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Virtual Legality - What's In a Name? Xbox Series X, Amazon Ranks, and Confusion (VL322)

What's In a Name? Xbox Series X, Amazon Ranks, and Confusion (VL322)

09/23/20 • 20 min

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An unusual thing happened on the way to a Microsoft sell-out of Xbox Series X preorders; sales of Xbox ONE X also appear to have significantly increased. At least at Amazon. But what can we take from the apparent increase? How does Amazon's "Movers and Shakers" list actually work? Are there really shades of the "Wii U" here? Or was this just all representative of a different kind of confusion? An Xbox by any other name would still smell like plastic and dreams...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/Xm8-9IMEEio #Xbox #SeriesX #Amazon *** Discussed in this episode: "It looks like a bunch of soon-to-be-disappointed people accidentally bought Xbox One X’s today" The Verge - September 22, 2020 - Jay Peters https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/22/21451624/xbox-one-x-amazon-series-x-preorder-accident "Xbox One X sales rank is up 747% on Amazon lol..." Tweet - September 22, 2020 - Andrew Alerts (@AndrewAlerts) https://twitter.com/AndrewAlerts/status/1308497697775562752 Amazon Movers and Shakers Videogames https://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/videogames/ "Amazon’s Xbox One X sales rank was up 750% following Series X pre-orders" VideoGamesChronicle (VGC) - September 22, 2020 - Andy Robinson https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/amazons-xbox-one-x-sales-rank-was-up-750-following-series-x-pre-orders/ "Confusion reigns over Xbox naming policy as Series S causes ‘One X’ to trend" VideoGamesChronicle (VGC) - September 8, 2020 - Andy Robinson https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/confusion-reigns-over-xbox-naming-policy-as-series-s-causes-one-x-to-trend/ "The Xbox Series S plays Xbox One S versions of Xbox One games" The Verge - September 14, 2020- Sam Byford https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/14/21435831/xbox-series-s-backward-compatibility-one-x-enhanced-mode "The Wii U name is still hurting Nintendo" Polygon - August 5, 2014 - Ben Kuchera https://www.polygon.com/2014/8/5/5970787/wii-u-nintendo-bad-name "here's Microsoft getting confused by Xbox One X and Xbox Series X" Tweet - September 22, 2020 - Tom Warren (@tomwarren) https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1308392491356487681 *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store

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