Analyst: Microsoft to ship 3 million Kinect units this year

Analyst Colin Sebastian from Lazard Capital Markets is quite optimistic about Microsoft’s Kinect. His forecast? Three million units shipped this calendar year. Pretty amazing considering Kinect launches only in November.

Analyst Colin Sebastian from Lazard Capital Markets is quite optimistic about Microsoft’s Kinect. His forecast? Three million units shipped this calendar year. Pretty amazing considering Kinect launches only in November.

“With the Kinect motion sensor, games will initially include fitness, dance, sports and kart racing, suggesting that Microsoft is targeting the Wii audience,” said Sebastian.

“Microsoft is planning for a global release of Kinect in November, with 15 titles available at launch. We expect roughly 3 million units of Kinect to ship worldwide in calendar year 2010, with Microsoft selling Kinect on its own or as part of a hardware bundle.”

While Kinect’s release window is now known, pricing remains a mystery. That’s something Microsoft will want to consider heavily if they want Kinect to sell well.

Via [IndustryGamers]