If you had rummaged around in CNBC’s Tech Check’s report lamenting the 360’s reliability, you would have noted initial reports of phenomenal Xbox 360 sales between the 18th of November and the 24th. Microsoft has since confirmed reports that it sold 310 000 Xbox 360’s over the Thanksgiving week in North America.
Last month the NPD Group revealed that 366 000 Xbox 360’s had been sold in the US in October. This figure falls quite squarely between the 519 000 Wiis and 121 000 PS3s sold during the same period. However, with Microsoft’s latest figures for the Thanksgiving week coming in to the spotlight, it is clear that November’s figures may well tell a different story.
With Nintendo reporting that 350 000 Wiis were sold during the Thanksgiving week, the gap between the two consoles is shrinking and may well be giving hope to Microsoft that this may be a better Christmas than previously anticipated.
Although the exact sales figures from Sony have yet to be announced, Sony has confirmed that PS3 sales did increase by 245% during the same week. However, with Microsoft reporting that estimates prove the 360 doubled sales of Sony’s PS3 for the week, it is apparent that the next-gen race is far from won.
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