoft Windows 8 TMR Zoo - Jonah Falcon - 16 Sep, 2011 The merging of Microsoft Windows and Xbox gaming gets a boost as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has officially confirmed that Xbox Live will be an integral part of Windows 8, which will allow users to control ...
Microsoft shows off Xbox Live on Windows 8 (video) Engadget - Darren Murph - 16 Sep, 2011 Yeah, we knew it was possible, but knowing and seeing are two very, very different animals. Just before closing the doors at Build 2011, Microsoft's Avi Ben-Menahem took the time to briefly showcase what ...
Microsoft demos Xbox Live on Windows 8, promises cross-platform asynchronous ... This Is My Next - Sean Hollister - 16 Sep, 2011 You might recall that Xbox Live is coming to Windows 8. What does that entail? You can see for yourself in a pair of videos shot at a Build session this morning. GeekWire and WinRumors were both in attendance as Microsoft program manager Avi ...
Microsoft details coming Xbox integration in Windows 8 The Next Web - 16 Sep, 2011 As we noted previously, Xbox integration is coming to Windows 8. Microsoft has now provided more information on the topic. Initially, the feature was spied during a briefing on Monday that included an Xbox live tile. On that day the integration was not ...
Microsoft to Release Xbox TV Platform During Holiday Season ITProPortal - Erica Thinesen - 16 Sep, 2011 Microsoft recently introduced the Xbox TV platform to a group of financial analysts in anticipation of a product launch during the upcoming holiday season. Microsoft plans to use the massive install base of its Xbox 360 Kinect motion gaming platform to ...
Microsoft Sees Xmas Debut for Xbox TV Light Reading - 16 Sep, 2011 Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)'s broadband-fueled Xbox 360 console wants to be your next set-top box. Speaking at a Microsoft financial analyst conference on Wednesday, company CEO Steve Ballmer gave a preview of Xbox TV, an update that will enable the ...
Is the release of Xbox 720 really necessary? Myona News - Jason Wright - 16 Sep, 2011 If you're reading about the Xbox 360 Fall dashboard update and how Xbox Live is going to be integrated straight into Windows 8, which probably got you thinking, the Xbox brand really is a thing now ...
	Microsoft is the Gaming Business' New King SlashGear - 16 Sep, 2011 When I look around the gaming industry right now, it's tough to find any single company that really “gets” it. Nintendo has the Wii, which was performing well for quite some time, but that device's popularity has started to wane. ...