MS claims victory - 11.6 million Xbox 360s sold, $2.4 billion consumer expenditure, 7 million LIVE members

[Zeus]

Microsoft today issued a press release which denoted various facts and figures regarding the Xbox 360. They kick off the press material by claiming that they have sold 11.6 million Xbox 360's, consumer expenditure on the Xbox 360 and related items has reached $2.4 billion in the US, Xbox 360 has sold 18 million games since their competitors launched (twice more than PS3 and Wii combined), and Xbox Live has reached 7 million members!

PRESS RELEASE: Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE - Momentum Facts 'n Stats

Leadership: Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are leading the charge into the future of gaming and entertainment, bringing the best games, an active community and a growing catalogue of high definition entertainment to all members of the household.

• More than 11.6 million Xbox 360 consoles have sold across the 37 countries where it is currently available. Xbox LIVE is currently available in 25 countries across the globe.

• According to NPD in the U.S., since our competitors launched in November, consumers have spent $2.4 billion on Xbox 360 consoles, games and accessories at retail; nearly as much as both of our competitors combined.

• Since our competitors launched we’ve sold more than 18 million games. That’s more than both the Wii and PS3 combined, according to NPD.

• Faster than expected, Xbox LIVE has eclipsed the 7 million member milestone and is on track to reach 10 million members by the end of June 2008 making it larger than the largest city in the U.S. In fact, in the last year we’ve added a new Xbox LIVE member every 8 seconds.

Gaming: With the greatest lineup in the history of video games, Xbox 360 is hands down the best gaming console on the market.

• There are more than 250 games available today on Xbox 360, including 71 Xbox LIVE Arcade games.

• Xbox 360 is the next-gen console with the largest games attach rate at an astounding 5.9 games sold per Xbox 360 owner.

• Since November, 65 percent of all next-generation third-party console games sold were Xbox 360 games,

• According to NPD data, since November, Xbox 360 3rd party titles have cracked the top ten overall best selling games list 18 times. Over the same period, not a single third party title for the Wii or the PS3 made the top ten overall list.

• Xbox LIVE members have spent more than 2.9 billion hours playing games on Xbox LIVE with their friends around the world. That is equal to 121 million days or more than 332,000 years of gaming.

• To date, Xbox 360 owners have unlocked more than 466 million Achievements. All of those unlocked Achievements have created a total combined Gamerscore of more than 11 billion.

• There have been 2 billion game sessions hosted since the launch of Xbox 360, with more than 4.3 million hosted each day.

• More than 45 million Xbox LIVE Arcade games have been downloaded since launch; everything from the arcade games of our youth to the best in new, original titles.

• Xbox LIVE Arcade has been a huge hit on Xbox 360, with nearly 70% of all connected consoles downloading and playing Xbox LIVE Arcade titles.

• Xbox LIVE Marketplace currently offers nearly 190 free trials and demos, giving owners more free playable content than any other console.

Entertainment: Xbox 360 is the center of digital entertainment in the living room, offering the best in high definition games, movies and television along with access to all your friends, digital music and pictures.

• Xbox 360 continues to lead with the largest library of on-demand high-definition movies and television in the U.S. on-demand market. Twenty-eight movie studios and TV networks continue to provide a growing catalogue of premium high- and standard-definition entertainment content that to date totals 2,350 hours.

• Xbox LIVE Marketplace is now the leading provider of on-demand high-definition content in the U.S., providing more than twice the number of hours as leading cable operators.

• Xbox LIVE Marketplace is home to a growing catalogue of more than 9,000 pieces of individual gaming and entertainment content, downloadable at the click of a button.

• Nearly 50% of Xbox LIVE members in the U.S. log into Xbox LIVE Marketplace every time they turn on their console.

• There have been 220 million downloads of gaming and entertainment content from Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Social Networking: Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE offer the largest, most active online community of friends, family and rivals worldwide.

• Xbox LIVE is the largest social network in the living room with 2.4 million IM, text and voice messages sent over the service every day.

• In 2007, Xbox LIVE members are averaging more than one hour a day on the service engaging in a variety of activities such as playing games, watching TV shows or movies or downloading content.

• Since Xbox LIVE launched, 2 billion games sessions have been hosted on the service.

• The average Xbox LIVE Gold subscriber has 23 friends on their Xbox LIVE friends list.

• More than 1 billion cross-game invites have been sent since the launch of Xbox 360.

[ku16610]

How many of them are still actualy working though.

[RottenFox]

yeh i agree,how many are multiple "out of warranty" purchases,and how many games are actually re-purchases,that are to replace scratched discs,that the 360 does,but doesnt according to microsoft.
and well DOH,to the fact its sold more,and more games that its competitors,as its been out longer..ffs..state the obvious why dont you.!

[des]

Wait!? Didnt they just fail to meet their target of 12million shipped consoles by ~200.000? Which would mean there are only 200.000 for selling world wide (and I really see plently of not yet sold 360s in my small town already...), sorry but I smell liars :s!

[scrappy.doo]

Wait!? Didnt they just fail to meet their target of 12million shipped consoles by ~200.000? Which would mean there are only 200.000 for selling world wide (and I really see plently of not yet sold 360s in my small town already...), sorry but I smell liars :s!

12 million - 11.6 million = 400.000

[Robotron]

Sounds like a Dreamcast victory to me.....so the future looks bright.

[des]

12 million - 11.6 million = 400.000

Reading isnt your strength? Same as math...

Just looked for the thread: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=68238

Until the end of june they barely managed to ship 11,6million 360s and now a bit more than a week later they claim to have sold all of them already. Sorry just the usual lying game :s

[khukon]

for 2 years i expected so much more. and 1 year it had the market all to its self.

[Xenogears V]

yeh i agree,how many are multiple "out of warranty" purchases,and how many games are actually re-purchases,that are to replace scratched discs,that the 360 does,but doesnt according to microsoft.
and well DOH,to the fact its sold more,and more games that its competitors,as its been out longer..ffs..state the obvious why dont you.!

You right!, Microsoft dont' forget, Wii is arriving!.

[daps83777]

11.6 million is the number of shipped consoles ms announced last week. so i am guess they are saying because those are shipped and sold to retailers that they are sold consoles.

ms has been going back and forth with numbers like that. sometimes giving real sold numbers and other times doing things like this.

[loliix]

I would say that 11.6Million machines shipped to retailers is a very nice figure, specially when you take into account the competition from the aggressively priced Nintendo Wii.

All in all, after the initial boom in sales for PS3 during the American launch and then European launch, it is clear in a global picture that XBOX360 still outsells the PS3.. And is surprising how it still is in first place, given the fast moving numbers of Wii.

It's far to early to talk about winners this generation, but right now it is clear that PS3 is heavily under performing and Nintendo has turned all the odds on Wii making it a fast moving machine. XBOX360 is just keeping up to the selling standards of a successful machine, not showing anything surprising or disapointing in this department.

[daps83777]

I would say that 11.6Million machines shipped to retailers is a very nice figure, specially when you take into account the competition from the aggressively priced Nintendo Wii.

All in all, after the initial boom in sales for PS3 during the American launch and then European launch, it is clear in a global picture that XBOX360 still outsells the PS3.. And is surprising how it still is in first place, given the fast moving numbers of Wii.

It's far to early to talk about winners this generation, but right now it is clear that PS3 is heavily under performing and Nintendo has turned all the odds on Wii making it a fast moving machine. XBOX360 is just keeping up to the selling standards of a successful machine, not showing anything surprising or disapointing in this department.

wii has turned the tides in its favor so far. i think if it wants to keep it that way that nintendo needs to be very opportunistic and needs to have tricks up there sleeves at events like E3.

[twEAkEd]

360 is winning. A win is; Selling enough hardware to make a profit, selling enough software to make a profit, selling enough live accounts to make a profit, selling enough Market place content t make a profit. - Thats a Win.
Xbox 1 never did these things. So MS is winning if they make money. Outselling another console would help make more money, but it isn't needed to win.

Also Wii is not direct competition. Wii does not have the "Same Games" - When you say, I want to play DMC4, or GTA4, or COD4 -what console are you playing these on? When you want to play Mario Pickman Golf Carts 80 you'll buy a Wii. Not the same games.

[daps83777]

360 is winning. A win is; Selling enough hardware to make a profit, selling enough software to make a profit, selling enough live accounts to make a profit, selling enough Market place content t make a profit. - Thats a Win.
Xbox 1 never did these things. So MS is winning if they make money. Outselling another console would help make more money, but it isn't needed to win.

Also Wii is not direct competition. Wii does not have the "Same Games" - When you say, I want to play DMC4, or GTA4, or COD4 -what console are you playing these on? When you want to play Mario Pickman Golf Carts 80 you'll buy a Wii. Not the same games.

nintendo is trying to get unique games. alot of people are tired of playing first and third person action games. nintendo by making a unique control scheme has guaranteed exclusive games from third parties.so far its working.

[kcvfr400]

nintendo is trying to get unique games. alot of people are tired of playing first and third person action games. nintendo by making a unique control scheme has guaranteed exclusive games from third parties.so far its working.

Thats what I thought nintendo was doing with the wii and why I bought one but so far its been unique controls on the same old tired games that doesn't really work and too many mini games. But I agree nintendo will be leading very soon. So they will uniquely be the first console to sell so well without games worth playing and just on its hype, thats an achievement not to be proud of lol.

And its clear 360 is going to sell well as already 360 owners on here want to buy the new halo version so just release new colours all the time and the same extreme fans while buy it again and again lol.

[daps83777]

Thats what I thought nintendo was doing with the wii and why I bought one but so far its been unique controls on the same old tired games that doesn't really work and too many mini games. But I agree nintendo will be leading very soon. So they will uniquely be the first console to sell so well without games worth playing and just on its hype, thats an achievement not to be proud of lol.

And its clear 360 is going to sell well as already 360 owners on here want to buy the new halo version so just release new colours all the time and the same extreme fans while buy it again and again lol.

thats where perspective is a key to understanding whats going on. its not just selling on hype. the people buying them right now love the type of games coming out on the wii. even the mini games. there are gamers dissapointed so far with the wii but i think things will change by Christmas.

alot of the wii gamers are different and have different expectations. thats what is important to understand about it. it isn't selling off of hype and to most of these gamers the games are good, fun, and family friendly, and even bringing there families together to do something that they can all enjoy.

some gamers say the most fun they have had with the wii is during thanksgiving or Christmas, well for some families every time they play the wii is like that. multiple times a week. not just on hollidays, because it is something families are doing together.

[gonepostl]

Technically you failed your own expectations
So when you fail your own expectations there's no big shock that your disappointing consumers. Say what you say mean what you mean or don't say it at all. Most importantly don't put a spin on it. You came close enough that IMO you made it but you didn't so try being humble for once

[snipersnake]

just imagine if those 11.6 million owners come back with a lawsuit over the hardware..

[*StoneCold*]

360 is winning. A win is; Selling enough hardware to make a profit, selling enough software to make a profit, selling enough live accounts to make a profit, selling enough Market place content t make a profit. - Thats a Win.
Xbox 1 never did these things. So MS is winning if they make money. Outselling another console would help make more money, but it isn't needed to win.

Also Wii is not direct competition. Wii does not have the "Same Games" - When you say, I want to play DMC4, or GTA4, or COD4 -what console are you playing these on? When you want to play Mario Pickman Golf Carts 80 you'll buy a Wii. Not the same games.

WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!

Every single damn console has its different games and exclusives from the competition and it also has its same games like Fifa, spidermans, shreks and all different multi-console games!

Your comments has no bases and no ground, you are very very wrong, the Wii is winning and winning by a big margin!

The wii is making a profit, the 360 is NOT!

[*StoneCold*]

just imagine if those 11.6 million owners come back with a lawsuit over the hardware..


They have not got 11.6 million owners, they have about 10.10 - 10.15 million owners, the wii is around 1 million behind it.

[grapeape]

I agree that the Wii is not in direct competition, most gamers I know own the Wii and one of the other two. Every "casual" gamer I know has a wii and thats it, and most havent owned consoles since the NES. The Wii will without a dobt win in sheer numbers sold, but I think they will get spanked in whats called the ARPU numbers, that the revenue on top of the console sale as in peripherals and games. Nintendo's biggest challenge isnt going to be selling the console itself but convincing the masses in their new target audience that its worth paying $50 a pop for a new game experience. It sounds stupid, but I myself know six different Wii owners that so far seem perfectly happy owning only Wii sports. I have mentioned other fun games to them but they seem to think the Wii is like one of those old pong consoles from the 70's and are fine with it.

[RafiPZ]

WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!

Every single damn console has its different games and exclusives from the competition and it also has its same games like Fifa, spidermans, shreks and all different multi-console games!

Your comments has no bases and no ground, you are very very wrong, the Wii is winning and winning by a big margin!

The wii is making a profit, the 360 is NOT!

The 360 IS actually making a small profit now. And Nintendo themselves have said that they aren't really trying to compete with Sony or the 360. The Wii probably will win, but try to get the facts straight next time.

http://www.techspot.com/news/23612-microsoft-makes-tiny-profit-on-xbox-360-hardware.html

http://kotaku.com/gaming/wii/iwata-not-thinking-about-competing-220736.php

[*StoneCold*]

The 360 IS actually making a small profit now. And Nintendo themselves have said that they aren't really trying to compete with Sony or the 360. The Wii probably will win, but try to get the facts straight next time.

http://www.techspot.com/news/23612-microsoft-makes-tiny-profit-on-xbox-360-hardware.html

http://kotaku.com/gaming/wii/iwata-not-thinking-about-competing-220736.php

Well give MS some props since after losing millions they are now making $75 bucks for every console sold :rolleyes:

Also did you actually read what you linked to about Nintendo? Let me quote-

While the PS3 and the Xbox 360 battle for the high def crown, Nintendo's clearly doing its own thing with first the DS and now the Wii. But does that mean Nintendo is not a contender for next-gen winner? Company prez Satoru Iwata talks Wii strategy:

Our focus has been on how we could make those who had not been interested in TV games so far become interested. So we are not really thinking about competing with PLAYSTATION 3.

Then what are you thinking about?!

Although we are not really thinking about winning against Sony, we do hope to make efforts so that in the end, the number of units sold by Nintendo surpasses that of Sony.

Sounds like Nintendo isn't thinking about competing, but winning

He said hes not thinking about it, basically he doesent care what the 360 or PS3 are doing.

These are the 3 current gen machines, and just because you dont like the fact that the WII is making the 360 its b1tch doesent mean they aint in direct competition!

I can remember Nintendo saying the same thing about the Gamecube against the PS2 but everyone was shouting how they are in direct competition so yous jackasses cant say anything different this time just because Nintendo are winning!

[Scorpion3]

They have not got 11.6 million owners, they have about 10.10 - 10.15 million owners, the wii is around 1 million behind it.

Rofl. You're kidding me, you can't believe that the 360 sold 11.6 million consoles yet you say that the Wii is into the 9 Mil now? Obviously the 360 has only sold around 10 million but the Wii has just broken 8. Not saying they won't overlap the 360, cause that's obviously going to happen. But how can you say some website is lying to make a console look better when you yourself are lying to make a console look better?

[*StoneCold*]

Rofl. You're kidding me, you can't believe that the 360 sold 11.6 million consoles yet you say that the Wii is into the 9 Mil now? Obviously the 360 has only sold around 10 million but the Wii has just broken 8. Not saying they won't overlap the 360, cause that's obviously going to happen. But how can you say some website is lying to make a console look better when you yourself are lying to make a console look better?

Dude you need to make up your damn mind.

A while back, probably well over a month you said that VGcharts where very wrong and you had some info to show that the 360 had broken past 11 million, now your saying that they have only sold 10 million.

Also the wii has sold close to a million a month worldwide in may and june and i would take a good guess and say they will do close to the same in july so yes they have pushed past the 9 million mark.

They have sold almost half a million in America alone in june!

[Scorpion3]

Dude you need to make up your damn mind.

A while back, probably well over a month you said that VGcharts where very wrong and you had some info to show that the 360 had broken past 11 million, now your saying that they have only sold 10 million.

Also the wii has sold close to a million a month worldwide in may and june and i would take a good guess and say they will do close to the same in july so yes they have pushed past the 9 million mark.

They have sold almost half a million in America alone in june!

Apparently you didn't get what I meant, YOU should make up your mind because my post was saying that this whole time you've been praising VGChartz for being right and now you say they're wrong by claiming Nintendo has 9 million consoles sold when there's only 8 on VGChartz. I just don't get that. I've been saying for God knows how long that the 360 had shipped 11.6 million consoles and only sold about 10...Just so you know.

[*StoneCold*]

Apparently you didn't get what I meant, YOU should make up your mind because my post was saying that this whole time you've been praising VGChartz for being right and now you say they're wrong by claiming Nintendo has 9 million consoles sold when there's only 8 on VGChartz. I just don't get that. I've been saying for God knows how long that the 360 had shipped 11.6 million consoles and only sold about 10...Just so you know.

Alright i wont shout or scream or insult anyone in anyway, i will take it that you have not looked at VGchartz in 2 days which says that the wii is now at 9.12 million consoles.

www.vgchartz.com


September and the Wii will be Number 1.

Its less than 1 million behind the 360.

[Scorpion3]

Alright i wont shout or scream or insult anyone in anyway, i will take it that you have not looked at VGchartz in 2 days which says that the wii is now at 9.12 million consoles.

www.vgchartz.com


September and the Wii will be Number 1.

Its less than 1 million behind the 360.

Actually, it shows 9.19. But I must have missed the part where the Wii sales mean anything to gamers. I own a Wii, granted I don't really like it ATM, I did buy one and play it from time to time.

[*StoneCold*]

Actually, it shows 9.19. But I must have missed the part where the Wii sales mean anything to gamers. I own a Wii, granted I don't really like it ATM, I did buy one and play it from time to time.

It means more to people obviously than the 360 does.