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Xbox January Sales
Wednesday, February 19, 07:17 | Talon |
In December, Microsoft sent out word that it had achieved solid holiday sales of Xbox and this morning, following holiday sales, the company’s announced January sales results. Citing NPD Group/NPD Funworld data, Microsoft reported this morning that Xbox maintained a 24 percent next-generation market share in January, double that of the GameCube’s share for the month. In respect to finer sales figures, January saw Xbox increasing its cumulative software-to-hardware attach rate to 4.9 units, with Xbox Live starter kits outselling PlayStation 2 adapters by 44%. This comes on top of the system achieving a 2-to-1 margin over GameCube sales, with Xbox helping the industry overall with next-generation hardware sales increasing 26% year-over-year, and software 46%.
During the month the top Xbox title was Tecmo’s Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Released on January 22nd, the title sold more Xbox units during its first 10 days than GameCube units during the month. Meanwhile, according to Media Creat, the game was the 2nd best seller across all-platforms for the week with just two days of sales behind it in Japan.
Discuss!
Xbox January Sales
Wednesday, February 19, 07:17 | Talon |
In December, Microsoft sent out word that it had achieved solid holiday sales of Xbox and this morning, following holiday sales, the company’s announced January sales results. Citing NPD Group/NPD Funworld data, Microsoft reported this morning that Xbox maintained a 24 percent next-generation market share in January, double that of the GameCube’s share for the month. In respect to finer sales figures, January saw Xbox increasing its cumulative software-to-hardware attach rate to 4.9 units, with Xbox Live starter kits outselling PlayStation 2 adapters by 44%. This comes on top of the system achieving a 2-to-1 margin over GameCube sales, with Xbox helping the industry overall with next-generation hardware sales increasing 26% year-over-year, and software 46%.
During the month the top Xbox title was Tecmo’s Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Released on January 22nd, the title sold more Xbox units during its first 10 days than GameCube units during the month. Meanwhile, according to Media Creat, the game was the 2nd best seller across all-platforms for the week with just two days of sales behind it in Japan.
