Xbox 360 with Kinect...

we were going to get the kinect for the xbox30 but ended up going with the PS3 move.....although it does still have the remotes that you have to hold there was a larger game selection at the time and we bought it as a bundle pack for $350.00 total which came with a sports championship game....we have had several xboxes over the years and it seems like after 2-3 years something happens they red-line or whatever its called and need to be replaced..... it was a tough call for us too but when we found the bundle pack it was a set deal lol

I have a three year old and nine year old. We have the Kinect and love it. My kids are constantly playing it. I like it because we can have multiple people using it and don't have to buy all the extra stuff to go with it. My three year old is very petite and so we worried about her being able to use. She loves it and kicks our butt on the bowling. All the neighborhood kids love to come to play on our Kinect. It has been a great investment because I can actually get my husband up and moving to play with us as a family. Good Luck

id get the xbox and kinect we had a wii and it never got used at all and the kinect makes it easier because you dont have to use a controller and worry about that and mom n dad can use it to play games and such as well and it has a larger verity of games if you were gonna get a wii id wait because they are coming out with a new one this winter

We have the Kinect and found it really hard to use b/c you need a pretty big space to move in, right in front of the tv, and our living room is just too small. Check the minimum size of the area first. You have to be a minimum height too, so it's not great for toddlers either. (I'd say maybe 5 or 6 and up). Other than that, we thought it was pretty fun, but were so put off by it failing all the time (due to our room not being big enough) that we only played with it a few times.

Ask her if you can do a trial with it. My neices have it and the only thing I have to warn you about is to follow the safety instructions well ... she broke her leg the first week of having it and it cost her cheer competitions :/ My nephews have it and they do not use it, not enough games for their interest. I do not like Xbox personally I am a PS3 girl and a Wii and DSi & 3DS for the kiddo and our handheld pleasure. We got the PSMove and again main downfall is there are not enough games.

We use the wii whenever my son is bedridden in the hospital (since all the motions can be done with a flick of a wrist, and uses nearly no effort). If you want to do something that requires more than just wrist flicking, you have to buy several game specific 'mats' to use (like wii Fit, wii Dance, etc.) that are a couple hundred dollars each.

At home, we have a Kinnect, have since it came out, and use it all the time. It's absolutely phenom... but it REQUIRES that you be using your full body (since it uses video of you overlaid in the game) and it can tell very small movements (like whether you have your hand facing the right direction (palm out, palm in) and will correct your positioning (especially for yoga, pilates, personal training... as well as dance games).

The kids use it for HOURS (esp during the 10 months of rainy days we have here), the adults get worn out fairly quickly.

We also use it to stream netflix, do video chat (with friends and family, my son plays a dancing game or build in HaloForge every morning with his cousin who lives across state).

My son just turned 9, and our living room is 8x12, the space we have to use is 5x4

We have one too and hardly ever use it.

What ages are your kids? We love our Xbox...and get plenty of use out of it, granted I have a house full of boys (ages 19-5) but I use it to get streaming movies through Netflix, totally worth it just for that, IMO.

I love the Kinect and am NOT a gamer. I use it to workout---I like the options and how it opens more workouts as I show progression. It tells me to lift arms higher, to stay up with the trainer that is working out with me, and I can retest to keep programs fresh.......

My kids love the kid games.......

My hubby is an XBOX fan so it was no question in our house.......

We have both the Wii and the Kinect and I think the Kinect is awesome...esp when we have people over to the house. For everyday playing, I think my son (6 yrs) prefers the Wii.