Xbox 360 Sales Figures Update and Forecast
Microsoft‘s just released an update to the Xbox 360’s retail sales figures along with a forecast for the current fiscal year. The company expects to ship more than 10 million Xbox 360 consoles and a library of 160 games by the time the holidays roll around. By the end of their fiscal year in June 2007, 13-15 million consoles are forecasted to be shipped worldwide.
Microsoft also gave out some info on peripherals and game sales. The Xbox 360’s accessory attach rate held steady for the 4th month in a row at 2.9 accessory units sold per console. Meanwhile, software attach rate rose to 4.6 games per console this month. All the preceding info are based on this month’s NPD Group data.
The Xbox 360 also had 4 of the 10 top selling titles across consoles:
- NCAA Football 07 (EA)
- Prey (Take 2)
- Chromehounds (Sega)
- Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 (EA)
Some pretty impressive numbers right there. If this keeps up, Microsoft will definitely have an edge over its competitors in the holiday sales wars. Speaking of which, you might want to check out an earlier article where Microsoft declares that they will own Christmas.
Via Team Xbox
Microsoft‘s just released an update to the Xbox 360’s retail sales figures along with a forecast for the current fiscal year. The company expects to ship more than 10 million Xbox 360 consoles and a library of 160 games by the time the holidays roll around. By the end of their fiscal year in June 2007, 13-15 million consoles are forecasted to be shipped worldwide.
Microsoft also gave out some info on peripherals and game sales. The Xbox 360’s accessory attach rate held steady for the 4th month in a row at 2.9 accessory units sold per console. Meanwhile, software attach rate rose to 4.6 games per console this month. All the preceding info are based on this month’s NPD Group data.
The Xbox 360 also had 4 of the 10 top selling titles across consoles:
- NCAA Football 07 (EA)
- Prey (Take 2)
- Chromehounds (Sega)
- Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 (EA)
Some pretty impressive numbers right there. If this keeps up, Microsoft will definitely have an edge over its competitors in the holiday sales wars. Speaking of which, you might want to check out an earlier article where Microsoft declares that they will own Christmas.
Via Team Xbox