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Xbox 360 leads strong November sales

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 10 Dec 2010 6:39 User comments (1)

Xbox 360 leads strong November sales According to the latest NPD figures, the Microsoft Xbox 360 led the way again for the month of November, beating out rivals Wii and PS3 in hardware sales.
The Xbox 360 has now led sales in the States for six straight months.

Microsoft saw 1.37 million Xbox units sold for the month, up 68 percent year-over-year, followed closely behind by the Nintendo Wii at 1.27 million units, up .8 from last year.

Sony saw their year-over-year PlayStation 3 sales fall by 25 percent to 530,000. Sony slashed prices of their console last November.

Overall, sales of hardware, software and accessories jumped 8 percent, the first rise in the industry since May.



Year-to-date revenue now stands at $14.73 billion, down 5 percent YoY.

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112.12.2010 11:58

Yep, just bought 250GB Xbox for December.

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