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Xbox Sales Soaring

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Two independent research groups confirmed today that the Xbox™ video game system is on a roll. The NPD Group Inc. reported that Xbox posted a stunning sales increase of approximately 131 percent in the United States in the first two months following a $100 price cut in May. In addition, “Project Gotham Racing™” from Microsoft® Games Studios and “Dead or Alive 3™” from Tecmo each have sold more than a million units worldwide. According to the International Development Group, this makes Xbox the first video game system ever to have three million-unit-selling launch titles after just eight months on the market. The numbers put the system on track for another blockbuster holiday season, when gamers will be able to choose from more than 200 Xbox games.

Since the launch of the console in November 2001, the award-winning lineup of software for Xbox has reached a number of key sales milestones. According to independent data from the NPD Group, the definitive source of sales and market data on the video game industry, Xbox has sold more than 10 million units of software in the first eight months the console has been on the market in the United States. That’s the most software ever sold for a new video game system in the United States in the same period of time. Last week, Microsoft Corp. reported that 20 million units of Xbox games were sold worldwide in its past fiscal year.

Although all three major game console manufacturers announced price cuts in May, Xbox has had the largest percentage gains with sales having spiked approximately 131 percent in the United States in the two months since the price cut, according to NPD.

On the software side, two exclusive Xbox launch titles — “Project Gotham Racing” from Microsoft Game Studios and “Dead or Alive 3” from Tecmo — have topped the 1 million mark in worldwide sales. Earlier this year, another blockbuster Xbox launch title, “Halo: Combat Evolved,” also from Microsoft Game Studios, became the first million-unit seller for Xbox. According to the International Development Group, an independent market research firm that tracks worldwide video game sales, this would make Xbox the first console to ever achieve worldwide sales of more than 1 million units on three different launch titles in less than eight months on the market.

“More and more consumers are getting the message that games look and play better on Xbox,” said John O’Rourke, director of worldwide Xbox marketing at Microsoft. “We’re now gearing up for the holiday season, when gamers will have more than 200 titles to choose from on Xbox, with a total of 300 titles currently in development. Gamers can also look forward to the launch this fall of Xbox Live, the first online console gaming service fully dedicated to fast-action, always-connected broadband gaming experiences.”

Xbox in New Markets
Microsoft also announced today that Xbox is moving into new territories this year, bringing the unique Xbox experience to gamers in Korea, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan.

“We’re moving into new territories faster than any other gaming platform in history, highlighting our global commitment and investment for the future of Xbox around the world,” O’Rourke said. “These six territories were selected because of the high interest in intense Xbox games and because many of them are hotbeds for online gaming.”

Each territory will be announcing specific launch details, including timing, price and launch titles, in the weeks ahead.

If you wish to dispute this, which I know you will, this is an official press release. So please have a good source. :D

20 million sold in a fiscal year:hmm: That sounds a little strange to me. Hasnt Sony sold over 30 million and its been a year and a half? But I cant believe over 1 million people bought DOA3:shakehead I didnt know there were that many men that bought it just too stare at there "knockers":D I guess. But at least M$ is finally starting to get somewhere. But I have hopes elsewhere.

*Edit* :banghead: I can't read! I'm blind! Bluah!

WOW!!! Only 16 minutes before a skeptical post concerning good XBox news was posted!!

Its not a record, but its still pretty quick.

*puts on Jonbo voice*

This is so stupid. Bill Gate$ just paid both these companies to put in a good word for the Xbox.

Go Nintendo!!!

*takes off Jonbo voice*

Good to see that the second best system is doing great. These will probably even still pick up when games go online.

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Originally posted by Jonbo298
20 million sold in a fiscal year:hmm: That sounds a little strange to me. Hasnt Sony sold over 30 million and its been a year and a half?

No no, read again :D. They meant 20 million units of 'software'.

Thats pretty fish...and people complain nintendo inflates numbers...

In Japan they havent even sold 500,000 games for xbox yet. In europe I doubt they sold much more then 2 million, which means they have 17 million in the US? Hmmm...

And just a few weeks ago they said they had 10,000,000 games sold I think. Definetly odd.

BTW, here are those sales from Japan:

Dead or Alive 3 (Tecmo) - 142,148
Halo (Microsoft) - 57,250
Genma Onimusha (Capcom) - 35,043
Project Gotham Racing (Microsoft) - 30,655
Jet Set Radio Future (Sega) - 27,432
Shikigami No Shiro (Mediaquest) - 22,705
Gun Valkyrie (Sega) - 20,072
Air Force Delta II (Konami) - 9,459
Nobunaga's Ambition Ranseiki (Koei) - 9,329
Double S.T.E.A.L. (Bunkasha) - 9,041
Rallisports Challenge (Microsoft) - 7,884
Nezmix (Microsoft) - 7,114
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea Japan (EA Square) - 6,836
UFC: Tapout (Capcom) - 5,724
Metal Dungeon (Panther Soft) - 5,605
Bistro Cupid (Success) - 5,579
Myst III: Exiles (Ubi Soft) - 4,785
Jikkyou World Soccer 2002 (Konami) - 4,422
F1 2002 (EA Square) - 3,049
Knockout Kings 2002 (EA Square) 798
Mad Dash Racing (Eidos) - 779

http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm#Start

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Originally posted by GameKinG
BTW, here are those sales from Japan:

Dead or Alive 3 (Tecmo) - 142,148
Halo (Microsoft) - 57,250
Genma Onimusha (Capcom) - 35,043
Project Gotham Racing (Microsoft) - 30,655
Jet Set Radio Future (Sega) - 27,432
Shikigami No Shiro (Mediaquest) - 22,705
Gun Valkyrie (Sega) - 20,072
Air Force Delta II (Konami) - 9,459
Nobunaga's Ambition Ranseiki (Koei) - 9,329
Double S.T.E.A.L. (Bunkasha) - 9,041
Rallisports Challenge (Microsoft) - 7,884
Nezmix (Microsoft) - 7,114
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea Japan (EA Square) - 6,836
UFC: Tapout (Capcom) - 5,724
Metal Dungeon (Panther Soft) - 5,605
Bistro Cupid (Success) - 5,579
Myst III: Exiles (Ubi Soft) - 4,785
Jikkyou World Soccer 2002 (Konami) - 4,422
F1 2002 (EA Square) - 3,049
Knockout Kings 2002 (EA Square) 798
Mad Dash Racing (Eidos) - 779

http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm#Start

Sorry GameKinG, but in your link I did not see those sales numbers. Would you mind pointing them out to me where they are? But in that same link I did find this:

Here are the North America console system sale figures in June 2002.

1. PlayStation 2 - 694,000
2. GameBoy Advance - 553,000
3. Xbox - 265,000
4. GameCube - 213,000

Yeah they updated their news on the same page. So you have to go the bottom and click on the past news link, you may have to go the bottom of that page also, the link on it should be:

J u l y 2 1 , 2 0 0 2

And its about the middle of the page I think.