WarCry Choice Posts: 1986 Joined: 29 Jan 2004 | 4.3 Million Xbox 360s Sold Over The Holidays
Microsoft sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 consoles from the end of September through the end of the year, which brings the console's total sales to 17.7 million units. While rivals Nintendo and Sony has not yet released figures, this raises the very real possibility that Microsoft will retake the console war lead from the popular Wii. Nintendo had sales of 13.2 million at the end of September.
All was not rosy for Microsoft though. As a result of the increased sales, their Xbox Live online service somewhat buckled under the pressure. Today, they promised free games to members to make up for it.
A total of 17.7 million Xbox 360s had been sold worldwide since it first went on sale in late 2005, Microsoft said. Earlier sales data from the software giant showed 13.4 million consoles sold by the end of September.
"Holiday 2007 was a blockbuster season for the gaming industry," Microsoft said, adding that the Xbox 360 has kept its lead over rivals in terms of total dollars spent on hardware and software.
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4.3 Million Xbox 360s Sold Over The Holidays
Microsoft sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 consoles from the end of September through the end of the year, which brings the console's total sales to 17.7 million units. While rivals Nintendo and Sony has not yet released figures, this raises the very real possibility that Microsoft will retake the console war lead from the popular Wii. Nintendo had sales of 13.2 million at the end of September.
All was not rosy for Microsoft though. As a result of the increased sales, their Xbox Live online service somewhat buckled under the pressure. Today, they promised free games to members to make up for it.
Read more here.
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