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Parade Magazine Writer Test Drives Natal...And Films It
Parade covers video games? We were just as surprised as you probably are to discover this news. Parade, the national Sunday magazine distributed through newspapers, got what appears to be a private hands-on session with Microsoft's Natal, and they posted a video on YouTube to prove it. Check it out below. Warning: Arm flailing ahead.
Writer A.J. Jacobs got a chance to test drive the peripheral along with a woman and a couple of young boys who had one Pixy Stix too many. What's more strange than their uncoordinated arm flailing is that Microsoft chose Parade to get a first look. This certainly tells us something about the demographic they're targeting. If Microsoft is looking to market toward a casual family audience who may not play video games, Parade is probably the way to go.
Of course, the rest of us will get a chance to look equally goofy when we check out Natal at E3 next week. We can only hope that someone immortalizes our awkwardness on Internet video.
[Via hillem7's YouTube page]
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