The conventional wisdom is that Kinect was an albatross on Xbox One, making the system more expensive at launch and taking away resource power. But now, over a decade later, the Kinect-like Nex ...

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TL;DR: During Black Friday 2025 in the U.S., the NEX Playground, a compact, affordable Android-based console with motion-sensing features, outsold the Xbox Series X|S. The PlayStation 5 led sales with ...

Of all major game publishers, Nintendo is the one most associated with bizarre controls. From the Virtual Boy to the Wiimote, Nintendo's history is studded with unorthodox new ways to play games — ...

A Kinect-like console has beaten Xbox hardware in U.S. sales, with Nex’s CEO explaining how lessons from the Wii shaped its subscription-first approach.

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