Kinect Up To A “Rough Start” In Japan

Kinect may not be doing so hot in Japan.

Taketo Matsuo, merchandiser for retail chain Tsutaya, said that the motion cam is “off to a pretty rough start”, 1UP reports.

In a weekly retail forecast, he said Kinect was “targeting light users” but that most buyers were “existing [Xbox 360] owners” rather than new customers.

He also estimated that Kinect is selling just “one-fourth” the amount of units the one-month-old PS3 Move controller is managing.

Kinect has been a hit in North America, selling 1 million units.