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Xbox 360 Remains Top Selling Console in US in March
April 18, in the year of our Lord 2013 -- In
March, Xbox 360 maintained its position as the number one
console in the U.S., selling more units than any other console
and marking the 27th consecutive month as the best-selling
console.
March highlights from The NPD Group include:
· Xbox 360 sold 261,000 units, maintaining the number-one
console spot in the U.S.
· Total retail spend on the Xbox 360 platform reached $402
million, (hardware, software and accessories), the most for any
console in the U.S.
· During the month of March, Xbox 360 held six of the top 10
console game titles.
Entertainment experiences on Xbox LIVE continue to grow as Xbox
introduced its newest app this week, Flixster. The service,
available for Xbox LIVE subscribers in the U.S., is one of the
most popular apps for movies, allowing users to buy and rent
thousands of titles, check out local theater show times and
access movie scores from Rotten Tomatoes.
And, Xbox Tournaments with Virgin Gaming launched earlier this
month exclusively on Xbox LIVE, brings gamers free-to-enter
gaming tournaments for popular games including “EA SPORTS™ FIFA
13,” “NBA 2K13,” “EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 13” and “EA SPORTS™ NHL®
13,” with many more titles to come.
Posted by Jeff Meisner
Editor, The Official Microsoft Blog