BKK2 on 31 January 2009
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Economía/Empresas.- Christmas sales of the Xbox 360, Microsoft rose by 128% over 2007
MADRID, Jan. 29 (EUROPA PRESS) --
The Xbox 360 video game closed the Christmas season in Spain with an increase in sales of 128% over Christmas 2007, the technology company reported today from the data provided by the consulting firm GFK.
In a statement, Microsoft said that with this figure, which "has broken all records," has exceeded the barrier of half a million consoles sold in Spain, so they have exceeded the annual target for 2009 to five months ahead .
The technology company stressed that these data are even more important when one considers that the market for video game sales fell an annual 1% compared to 2007.
As for games, Microsoft said that the best sellers in the Christmas period were the major sagas as "Gears of War 2" and "Call of Duty: World at War 'and the musical' Lips'.
Moreover, the company reported that since October, following the launch of the New Xbox Experience, network transactions, including downloading of films, games and expansions, increased by 40% and the number of active users exceeded 50% of the installed base.
Regarding the coming months, the general manager of Xbox 360 in Spain, Daniel Cervantes, was very optimistic because the games will launch a series of exclusive content, including the game 'Halo Wars', two chapters of' Tomb Raider: Underworld 'and a new chapter of' Grand Theft Auto IV '.
MADRID, Jan. 29 (EUROPA PRESS) --
The Xbox 360 video game closed the Christmas season in Spain with an increase in sales of 128% over Christmas 2007, the technology company reported today from the data provided by the consulting firm GFK.
In a statement, Microsoft said that with this figure, which "has broken all records," has exceeded the barrier of half a million consoles sold in Spain, so they have exceeded the annual target for 2009 to five months ahead .
The technology company stressed that these data are even more important when one considers that the market for video game sales fell an annual 1% compared to 2007.
As for games, Microsoft said that the best sellers in the Christmas period were the major sagas as "Gears of War 2" and "Call of Duty: World at War 'and the musical' Lips'.
Moreover, the company reported that since October, following the launch of the New Xbox Experience, network transactions, including downloading of films, games and expansions, increased by 40% and the number of active users exceeded 50% of the installed base.
Regarding the coming months, the general manager of Xbox 360 in Spain, Daniel Cervantes, was very optimistic because the games will launch a series of exclusive content, including the game 'Halo Wars', two chapters of' Tomb Raider: Underworld 'and a new chapter of' Grand Theft Auto IV '.
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