Xbox 360 sells 700,000 units down under

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Aussie Microsoft exec says 360 to reach one million units sold in Australia/New Zealand by Christmas 2009; says 360 still "more compelling offer" than PS3 Slim.

It’s been a big month for sales figures, new consoles and price cuts, and the hardware race in Australia is showing no signs of slowing down. This week, Microsoft revealed how many 360s have been sold so far in Australia, and made a bold prediction of reaching the one million units sold mark by the end of the year.

Speaking at an Xbox 360 showcase in Sydney yesterday, group category manager for Xbox 360 in Australia Jeremy Hinton said Microsoft’s console was the fastest growing in Australia for 2009.

“We’ve just hit 700, 000 consoles sold in Australia, and we’re now finding that it’s the fastest growing console down under,” Hinton said. According to Hinton, the Xbox 360 Arcade and Pro are both selling equally well, with the Elite finding sales success in “select channels”.

“The Pro is attracting people who are looking for that additional hard drive space that the 60GB console offer; others who just want jump in a play from $AU299. At this price, the Xbox 360 is the cheapest console on the market," he said.

Hinton responded strongly to Sony’s recent announcement detailing the new PS3 Slim and price cuts for the remaining PS3 consoles, saying the 360 would still be more appealing to Aussie consumers.

“It’s only going to help them [Sony], although I don’t know that anyone was surprised by the announcement given the months of rumours before it. But it’s a long way until Christmas and I think the Australian consumer will still see the $AU299 price point of Xbox 360 as the more compelling offer," he said.

“We [Microsoft] always have things planned. In the past we might have been in third place and we might have been thinking about what Sony’s doing, but now things are different. We’ve had our Christmas plans set for a long time and they won’t change simply because Sony’s plans do.

“We [Microsoft] expect to hit a million Xbox 360 consoles sold across Australia and New Zealand by the end of this year. We’re confident we can reach this goal with the console’s current price point and the new experiences we’re bringing through Xbox Live such as Movies on Demand, Facebook and Twitter.”

Xbox 360 sells 700,000 units down under - News at GameSpot

Nintendo still leads over there with over 1million sold. PS3 right around 500k.

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thats because Xbox owns. The End

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Quote: Originally Posted by unnecessary

thats because Xbox owns. The End

Let see 360 launched March 23, 2006 in Australia and is now at 700,000

The Wii launched 9 months later on December 7, 2006 and has past the 360 with 1 million units.

The PS3 launched a year later on March 23 2007 and has sold 500,000 since.

So I guess the 360 owns at being the slowest console sold this generation in Australia!

Now after said I'm pretty sure you guys will say Australia doesn't matter anymore

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Nobody cares about Australian sales numbers because they dont matter

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Quote: Originally Posted by Dealnightfire

Let see 360 launched March 23, 2006 in Australia and is now at 700,000

The Wii launched 9 months later on December 7, 2006 and has past the 360 with 1 million units.

The PS3 launched a year later on March 23 2007 and has sold 500,000 since.

So I guess the 360 owns at being the slowest console sold this generation in Australia!

Now after said I'm pretty sure you guys will say Australia doesn't matter anymore

ok Xbox 360 = slowest selling console in Australia


PS3 = slowest selling console in the world since the Turbo Graffix 16

[Dealnightfire]

Quote: Originally Posted by unnecessary

ok Xbox 360 = slowest selling console in Australia


PS3 = slowest selling console in the world since the Turbo Graffix 16

And considering the 360 is selling slower than the PS3 what does that make the 360?
The Virtual boy?


No wait Phillips CD-I?

...no no no how about the Jaguar?