Yup, its offical. About a million and a half people in the world own an X-BOX, Microsoft announced today at the Consumer Electronics show. I"m sure we will hear from the other Nintendo and Sony pretty soon.
Microsoft Corp. announced today at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that the Xbox video game system had one of the most successful launches in video game history. Microsoft sold 1.5 million units in North America between the Nov. 15 launch and the end of calendar year 2001. In addition, the NPD Group Inc. has reported that gamers bought more than three games with every Xbox system, the highest-ever game attach rate for a video game console launch.
"It feels great to kick off the global rollout of Xbox with a record-breaking launch in North America," said Robbie Bach, senior vice president and chief Xbox officer at Microsoft. "In 2002, we"re excited to bring Xbox to the world with our upcoming launches in Japan, Europe and Australia. We"ll also be offering more great games and exciting online experiences like never before."