Right now it seems to be really trendy with teenagers and kids. I'm sure many families have purchased them but I think there are significantly more teen hipsters that have jumped onboard ATM.
I would think it's the same kind of people who bought the Wii. I'm planning to pick up a Kinect, and I also stood in line at 3AM to buy a Wii that first Christmas (the first dedicated video game machine I'd owned since the Atari 2600).
But, so far, the games for Kinect look dull. I'm waiting for the equivalent of Resident Evil 4 on the Wii, which is one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences I've had in ages. Sports and fitness and dance games are fun, and I have bought some of those kinds of games on the Wii, but I don't really feel they justify adding more junk to my house. Hell, if they'd come out with another credible RE title, or some other really high quality shooter, I'd buy it. But, the Wii hardware just isn't up to spec for modern games.
So, yeah, I agree with you. I don't think Kinect is hard core gamers, just like hard core gamers didn't necessarily buy Wii.
I don't have a theory. I was simply stating my experiences with Kinect owners; most of them were teen hipsters. I never said that this was the actual statistic (seeing as I don't even have numeric data to back my opinion).
It was more the hipster bit that I was querying ... the definition (or at least use) appears to have altered a lot in the last couple of years. I think you mean what I'd call a "fashion victim".
