Xbox stats

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Microsoft has released some sales figures based on the NPD Group Stats.

Xbox sales increased 6 percent from this same period last year, while Sony’s PlayStation 2 dropped 36 percent and Nintendo’s GameCube fell 22 percent. The Xbox holds 27% of the U.S. market and Microsoft claims it will increase that number over the holiday season.

August sales of Xbox software grew faster than on both PlayStation 2 and GameCube, up 58 percent for this same period last year.

Pulling in two of the top four best-selling titles and four of the top 10 in August, the Xbox cumulative attach rate increased to 5.8, the highest on record for any next-generation console after 22 months on the market.

Xbox Live, the premier online gaming service, saw a 17 percent leap in sales of Xbox Live Starter Kit in August.

In the coming weeks, eight more countries will launch the Xbox Live service. They are Korea, Austria, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland. By the holiday season, more than 50 action-packed Xbox games will be Xbox Live-enabled, more online games than any competing console claims.

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Are you sure you’re still working at the right company? :P

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Not sure what you mean? People post sales stats here all the time.

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They need to work on that “exclusive games worth playing” stat.

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Um…people don’t repost press releases verbatim like they’re “news” here all the time.

–Dave

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Actually, they kinda do

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Um…people don’t repost press releases verbatim like they’re “news” here all the time.

Yeah, what is this? Evil Avatar?
oh ho ho ho

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I stole it from a post over on Shacknews. I assumed it would be posted on other news sites.

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Yay Xbox!

I am rooting for it. All the moreso because Euros and Japanese dont like it.

olaf

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I stole it from a post over on Shacknews. I assumed it would be posted on other news sites.

I wasn’t implying you got it from there. I was just having some fun at Evil’s expense. :)

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Not sure what you mean? People post sales stats here all the time.[/quote]

Its just been a little slow in that area since Wumpus got banned. :D

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What does this mean? Does it mean that 27% of the people who have one or more consoles includes an XBox? Does it mean that 27% of console owners prefer their XBox/XBox games? Does it mean that 27% of the whole US has an XBox?

Anyone? Bueller?

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What does this mean? Does it mean that 27% of the people who have one or more consoles includes an XBox? Does it mean that 27% of console owners prefer their XBox/XBox games? Does it mean that 27% of the whole US has an XBox?

Anyone? Bueller?[/quote]

27% of all consoles sold. Not 27% of the U.S. population (that’s well over 250 million - PS2 isn’t even 1/4th that worldwide.)

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27% of all the consoles sold in august in the US. Xbox = 20% of the US market.

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lies. damn lies. Microsoft.

:wink:

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I spit in all consoles general direction! Now back to planning my Athlon 64 FX system, muwahahahahah!! :lol:

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So, basically, the PS2 is outselling the Xbox. The gap is widening, not shrinking.

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So, basically, the PS2 is outselling the Xbox. The gap is widening, not shrinking.[/quote]

Stop raining on Microsoft’s parade! 8)

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Mark pretty much reeks at marketing, doesn’t he?

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So, basically, the PS2 is outselling the Xbox. The gap is widening, not shrinking.[/quote]

Its a poor press release, they shouldnt use Sony as a benchmark, and neiter should you.

They should focus on the new trails they are blazzing, or will blaze in the future.

If everyone trys to be like “that guy” all you get is that guy.

In fact it can be quite destructive, just look at the WORLDCOM fiasco. What people forget or do not know is that it wasnt just Worldcom that got fucked. Years prior to the crash Sprint and other Telcos were getting their buts kicked by WC, so what did they do? They tried to compete, they tried to get they tried to figure out “how they were doing it”. When they couldnt “figure it out” they did the only thing they could to be competitive, they laid of THOUSANDs, cut R AND D budgets, they stopped innovating. For years they (telecos,at&t, sprint) were making decisions based WORLDCOMS books, well guess what those books were cooked. The industry crashed.

It was the Moooooooooooooooooooo herd round the world.

Saying the Xbox is doing poorly just because the industry leader is doing so much better is foolish.

The xbox is doing an excellent job of creating a new products and compelling the other companies to innovate and be more competitive.

In fact it has been a long time since I have seen a company respond to consumers as MS has with the xbox.

Xbox has saved the industry from slipping into the pit of despair, otherwise known as

So instead of bashing MS, how about sending them a thankyou note!