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Xbox 360 reaches 10 million U.S. sales before Wii or PS3
So thats like 4.5 billion dollars....and change...
So thats like 4.5 billion dollars....and change...
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday its Xbox
360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony
Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
"History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in
console sales wins the generation battle," Don Mattrick, a Microsoft senior
vice president who heads the company's Xbox business, said in a
statement.
The Xbox 360 was the first of this latest generation of game machines to
launch in the United States when it was released in November 2005. The
PS3 and Wii were launched in the United States a year later.
360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony
Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
"History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in
console sales wins the generation battle," Don Mattrick, a Microsoft senior
vice president who heads the company's Xbox business, said in a
statement.
The Xbox 360 was the first of this latest generation of game machines to
launch in the United States when it was released in November 2005. The
PS3 and Wii were launched in the United States a year later.
The Wii is closing in on the Xbox 360, with 8.8 million units sold as of the end of March, while
Sony has totaled 4.1 million PS3 units sold, according to market research firm NPD.
Microsoft also said global membership of its Xbox Live online service reached 12 million
members.
Sony has totaled 4.1 million PS3 units sold, according to market research firm NPD.
Microsoft also said global membership of its Xbox Live online service reached 12 million
members.
Gamespot
EA goes medieval on MySims.To help it toward that goal, the publisher mentioned in
February that it would be following up last year's MySims with a new installment in the
franchise: MySims Kingdom. Today, EA officially announced MySims Kingdom for the
Nintendo DS and Wii, saying that the game would arrive on both platforms this fall.
Once again picking up the Sims shtick, MySims Kingdom on the Wii focuses on
life-management gameplay. This time, players serve as advisor to the king in a medieval
setting, improving the land through public works and new building-construction projects.
Players will be afforded a variety of other tasks, ranging from tending livestock to treasure
hunting, and the game features extensive customization options.
The DS version of MySims Kingdom offers a more adversarial take on the life-management
genre. Details on the game are slim, but players will be tasked with convincing the king of
their particular fief's attractiveness through a variety of activities and minigames.
EA goes medieval on MySims.To help it toward that goal, the publisher mentioned in
February that it would be following up last year's MySims with a new installment in the
franchise: MySims Kingdom. Today, EA officially announced MySims Kingdom for the
Nintendo DS and Wii, saying that the game would arrive on both platforms this fall.
Once again picking up the Sims shtick, MySims Kingdom on the Wii focuses on
life-management gameplay. This time, players serve as advisor to the king in a medieval
setting, improving the land through public works and new building-construction projects.
Players will be afforded a variety of other tasks, ranging from tending livestock to treasure
hunting, and the game features extensive customization options.
The DS version of MySims Kingdom offers a more adversarial take on the life-management
genre. Details on the game are slim, but players will be tasked with convincing the king of
their particular fief's attractiveness through a variety of activities and minigames.
NEW MYSIMS ON THE WAY
EA confirms new installment in life-management
game for Nintendo's DS and Wii this fall.
EA confirms new installment in life-management
game for Nintendo's DS and Wii this fall.
