Oprah Winfrey recently helped Microsoft promote Kinect by featuring it on her show and giving away one of the systems to each member of the audience. Ellen has gone one stage further, by testing Kinect out live in front of her audience, although they didn’t get given one free.
Ellen does a good job on Dance Central, and it does appear as though it’s actually her playing the game rather than some unfortunate stooge. And just like Oprah’s, Ellen’s audience goes insane at the sight of Kinect in operation. Mainly because they are all middle-aged women who thought the Wii was the pinnacle of home entertainment. And now your whole body is the controller!!!
Kinect is already reported to be selling out fast in the U.S. and beyond, and I can only imagine it’s mothers getting an early start on their Christmas shopping. On that score Microsoft has pitched Kinect just right, subtly pushing it as the next step up from the Wii. Which I guess it is, really.
