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Greenberg: "There Will Be Millions Of Natals In Consumer's Homes This Holiday"

January 10, 2010 in News comments 27

Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg sure is ambitious about Project Natal. He recently told Joystiq that Microsoft are hoping there will be "millions of Natals in consumer's homes this holiday."

Discussing specifics of the company's forthcoming Project Natal, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg told Joystiq, "We think that there will be millions of Natals in consumer's homes this holiday." To put that number into context, Microsoft sold 2.3m Xbox 360 consoles and Nintendo sold 1.7m copies of Wii Fit with bundled Balance Board in the US during the months of November and December, 2008.
Miss Razz via joystiq.com »
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  • 2
    marxy07 Jan 10, 10
    HE WISHES.... WHY KEEP BUYING ACCESSORIES FOR A SYSTEM THAT BREAKS 50% OF THE TIME???? HELL, WHY EVEN PLAY GAMES ON IT.... XBROKE 3SHITTY IS GOING THE WAY OF THE DREAMCAST AND EVEN THE FIRST XBOX.... JUST WATCH.
    • 2
      Dragoshi1 Jan 10, 10
      lol u know nothing.

      *twitches mustache*


      Natal is supposedly gonna be cheaper then everyone thinks, and judging by the fact its optional, it may or may not do well. But, since it is the most favorited console so far, EVERYONE's gonna pick it up. Sold out everywhere I bet, like the goddamn wii fit, but hopefully not as dull.

      PS3 wand better be kickass if it wants to compete this holiday season.
      • 2
        Hideo1 Jan 10, 10
        Natal can't recognize black people. Wand ain't got much competition
    • 0
      Hideo1 Jan 10, 10
      You are clearly an intellect and a scholar, AND I LIKE TO SPEAK OBNOXIOUSLY TOO LOLOL CAPSWIN.

      How long has it been out? How much money has it made? How popular is it amongst gamers? Yeah, it's clearly failed, hasn't it... oh no, that's you.

      That doesn't change the fact that Natal's a load of shit though, and that wand.
      • 2
        FinalFantasyFanaticc Jan 10, 10
        Why does Kave En keep changing his name? =[

        and your right their, both Natal and the Wand are a complete waste of time and shouldn't have even been considered =/
        • 2
          Gamesta100 Jan 10, 10
          He probably tries to get everyont to think it's someone other than him.Hell until you mentioned it was Kave En I thought it was some new tosser fanboy.


          Only complete and utterly oblivious, ignorant morons still use the same old tired crap such as the 360's previous MAJOR problem or the PS3's lack of decent games.


          But that's what fanoys do, they use the same old crap over and over again and are too dumb to come up with new ways to bash a console.
    • 1
      Smoke Jan 10, 10
      DON'T YOU TALK SHIT ABOUT DREAMCAST.

      A few million units... that's a pretty impressive number... not impossible, but definitely a hard number to meet. I expect to see advertisements everywhere for it
      • 0
        Gamesta100 Jan 10, 10
        To this day I'm saddened that the Dreamcast died a year after being released.Well a year in Aus so probably 2 years in America.
        • 0
          FinalFantasyFanaticc Jan 11, 10
          The Dreamcast was a fantastic console, hell i still have mine and play it at least once a week, can't beat some of the old Dreamcast classics like Jet Set Radio! =]
    • 0
      Aussie Legend Jan 11, 10
      @Marxy - How the hell did you get 2 thumbs up? lol.
  • 1
    sonyandnintendorule Jan 10, 10
    @ above comment
    say goodbye to logical and reasoned thinking
  • 1
    Zerpent Jan 10, 10
    I really don't want the PS3 or the 360 motion controllers. Using motion controllers for one console is alright. I sure as hell don't feel like using it for EVERY console.
  • 0
    Storm Jan 10, 10
    Millions? I know a large amount that are avoiding it...if at least for this holiday.

    Meh, seems unnecessary to me.
  • 1
    Curt Connors Jan 10, 10
    I just don't see the appeal of games that make me work at them, there's a reason I don't have a bloody Wii.
  • 1
    Red 9* Jan 10, 10
    I still don't understand what's so innovative about it. They're acting like it's the newest thing since sliced bread, yet we've had this kind of thing since the PS2 EyeToy, except this has a little more motion recognition.

    And if the EyeToy never really took off, neither will this. And if it does, it'll only be because users were sucked into the hype.
  • 1
    Ech0ez Jan 10, 10
    I can see the wand working if Sony get some good support going for it. Natal I just can't think of any good use for, except possibly in dance games, although a dance mat would probably work better tbh.
  • 0
    Shinobi_razor Jan 11, 10
    ok both Natal and the PS3 wand are pieces of shit and neither one will really take off as well as hoped. everyone that wants motion controls has already got a Wii and do not want a serious gaming system. the only ones that will buy Natal or the Wand are die hard fans of the respective console, someone with plenty of money, or someone that just wants to try it out, which will make up about 10% of the serious (non Wii) gaming community.

    whether you are holding a control device or just using your body, motion controls suck ass. period.
  • 1
    Curt Connors Jan 11, 10
    The thought of valuable development money being spent on something that looks like a gimmick thoroughly depresses me
  • 4
    Storm Jan 11, 10
    Wow, Sony fanboy, much?
    • 0
      Hideo1 Jan 12, 10
      LMAO, I reported it and complained in the description to take the piss out of the mods and they ended up deleting it

      Hahaha!
  • 1
    Shinobi_razor Jan 11, 10
    so i guess youll be among the 10% of dumbasses who purchase a worthless piece of plastic that looks like a dildo in hopes it will make playing PS3 games better when in fact it wont.
    • 0
      Hideo1 Jan 12, 10
      Dildo's make anything better (Y)
  • 0
    Onvacation Jan 11, 10
    What season is holiday? Never heard of it lmfao. I'm guessing summer?
    • 0
      Shinobi_razor Jan 12, 10
      lol, no American version of holiday meaning Christmas time. not like vacation.
  • 3
    Killosity Jan 11, 10
    quote marxy07
    the natal is a POS just like the console, and yes i own a 360 and i haven't played it in 3 months cuz of great games on the ps3.

    1. natal is said that it ain't as accurate as it should be the PS3 Gem or Wand (w/e you want to call it) is far more accurate, watch videos for proof

    2. everyone keeps saying sony copies off M$ all the time.... excuse me!!!!! they don't need to copy off M$, sure they got a thing or two like trophies but thats part of business, last i checked..... M$ is the one that is trying to be a lot like sony is some ways considering they are the ones that is known for being the best in the industry. anyway, here's where im getting at, everyone thinks natal is all new tech but ps2 already had something like that, called the EYE TOY in case you retards forgot. does just about everything natal can do just ain't as good and accurate considering its far older technology. it didn't do so good cuz sony didn't really do much with it, hardly any games... no advertising... no nothing

    Google Translator has provided the following:

    Sony Fanboy.
  • 0
    Raziel_326 Jan 12, 10
    It's difficult to tell if you're being serious or if you're just a really good troll...
  • 0
    phowell23 Jan 12, 10
    Yea Greenberg, just like the Zune this will dominate the market

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