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"After nearly seven months at retail, Microsoft's Xbox console has finally muscled its way into the number two spot in the UK, boasting a larger installed user base than GameCube.
Despite releasing almost two months ahead of GameCube, Xbox had a slow start in the UK and Europe, with brand loyalty allowing Nintendo's console to hit the ground running.
But with the vital Christmas period approaching, Xbox has confounded expectations by pulling well clear of GameCube in weekly sales, while edging past Nintendo's machine in the all-important yearly totals.
UK figures for the week ending November 2, compiled by ChartTrack, show Xbox shifting an impressive 10,371 units, marking a rise of 42 percent on the previous week's sales, with GameCube tailing on 6,657 units - an increase of 15 percent.
The cumulative totals for 2002 make even more interesting reading, with GameCube on 230,876 since launch, and Microsoft just ahead on 233,503. But on the back of a successful new Xbox bundle, this trend seems unlikely to change, with the gap expected to widen in the run up to Christmas.
Microsoft is understandably delighted by the results, a spokesperson telling us: "We are really pleased with the positive momentum we have going into the Christmas period and are delighted that more and more gamers are experiencing the superior gaming offered by Xbox."
But this will make sobering reading for Nintendo, now faced with a much bleaker Christmas than it surely would have anticipated.
Super Mario Sunshine, despite big early sales, has simply not shifted GC units in the numbers Nintendo anticipated. Furthermore, it's no secret in development circles that bringing a title exclusively onto GameCube is a less profitable exercise that it is for PS2 and Xbox.
How Nintendo will respond to the new figures is unclear. A spokesperson for the company was unavailable for comment at the time of writing.
The ChartTrack figures as a whole, however, represent a positive overall sales rise in the run up to Christmas, with PS2 in an unassailable position, shifting a massive 39,719 units last week, up 35 percent, and GBA clearing 13,693 units - a weekly increase of 26 percent.
The fight for second place is well and truly on and Xbox is winning. We'll keep you updated on all developments."
Cool heh?
"After nearly seven months at retail, Microsoft's Xbox console has finally muscled its way into the number two spot in the UK, boasting a larger installed user base than GameCube.
Despite releasing almost two months ahead of GameCube, Xbox had a slow start in the UK and Europe, with brand loyalty allowing Nintendo's console to hit the ground running.
But with the vital Christmas period approaching, Xbox has confounded expectations by pulling well clear of GameCube in weekly sales, while edging past Nintendo's machine in the all-important yearly totals.
UK figures for the week ending November 2, compiled by ChartTrack, show Xbox shifting an impressive 10,371 units, marking a rise of 42 percent on the previous week's sales, with GameCube tailing on 6,657 units - an increase of 15 percent.
The cumulative totals for 2002 make even more interesting reading, with GameCube on 230,876 since launch, and Microsoft just ahead on 233,503. But on the back of a successful new Xbox bundle, this trend seems unlikely to change, with the gap expected to widen in the run up to Christmas.
Microsoft is understandably delighted by the results, a spokesperson telling us: "We are really pleased with the positive momentum we have going into the Christmas period and are delighted that more and more gamers are experiencing the superior gaming offered by Xbox."
But this will make sobering reading for Nintendo, now faced with a much bleaker Christmas than it surely would have anticipated.
Super Mario Sunshine, despite big early sales, has simply not shifted GC units in the numbers Nintendo anticipated. Furthermore, it's no secret in development circles that bringing a title exclusively onto GameCube is a less profitable exercise that it is for PS2 and Xbox.
How Nintendo will respond to the new figures is unclear. A spokesperson for the company was unavailable for comment at the time of writing.
The ChartTrack figures as a whole, however, represent a positive overall sales rise in the run up to Christmas, with PS2 in an unassailable position, shifting a massive 39,719 units last week, up 35 percent, and GBA clearing 13,693 units - a weekly increase of 26 percent.
The fight for second place is well and truly on and Xbox is winning. We'll keep you updated on all developments."
Cool heh?
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That's deep pockets, heavy advertising and hefty price cutting for you.
MS are pulling out all the desperate stops in order to make the Xbox a success, and while they're hanging in with Nintendo (which isn't bad), seeing as they're aiming to be up there with Sony...
Still, I see Xbox sales picking up.
Even I'm planning to get one some time...
MS are pulling out all the desperate stops in order to make the Xbox a success, and while they're hanging in with Nintendo (which isn't bad), seeing as they're aiming to be up there with Sony...
Still, I see Xbox sales picking up.
Even I'm planning to get one some time...
So hang on a minute. That means the only place the GC is beating Xbox is in Japan - and I wonder why that is.
Hmm...Digging deeper and deeper there you know.
Hmm...Digging deeper and deeper there you know.
Savatt78 wrote:
> Well last time I saw Halo's sales, it had hit the 2 million mark and
> that was a couple of months ago. So by the looks of it, Mario
> Sunshine isn't beating it in sales as Mav said.
After ten days released in America, Super Mario Sunshine hit the million mark. It took Halo WELL over a month to rack up those figures, and with Mario only out a month - nobody's giving it a chance. If it took ten days in the US, without the UK sales - surely it should be closing in now. Relatively it's beating Halo, but I'm not sure about overall.
If it was, I wouldn't be surprised.
> As for Japan - who cares ? America is the place to grab sales as it
> accounts for 50% of videogame/console sales. And unless things have
> changed, X-Box is beating GC there. :-)
Only just, though - just like the UK.
> Well last time I saw Halo's sales, it had hit the 2 million mark and
> that was a couple of months ago. So by the looks of it, Mario
> Sunshine isn't beating it in sales as Mav said.
After ten days released in America, Super Mario Sunshine hit the million mark. It took Halo WELL over a month to rack up those figures, and with Mario only out a month - nobody's giving it a chance. If it took ten days in the US, without the UK sales - surely it should be closing in now. Relatively it's beating Halo, but I'm not sure about overall.
If it was, I wouldn't be surprised.
> As for Japan - who cares ? America is the place to grab sales as it
> accounts for 50% of videogame/console sales. And unless things have
> changed, X-Box is beating GC there. :-)
Only just, though - just like the UK.
garbe123 wrote:
> Mario Sunshine hasn't sold as many as Nintendo expected though! I was
> reading an article of IGN the other day that said even though Mario
> Sunshine was released it hasn't affected sales of the Xbox because
> there are so many games to compete with it! I knew it wouldn't be too
> long before a Ninty jumped in making excuses but to be honest there is
> nothnig you can say :)
Quite a bit actually, but it's already been said.
> Mario Sunshine hasn't sold as many as Nintendo expected though! I was
> reading an article of IGN the other day that said even though Mario
> Sunshine was released it hasn't affected sales of the Xbox because
> there are so many games to compete with it! I knew it wouldn't be too
> long before a Ninty jumped in making excuses but to be honest there is
> nothnig you can say :)
Quite a bit actually, but it's already been said.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Ummm I think you'll find that every geek and freak on the planet would
> like to make love to Bill Gates
Thats quite immature, Anyone could come back at the saying
"Nintendo fans would like to make love to Mimyamoto"
Stupid.
> Ummm I think you'll find that every geek and freak on the planet would
> like to make love to Bill Gates
Thats quite immature, Anyone could come back at the saying
"Nintendo fans would like to make love to Mimyamoto"
Stupid.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Ummm I think you'll find that every geek and freak on the planet would
> like to make love to Bill Gates, if you don't call that a fanbase then
> I don't know what is.
Actually these "geeks" and "freaks" tend to be PC owners - a lot of PC crowds hate the X-Box because it took titles such as Halo with it. I've seen a couple of PC mags in particular slate the console out of bitter spite over Halo.
> Ummm I think you'll find that every geek and freak on the planet would
> like to make love to Bill Gates, if you don't call that a fanbase then
> I don't know what is.
Actually these "geeks" and "freaks" tend to be PC owners - a lot of PC crowds hate the X-Box because it took titles such as Halo with it. I've seen a couple of PC mags in particular slate the console out of bitter spite over Halo.
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