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Xbox executives can pop a bottle of champagne. Apparently, people are diggin' the Xbox. The proof doesn't come from some over-enthusiastic PR spin or anyone's personal numbers. All you need do is take a look at the numbers and you'll see that Xbox is in the midst of crushing the GameCube.
According to the NPD Group, one of the most respected market research firms in the industry, November marked the seventh consecutive month Xbox outsold GameCube in terms of hardware and has outsold GameCube in software in all thirteen months of its existence. Selling nearly 500,000 consoles in November, Xbox nearly doubled its sales numbers from October. Xbox consoles have edged GameCube by 20% in total sales, a considerable gap, especially when you look at the great first-party titles Nintendo has managed to release this year.
In November, Xbox saw it's second best month of software sales to date, with 2.4 million units selling. That's 10% more than the GameCube, but still far below the might of PS2. In terms of GameCube versus Xbox, though, Microsoft's console has sold 34% more software overall than GameCube. The Xbox also maintains the highest attach rate to date for a console that's thirteen months old, with 4.7 games per unit sold.
Further proof of Microsoft's growing dominance over GameCube comes when comparing the two bundle offers. Microsoft's Xbox bundle that comes with Sega GT 2002 and Jet Set Radio Future has outsold the GameCube Mario bundle by 335,000 units or 131%. However, it should be noted that the GameCube bundle is not nearly as widely available, which could contribute to the wide gap.
The GameCube is often saddled with piss-poor ports of multi-platform games and it shows in terms of sales. The Xbox has managed 58% greater third-party sales than GameCube according to Microsoft.
Though Microsoft has yet to come close to the PS2 in terms of installed base, the big MS can take comfort in knowing their online programs has bested PS2 from the get-go. Comparing their first month of sales, Xbox Live outsold PS2 Network Adapters by 14% and the three major Live titles (Ghost Recon, MechAssault, and Unreal Championship) sold over 300,000 copies combined in just the last half of November and managed an astounding attach rate of 80%.
With far bigger titles on the horizon for Microsoft next year and very few big franchises left in Nintendo's bag for 2003, it could be an even merrier X-Mas for Microsoft a year from now.
X-Box rocks!! Anyway, I may get a X-Box (I don't celebrate Christmas) and was wondering if it does kill people if you drop it on them.
Thu Dec 26, 2002 9:19 pm
Chibi_Zero
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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I'm getting an X-Box when I get a Job...When I think of it I have the money now but if I brought one I would spend almost all my money. So I'm waiting till I get a job. _________________ "I'm just very selective about the reality I choose to accept." - Calvin
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Thu Dec 26, 2002 10:49 pm
Cooolcorey
Joined: Nov 08, 2002
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Before I even think about getting an XBox, I'll see what the Rare games are like. If they were really good (I wouldn't expect much less from them), then I would look at some of the other games that I might want, like Unreal Championship, Halo/2, and any more that might be out at the time, and if they had at least 7 good games, then I'd think about it. But I'm still getting a PS2 first.
Fri Dec 27, 2002 7:55 pm
The_Nightweaver
Joined: Dec 14, 2002
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Am I like the only person here that remembers how much we all used to HATE the XBox and how much we were going to AVOID buying one and thus supporting the Evil Empire? Well, I'm not ever buying one. I don't care if they drop the price to $0.99. _________________ I have not yet begun to bitch.
Sat Dec 28, 2002 2:52 am
Chibi_Zero
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Fine by me...I said I hated it, but never said I wouldn't buy one... _________________ "I'm just very selective about the reality I choose to accept." - Calvin
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Sat Dec 28, 2002 7:08 am
Zechs
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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It's all spooks fault....
HE'S IN LEAGUE WITH GATES I TELL YOU! _________________ Bang.
Sat Dec 28, 2002 11:44 am
Knight_Hawk
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Well im with Night here sort of. Like the Dreamcast i will not buy a system that is doing poorly. Each system M$ sells they lose money like a billion this year last i read. M$ is advertising like there is no tomorrow and alot of sponsoring. But whatever.
Sat Dec 28, 2002 12:14 pm
counterparadox
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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I wouldn't buy an X-box if they gave me $1,000 dollars. I just won't buy it. Ever. It's a matter of principle. I'm happy with my Game Cube. Enough games I like to take up all of my game-playing time. _________________ anime is teh s uck
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Sat Dec 28, 2002 2:25 pm
Spookmonkey
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Cooolcorey wrote:
Before I even think about getting an XBox, I'll see what the Rare games are like. If they were really good (I wouldn't expect much less from them), then I would look at some of the other games that I might want, like Unreal Championship, Halo/2, and any more that might be out at the time, and if they had at least 7 good games, then I'd think about it. But I'm still getting a PS2 first.
_________________ "Veni. Vedi. Spooki." - Julius Caesar
I came. I saw. I spooked.
Am I like the only person here that remembers how much we all used to HATE the XBox and how much we were going to AVOID buying one and thus supporting the Evil Empire? Well, I'm not ever buying one. I don't care if they drop the price to $0.99.
*raises hand*
That would be 100% my influence.
But then I figured it out it's better to just let Xbox owners suffer from their own misdeeds than waste my energy trying to prove them otherwise.
With them toting mediocre third party games (under a veil of false exclusivity) as their "heavy hitters" against any other system, and putting their faith behind a previously unsuccessful gimmick known as online console gaming, it seems they're on the road to self-torture successfully.
More to the point:
*Xbox exclusives are anything but (Splinter Cell, Dead to Rights, Wreckless, etc)
*or if they are, they are mediocre
*Xbox Live cannot be successful if they go the route of pleasing their customers like SEGA tried....
*so they instead built in a system of exclusive downloads or "unlockables" which can only be accessed by buying Xbox Live (this is CHEAP, not even Animal Crossing did this with the E-reader cards)
*Xbox gamers still insist on comparing every great Nintendo game to Halo, which gained most of its prestige through hype to this day
*The first party games strive to suck
*Microsoft sucking more games out of the PC market and into Xbox to make up for lack of good titles
*Lather, rinse, repeat
May I continue? Heaven forbid this forum did an about-face on Nintendo. _________________ "KUSANAGI!"
Sun Dec 29, 2002 12:52 am
The_Nightweaver
Joined: Dec 14, 2002
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Just checking, st. I knew we hadn't gone over to the Dark Side.
However, one must wonder why you have the X-Box prototype design as your avatar... _________________ I have not yet begun to bitch.
Sun Dec 29, 2002 1:33 pm
Zechs
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Huh, I though that was Wolfwood's Punisher? _________________ Bang.
Sun Dec 29, 2002 1:56 pm
Spookmonkey
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Zechs wrote:
Huh, I though that was Wolfwood's Punisher?
you thought what was the punisher? _________________ "Veni. Vedi. Spooki." - Julius Caesar
I came. I saw. I spooked.
It's a joke. But that someone thinks it's a giant cross only makes it better. _________________ "KUSANAGI!"
Sun Dec 29, 2002 4:33 pm
Chibi_Zero
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Bah I'm still a Nintendo fan. But for some reason I've been playing my GBA more than Cube... _________________ "I'm just very selective about the reality I choose to accept." - Calvin
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