Never, ever heard people buy a X360 because it was American.
Beyond that, no one would EVER, EVER buy a X360 because it's made by Micro$oft.
People buy the X360 because it's the dominant (atleast this gen) Western software system. The level of western software is more staggering than most any other system, ever. Because of that, it's overcoming the hurdles of being a MS product.
And as Bod already pointed out, the X360 has already outsold last year, with 3 weeks left. I expect it to hit 8m at the end of this year. After this year, I'd expect another increase to 8.5-9.5m for 08, due to another price drop and good software.
However, unlike the PS3, the X360 will sell at a profit, and actually make the company money :)
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
