Gerard Campbell catches up with Microsoft New Zealand's Tom Hunt to chat about the Xbox 360.
The Xbox 360 celebrates its second anniversary this month. What have the milestones been for the console in New Zealand?
Tom Hunt: We're approaching 50,000 consoles (sold) in NZ, which is staggering. Kiwis have taken the Xbox 360 to heart and New Zealand is one of the top Xbox 360 territories in the world if you look at sales per capita. The success of the console recently has been fuelled in part by the massive launch of Halo 3.
The Xbox 360 also has an incredible number of games available, more than 300 -- which is something like one game launched every 2.2 days since launch. I am also very excited about the success of our online service, Xbox Live now offers more than 100 games for download.
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I don't know if this was posted, but I thought I would throw this out there since I didn't see it.
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials
Conservatives: Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.
