Xbox 360 sells 1.26 million in US during November Microsoft has just revealed its November total for the Xbox 360 in the US. Following a massive Black Friday week surge, when the hardware sold over 750,000 units, the Xbox 360 managed a total of 1.26 million for the month. It was the 23rd consecutive month that Xbox 360 managed to come out as the top selling console. As if Xbox 360 is still selling more than the PS3 and the WiiU. The seven year old console has had a stellar year, even without a wealth of Triple-AAA exclusives (apart from Halo 4 and Forza Horizon) But is it the games that are selling this thing, or its multimedia streaming services like easy access to Netflix, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, Blinkbox, and the rest? I must admit, I probably use my 360 for watching old episodes of Saturday Night Live on Netflix as much as I do to play games.
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Xbox 360 sells 1.26 million in US during November

Microsoft has just revealed its November total for the Xbox 360 in the US. Following a massive Black Friday week surge, when the hardware sold over 750,000 units, the Xbox 360 managed a total of 1.26 million for the month. It was the 23rd consecutive month that Xbox 360 managed to come out as the top selling console.

As if Xbox 360 is still selling more than the PS3 and the WiiU. The seven year old console has had a stellar year, even without a wealth of Triple-AAA exclusives (apart from Halo 4 and Forza Horizon) But is it the games that are selling this thing, or its multimedia streaming services like easy access to Netflix, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, Blinkbox, and the rest?

I must admit, I probably use my 360 for watching old episodes of Saturday Night Live on Netflix as much as I do to play games.

Nintendo of America sells over 1.75 million systems in November According to the NPD Group, Nintendo sold more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the United States in November. Though it only had seven days of sales due its November 18 release date, the Wii U sold more than 425,000 units in November. The 3DS was Nintendo’s hardware leader for the month with 540,000 with units sold. The Wii sold 420,000 units and the Nintendo DS sold more 370,000 units, with the older systems reaching lifetime sales numbers of 40 million units and 53 million units respectively. Not bad for a console that, in my opinion, hasn’t really captured the hearts and minds of the hardcore gamer, nor the casual gamer. That’s just anecdotal though; many of my gaming (and non-gaming) friends haven’t bought one nor are they interested, for now, at least. It’ll be interesting to see the UK/European sales figures from the last week. (Although we already know that they sold just 40,000 in its opening three days.)
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Nintendo of America sells over 1.75 million systems in November

According to the NPD Group, Nintendo sold more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the United States in November. Though it only had seven days of sales due its November 18 release date, the Wii U sold more than 425,000 units in November. The 3DS was Nintendo’s hardware leader for the month with 540,000 with units sold. The Wii sold 420,000 units and the Nintendo DS sold more 370,000 units, with the older systems reaching lifetime sales numbers of 40 million units and 53 million units respectively.

Not bad for a console that, in my opinion, hasn’t really captured the hearts and minds of the hardcore gamer, nor the casual gamer. That’s just anecdotal though; many of my gaming (and non-gaming) friends haven’t bought one nor are they interested, for now, at least.

It’ll be interesting to see the UK/European sales figures from the last week. (Although we already know that they sold just 40,000 in its opening three days.)

The Walking Dead Spoilercast This week I appeared on Joypod’s Walking Dead game Spoilercast with David Turners, Michael Fox, Sean Bell and James Farley. Discussing the season finale of The Walking Dead video game, the podcast covered our decisions through the episode, our thoughts on how the season ended and our highlights of the first season as a whole. Hit the image above for a link to the show, or visit SPOnG.com.
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The Walking Dead Spoilercast

This week I appeared on Joypod’s Walking Dead game Spoilercast with David Turners, Michael Fox, Sean Bell and James Farley.

Discussing the season finale of The Walking Dead video game, the podcast covered our decisions through the episode, our thoughts on how the season ended and our highlights of the first season as a whole.

Hit the image above for a link to the show, or visit SPOnG.com.