Xbox Knect (spelling?)

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I just put one on layaway for my 16yo for Christmas. It's what he wanted. It's the one that comes with the two games and some sort of something or other, I know nothing about video games since Atari and those huge machines at arcades. My question is, is this thing worth the little over $400 I'm spending on it? Is it any good? He's pretty excited though and picked it out.

Frances

I bought one for my kid (a six year old). Actually, OTs recommend it for kids to improve their gross motor skills.

My son likes it - he has improved his co-ordination somewhat (beyond regular development improvement).

For an older kid or teen, it is a nice way to engage in video gaming and still have some movement. It's better than the Atari or later video games where the player just sits on the couch. The movement involved with X-box Kinect makes this type of gaming a healthier choice (as sitting on the couch for hours and hours contributes to obesity).

As for me, his 40 year old mum - I prefer a nice game of bowling or darts (in a bowling alley or a pub) LOL!!

The Kinect is oriented more towards casual gamers, because of the type of games they released for it. Especially games Like Kinectimals and Kinect Adventures. If your son is a more serious gamer (like Halo or Call of Duty, or anything relatively close to it), he might get bored of it soon.

This.

never was fond of gimick gaming but my younger siblings enjoy it and it can be fun at family get togethers,

other than that i view it more as gimick gone hacked stereovision.

as mentioned above it depends on what games he likes to play,
im sure if you copied some of the titles of the games he currently play in here im sure people would be able to give a much better opinion

He's not all that into gaming. He's had systems before, and he will play them every day at first, then usually get into a routine of a few times a week. Right now he plays games with his cousin who has every single new thing ever. His cousin, my nephew, is spoiled as can be. He's 19 and can't even do his own laundry or heat up a meal. My son is 16 and can do that. My nephew does nothing except play video games and lift weights, so he would be the kind of serious gamer you are talking about, but not my son. He plays games when there is nothing else to do. This was the one he picked out when we went to Wal Mart to put it on lay-away, I was just curious because it's about $100 more than the others.

If it matters at all, he's NT, I'm the Aspie in the family.

Frances

I can vouch for that. I'm a hardcore gamer, though more of an action/adventure/hack 'n slash/rpg gamer, I don't know why "serious gamer" is always bundled with Halo and Call of Duty. Gaming is much more than just first-person-shooters, even though I like Halo, but not Call of Duty . Sorry, I got really sidetracked, I just love talking about video games.

Anyway, back to OliveOilMom's question. I got a Kinect last year and got bored with it after a month or so. It's because there isn't enough good games out for it yet. Although I did get Child of Eden for it and I enjoyed it.

$400? You must be getting him the Xbox 360 console + Kinect. That is one lucky kid. He'll have a very good Christmas! I would!

We bought it for our daughter with the special edition kinectimals, she found it incredibly frustrating as the kinect sensor didn't always track her properly. We have kinect adventures that we play now and again, it's main use is for me for exercising, I like to dance to dance central and workout to a few different things like Mel b's workout and your shape fitness evolved. Other then that it's not used, my husband and I prefer to play games such as gears of war, left 4 dead or even more light hearted stuff such as sonic racing.

If it's what your son really wants and you can afford it then why not, if he ends up not liking it /using it then sell it.

Yeah, it's the whole setup. He doesn't have a game system right now. It's what he wanted and this year we are only getting each kid one gift. A good gift, but only one. That's what he picked.

Thank God for lay-away

Frances

I have it and it is fun for physical/exercise games. Just make sure your living room is large enough and free from obstructions like coffee tables and stuff or the sensor won't work right.

It will probably go in his room. If he brings it into the den, which is big, he can move the furniture around. We have wood floors, not carpet.

Plus, you can play regular games on it too, which he wants one or two of so he can play when he's not wanting to move around.

Frances