Sorry, Apple, but your iPhone and iPad simply can't compare, in terms of sales records, with the Kinect. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed on March 9 that the Kinect for the Xbox 360 is the Fastest-Selling Consumer Electronics Device, ever.
In its first sixty days, the motion-based controller, which has been modified for plenty of other uses than controlling the Xbox 360, sold a total of 8 million units (for an average of 133,333 units per day), from Nov. 4, 2010 to Jan. 3, 2011.
That's not all: Microsoft also issued a press release on March 9. The Kinect has already surpass 10 million units sold, including time after the first sixty days. At the same time, Microsoft announced that more than 10 million standalone Kinect games have been sold worldwide to date. Read that carefully; it's standalone games, not including the game included with the Kinect.
Read Microsoft's press release below.
Microsoft Announces 10 Million Kinect Sensors and more than 10 Million Kinect Games Sold to Date
LONDON –9 March 2011
Following one of the biggest launches in consumer electronics history, Kinect for Xbox 360 continued its momentum in 2011 reaching 10 million Kinect sensors sold worldwide to date. Not only were sensor sales an overwhelming success, but Kinect drove significant game sales with more than 10 million standalone Kinect games sold worldwide to date.
Guinness World Records: Kinect for Xbox 360 is Fastest Selling Consumer Electronics Device
In a nod to the recent sales success of Kinect, Guinness World Records has officially named Kinect for Xbox 360 the fastest selling consumer electronics device.
In its first sixty days, the motion-based controller, which has been modified for plenty of other uses than controlling the Xbox 360, sold a total of 8 million units (for an average of 133,333 units per day), from Nov. 4, 2010 to Jan. 3, 2011.
That's not all: Microsoft also issued a press release on March 9. The Kinect has already surpass 10 million units sold, including time after the first sixty days. At the same time, Microsoft announced that more than 10 million standalone Kinect games have been sold worldwide to date. Read that carefully; it's standalone games, not including the game included with the Kinect.
Read Microsoft's press release below.
Microsoft Announces 10 Million Kinect Sensors and more than 10 Million Kinect Games Sold to Date
LONDON –9 March 2011
Following one of the biggest launches in consumer electronics history, Kinect for Xbox 360 continued its momentum in 2011 reaching 10 million Kinect sensors sold worldwide to date. Not only were sensor sales an overwhelming success, but Kinect drove significant game sales with more than 10 million standalone Kinect games sold worldwide to date.
Guinness World Records: Kinect for Xbox 360 is Fastest Selling Consumer Electronics Device
In a nod to the recent sales success of Kinect, Guinness World Records has officially named Kinect for Xbox 360 the fastest selling consumer electronics device.
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