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"Xbox sales figures on the up."

I posted this in the Xbox forum, but wanted to share it with all you open minded non-biased posters :-)

From C&VG:

Microsoft's machine rockets 46 percent over last week's figures, GameCube stiffs on a 3 percent rise and PS2 smashes the light-barrier

15:19 The Christmas spending rush began in earnest last week as console sales rose across the board in Britain, with big winners emerging as Xbox and PlayStation 2.
Xbox sales rose 46 percent to 15,102 in the week ending November 10. The sound you're hearing is Microsoft staffers screaming for joy, especially when you compare that figure to GameCube sales.

The Nintendo console sold 6,839 machines last week, a rise of a mere 3 percent. Game Boy Advance remained the star of Nintendo's show in the run-up to Christmas, shifting 15,557 units, a rise of 14 percent week over week.

Now for the biggy. PlayStation 2 sold 45,245 consoles in Britain last week, a 14 percent increase over the previous seven days. And with the release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City last Friday, you can expect this week's figures to increase again. Don't underestimate, etc.


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Looking good!

And with top titles coming out over the next couple of weeks, it looks like Xbox is starting to get a decent sized user base. Looks like nothing will catch PS2 though. Can't believe it's selling so strong considering how old it is!

It's not worth it.
Or maybe it is.
I think I should campaign to Sega for it to be released on the GC or, even the Dreamcast.

Well, you could play it if you bought an Xbox...

:-)

Well. It was just a suposition. But if Shenmue IIx is exclusive to the Xbox, I see no reason why III won't be as well. So darn you.

Is 3 confirmed as well?

I know two is coming out at the end of December, but 3 is a nice surpise...

Damn you Xbox 0wners with your promise of Shenmue III. Damn you all to hell!

I LIKE TO STIR THINGS UP OCCASIONALLY.

There we go.

:-)

But does the X-box have Metroid Prime?

No

9.8 at IGN

Oh yes

Your Honour wrote:
> There's nothing better than a good stir everyone now and again.

I know those words, but that sentence doesn't make any sense.

cipro wrote:
> You do realise YH that as soon as GC and Sony fanboy *cough* Top Score
> *cough* see this thread, they are going to pound it with as much
> garbled anti x-box crap as their tiny little minds can think of?



Yup.

There's nothing better than a good stir everyone now and again.

:-)

Your Honour wrote:
> Looks like nothing will catch PS2 though. Can't believe it's selling so strong
> considering how old it is!


Like they say in football... form is temporary, class is permanent! ;-)