Xbox 360 Sales Smoked the Competition in 2011, Microsoft Says
Xbox 360 Sales Smoked the Competition in 2011, Microsoft Says
Posted 01/13/2012 at 8:20am
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Microsoft could barely contain its obvious giddiness that comes from owning the best selling current-generation console in the U.S. for all of 2011. Citing figures obtained from The NPD Group, Microsoft says Xbox 360 sales outpaced both Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii consoles (both jockeying for position in second place) by more than 2.7 million units.
"The strong December capped an impressive year during which Xbox 360 was the fastest-growing console. It also captured 49 percent of consumer retail spending, with an industry-leading $6.7 billion in sales in the U.S. for the calendar year — more than $2.1 billion on consoles and $4.6 billion on games and accessories, NPD data shows," Microsoft stated in a blog post.
Using its own internal figures, Microsoft claims it has now sold more than 66 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide, along with more than 18 million Kinect sensors and nearly 40 million Xbox Live memberships.
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kixofmyg0t
January 13, 2012 at 4:53pm
Considering the top 17 most pirated games of 2011 were on 360 I think I know why everyone bought one.
Meanwhile PS3 piracy rates were so low they weren't even in the top 500.
PS3 FTW on that at least.
JohnP
January 13, 2012 at 3:37pm
Funny. I just gave my PS3 away. The XBox360 (new version mind) works fantastic as a Netflix player (way better than my HTPC- go figure) and Halo 2 is the game of choice. We also like fooling around with the Kinect.
The PS3 was jst gathering dust and hadn't been turned on in months. I found Blu-Ray for a 40 inch TV to be pretty much worthless as there was little difference in video or sound quality. I guess if I had a 4K 60 inch set, perhaps...
DCantu1970
January 16, 2012 at 9:38am
Just wondering--were you expecting to get the most out of Blu-Ray by using the internal speakers on your TV?
My guess is that your TV isn't set up properly. There's no comparison between DVDs, Netflix and Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray wins, hands down!
Slurpy
January 13, 2012 at 7:47pm
The reason the 360 now makes a better Netflix player is because you have the option to flip manually through your queue, you aren't stuck waiting for that slow-ass scrolling to take three minutes to get to something you know is around position 75.
JohnP
January 13, 2012 at 11:56pm
Well, I was actually talking about how good the Video and audio is. It is simply terrific. The flipping through stuff I do not really know as my son uses it a hella lot more than I do...
LatiosXT
January 13, 2012 at 10:45am
At this point, beating the Wii for sales at some period of time is not a big deal. The Wii has market saturation now.
cownaetion
January 13, 2012 at 6:47pm
So true. I wish MPC, and every other editor/journalist would realize this and stop reporting such stories. If their going to post the amount of units sold in a month/year, then please post the marketshare along with it. The 360 still doesn't hold a candle to the Wii.
big_montana
January 13, 2012 at 11:15am
Really? Blu Ray? Who gives a fig about Blu Ray. The media is still to expensive compared to DVD movies, and you really do not get any extra content that is worth the price difference. When I can purchase DVD's from between $5 - $10 new, where is the incentive to upgrade to Blu Ray?
eday_2010
January 13, 2012 at 1:59pm
He is probably referring to the storage space available on a Blu-ray disc compared to a DVD.
DCantu1970
January 16, 2012 at 9:40am
People still play games on PCs, so I suppose anything is possible nowadays.
Kinetic
January 13, 2012 at 2:34pm
Yes. Unless it's a comedy, in which case 1080p doesn't make it any funnier.
Also, while the enhanced disc storage space is nice, overall I'd argue that a bundled hard drive with every console is more important though.
eday_2010
January 13, 2012 at 2:01pm
Of course. When people want an absolute clear picture and not something that looks like crap.
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