Quite a claim, isn’t it? Microsoft chief financial officer Peter Klein made a statement during a conference call that the company’s own Kinect is the “fastest selling consumer electronic in history”. That would make Kinect a faster seller than every other game console of this generation.
Klein also said during the call that that Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices division has grown 55% in the past year. The division, which generated $3.7 billion in revenue in Q4 of 2010, encompasses Xbox 360 and PC gaming, the Zune, and the recently released Windows Phone 7. Growth has been attributed to the sale of 6.3 million Xbox 360 consoles during the holiday season, an increase of 21% from last year, as well as the sale of 8 million Kinect sensors in the first 60 days of launch.
What do you think, readers?
Source: Venture Beat
He made this statement, but where are the documents backing him up? Did they release NDP numbers?
http://www.destructoid.com/ces-kinect-sells-over-8-million-360-breaks-50-million-190914.phtml
It’s not “official” per se, but they announced it.
Compare this to the iPad, the other “fastest selling electronic device”, which took two months to hit 2 million
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/ipad-sales-hit-2m-under-two-months
The other one was the Wii, but I can’t remember how many that sold in two months. I think around ~5m.
If it isn’t official, and hasn’t been actually confirmed, these companies could be putting out fake numbers. GL shouldn’t report on things that haven’t been officially been confirmed, even if someone else reported it.
These companies are making announcements unchecked. Someone needs to stand up to them. GL should make that attempt. Make phone calls, demand documents. Don’t perpetuate the shitty news that is posted on gaming sites.
MAKE A STAND.
Sounds fishy. I remember how fast the Wii sold and how much hype it generated. It felt greater than Kinect.
Do you personally know a lot of people that bought a kinect?
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