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Microsoft Kinect sales top 10 million

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 09 Mar 2011 4:35 User comments (10)

Microsoft Kinect sales top 10 million

Microsoft has announced today that Kinect motion control system sales have topped 10 million since release in early November of last year.
Sales of the sensor also led to a bump in games sales, says the company, with over 10 million Kinect games sold so far, as well, not including the ones bundled with the system.

The software giant also notes that the Guinness World Records has "officially named Kinect for Xbox 360 the fastest-selling consumer electronics device, which sold an average of 133,333 units per day for a total of eight million units in its first 60 days between November 4, 2010 and January 3, 2011."

Says Guinness:

The sales figures here speak for themselves. According to independent research, no other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span, which is an incredible achievement considering the strength of the sector.




Kinect, with a bundled game, sells for $140.

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10 user comments

19.3.2011 20:46

over 10 million idiots

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 09 Mar 2011 @ 8:47

210.3.2011 10:08

Microsoft doesn't stop people from hacking it!
UMM SONY ARE YOU LISTENING!!!
They sell this device faster than any in history because the people that buy it own it.

311.3.2011 00:47
playstation boy
Unverified new user

Originally posted by xblade132:
over 10 million idiots
exatly true why you need some dumb contollers for some some dumb xbox .........

411.3.2011 08:01

I been a member here for some time now and i dont post much just do some watching to gather info on tech,but I don't understand all the some of these comments about the kinect controller it's a lot of fun I bought the kids one for Christmas and wow what fun we have with this thing.if you bash this thing it make me think you dont own one or played on one.forget how it stack up to other tech and just play it.and just for the record iam no idiot.

511.3.2011 08:23

Originally posted by Se7ven:
I been a member here for some time now and i dont post much just do some watching to gather info on tech,but I don't understand all the some of these comments about the kinect controller it's a lot of fun I bought the kids one for Christmas and wow what fun we have with this thing.if you bash this thing it make me think you dont own one or played on one.forget how it stack up to other tech and just play it.and just for the record iam no idiot.
You're not an idiot.
I don't play video games, so I don't have one.
It's manufactured for your enjoyment and I say "ENJOY".

611.3.2011 17:02

"Why idiot"!
my kids have this controller and they love it.
I think the target for this controller is for family fun not for individual fun.

714.3.2011 08:05

Xblade123 is probably a PS3 fanboy/girl?

and before the flurry of insults pour in? I own both!

Anyway.........

I like Microsoft's response and approach towards the Hacking community and the release of a toolkit.

814.3.2011 15:10

Smell jelous in this thread

915.3.2011 05:56

Originally posted by voyager:
Smell jelous in this thread
Me too! ha ha

1016.3.2011 17:33

I miss the link in where show the technology of Kinetic that is going to be use by business man for conference using avatars instead of real people you create your own avatar,exactly like the Xbox 360 dashboard.

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