UPDATE: Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect A Big Winner In November -NPD
10 12월 2010 - 10:16AM
Dow Jones News
Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Xbox 360 Kinect motion-based game
controller was a top-seller in November as industry sales picked
up, potentially foretelling increased consumer demand in the
holiday shopping season.
Sales of the Xbox 360 Kinect made it the hottest-selling video
game accessory so far this year, according to market research firm
NPD Group.
The data released Thursday underscore a recent announcement from
Microsoft that it had sold 2.5 million of the devices world-wide in
its first 25 days on the market. The Redmond, Wash.-based
technology company said it expects to sell up to 5 million units by
the end of the year.
The strong showing for Microsoft may help to settle investor
concerns about potentially soft holiday video-game sales this year,
after weak sales during the summer and back-to-school period.
The video game industry has been suffering as recession-weary
customers have reduced spending by purchasing used games rather
than new ones, playing games on popular websites such as Facebook
or downloading cheaper games to their mobile devices, like Apple
Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone.
While sales of new video-game hardware, software and accessories
in the U.S. have been disappointing throughout much of this year,
NPD analyst Anita Frazier said November has marked a potential
turnaround.
"November sales represent the best November on record in terms
of new physical retail sales," she said in a statement.
Industry sales rose 8% to $2.99 billion in November from the
same time a year ago. Those gains, Frazier said, were enough to
offset a good portion of the year's declines. Cumulative sales from
the beginning of the year through November are still down 5% from
the year-ago period.
NPD's results count new retail sales in brick-and-mortar stores,
but not electronic, used game and mobile app sales, which account
for nearly one third of total industry sales.
Activision Blizzard Inc.'s (ATVI) "Call of Duty: Black Ops" shot
its way to the top spot this month after selling 8.4 million units
in U.S. retail locations, making it the seventh best-selling game
ever based on first-month sales. The second and third best-selling
games in November were "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" and "Just
Dance 2," both from Ubisoft Entertainment SA (UBI.FR).
Notably, no Xbox 360 Kinect nor Sony Corp. (SNE, 6758.TO)
PlayStation Move-related video games made the top charts despite
strong initial sales for both controllers. Motion controllers
designed for the PlayStation and Xbox were released in time for the
holiday season in a bid to capture some of Nintendo Co.'s (NTDOY,
7974.TO) success with its popular Wii.
-By Ian Sherr, Dow Jones Newswires; 415-439-6455;
ian.sherr@dowjones.com
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