Xbox 360 Outsells Original Xbox

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According to official NPD data, which tracks North American console sales, the Xbox 360 took 30 months to reach the 10 million units sold milestone, 20 percent faster than the original Xbox, which didn't achieve the same mark until month 36.


While an improvement, the mild increase casts doubt on Microsoft's assertion last week in which Xbox vice president Don Mattrick said: "History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation battle."
Assuming the Xbox 360 maintains its 20% sales margin over its predecessor, taking into consideration steady global sales, the 360 will go on to sell 28.8 million worldwide units over a four-and-a-half-year life span.

PC World - Xbox 360 Outsells Original Xbox

The funny part is:

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Nintendo is expected to surpass both native Xbox 360 sales and the 10 million U.S. milestone within the next two months, given that the console sells approximately 500,000 units per month in the States alone.

[CoffeeShark]

no one is going to 'win' the console battle, there are too many of each console for any to lose.

it's not like the blu-ray/HD-DVD battle, where all the studios fall into line to get their costs down and distribution up. Game companies individually decide what to code for, depending on factors from developer ability to game type to history.

Without a true leader in sales (not counting Nintendo, whose graphics ability doesn't allow for some games), game companies are free to developer for PS3 or 360.

Competition is good. Anyone that wants a single console that plays any game is looking at an $800 console, $80 games and a monopoly of epic proportions, with no underwritten hardware or services to benefit the consumer.

[DominiKing]

wow, those are crazy numbers. I'm all for everyone playing video games so this is all good news

[Craig]

Those Wii numbers are staggering. that thing has yet to find its real calling too. Wii fitness could be a huge hit

[panic!]

Well it's already under fire in Europe for calling kids fat. Wait until the crazies in America have their way with it.

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Originally Posted by panic!

Well it's already under fire in Europe for calling kids fat. Wait until the crazies in America have their way with it.

Bahahahah!

Im impressed by the 360 sales, I didnt think it would get more sales than the original one. Im more impressed that the Wii will pass it up :o