Xbox broadens appeal with karaoke
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
If titles such as "NFL Fever 2003" and "Midtown Madness" don't excite you, how about "I Will Survive"? As Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox enters its third holiday season, the company is hoping to broaden the appeal of its video-game console and online game service to customers by offering extras that have nothing to do with video gaming at all.
In addition to scores of new video game titles, Microsoft this fall will be selling "Music Mixer" -- a package of software and a microphone that turns the Xbox console into a karaoke machine spouting the music of Gloria Gaynor and others.