News: Microsoft boasts of best ever Xbox Christmas sales

Pachter plays the guessing game with Holiday sales while Microsoft brags
Destructoid — ... He also mentioned that it would add up to about 1.2 to 1.3 million 360s, 3 million Wiis, and PS3 lagging behind at around 700,000 units. In the meantime, Microsoft is gloating over when they call their best holiday ever, saying that 2008 showed them growing faster than any of their competitors. I guess they are strategically ignoring the little white waggle box? ...

Euro 360 sales at 8 million thanks to record holiday
Joystiq [Xbox] — Filed under: NewsPuffing out their chest with pride, today Microsoft revealed that - to date - they've sold 8 million Xbox 360 consoles in the European market thanks to record setting holiday sales. Sales that were nearly double that of the same holiday period last year. "2008 saw us grow faster than any of our competitors and we over-achieved in sales during the crucial Christmas selling period," explained European Xbox VP Chris Lewis. "With eight million consoles sold since we launched, and consistently out-selling PlayStation 3 in EMEA, we're ...

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