Well, it may not be the first Kinect headshot, but it's definitely the first one that I've seen.
JOURNALISM.
Anyway, I hope everyone involved is OK, and that nobody gets their asses sued for this. You see kids getting hurt playing sports all the time, and there are no lawsuits against the makers of hockey stick and footballs. With videogames, it tends to be a different story.
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And if I was that kid, I'd rather say I fell down the stairs than admit I got a black eye by being elbowed playing Kinect.
To be fair too, it's totally the kid's fault for leaning behind his arm.
Well, anybody with even the tiniest bit of self control can refrain from doing that - while the entire concept behind the Kinect is to flail around like an idiot until you damaged enough people or furniture in your warehouse sized living room that keeping playing it will be more expensive than the original purchase price.
Butt-hurt much? If you actually played it unread of bitching online you would understand there is much more than "flailing around." Just because the soccer moms you've seen play it do that does not mean that's how real gamers play, sir.
They should have kept Kintect called Natal, it's got a nice ring to it when you add tard; "Wiitard", "Natard", but "Kinetard", "Kinectard", "Kintardo". I dunno, can't find anything I like.
Did anyone bothered to read the comments on the youtube?
The kid all alright. Whole family was scared at first, but now it is all in the past. And dad still thinks Kinect is the best buy for Xbox. nice dad...
-Guy A: Well it finally happened, do we start plan B now?
-Guy B: Yep, we're covered against lawsuits by the warnings in the manual and just about everywhere else.
A week later a new campaign ad is released: no more lazy gamer stereotype, no sir, Kinect is so revolutionary it even leaves you sore and tired and sometimes with a black eye!
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Fuck no it's not wrong, that shit was hilarious. That's what they get for flailing around like retards
To be fair too, it's totally the kid's fault for leaning behind his arm.
Well, anybody with even the tiniest bit of self control can refrain from doing that - while the entire concept behind the Kinect is to flail around like an idiot until you damaged enough people or furniture in your warehouse sized living room that keeping playing it will be more expensive than the original purchase price.
It’s gonna be a fun Christmas.
ScrappyDoo has a point. I didn't laugh. In fact, I felt kind of bad.
If you don't like it, fuck off.
Butt-hurt much? If you actually played it unread of bitching online you would understand there is much more than "flailing around." Just because the soccer moms you've seen play it do that does not mean that's how real gamers play, sir.
To be honest, this video did kind of look like "flailing around".
To be honest, this video did kind of look like "flailing around".
YEAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!
I lol'd.
<3 Kris
This was Fucking awesome.
The kid all alright. Whole family was scared at first, but now it is all in the past. And dad still thinks Kinect is the best buy for Xbox. nice dad...
-Guy A: Well it finally happened, do we start plan B now?
-Guy B: Yep, we're covered against lawsuits by the warnings in the manual and just about everywhere else.
A week later a new campaign ad is released: no more lazy gamer stereotype, no sir, Kinect is so revolutionary it even leaves you sore and tired and sometimes with a black eye!