Xbox One China Sales Reach 100,000 Units

OCT. 6, 2014 • Including local preorders the Xbox One China sales reached 100,000 units in the first 24 hours after it launched in China on September 29. The disclosure was made by Shanghai Oriental Pearl Co., Ltd. director Zhang Dazhong in an interview with the Xinmin Evening News. The console’s original September 23 release date was pushed back due to delays in getting titles finalized f.....

China Xbox One Launch Delayed

SEPT. 22, 2014 • The China Xbox One launch was scheduled for September 23. In a statement issued in China, Microsoft Corp. said despite making steady progress more time was needed before launching the console. At first the company said it was shooting for a launch by the end of the year, but on September 23 issued a new announcement that the system would launch on the 29th of the month with 10 digitally distributed titles. No reason was provided to explain the d.....

First Half 2014 Japan Video Game Console Sales Flat

JULY 9, 2014 • Japanese game publication Famitsu has released a tally of Japan video game console hardware sales in Japan for the first six months of 2014. Despite the PlayStation 4’s recent launch in the market last February the sales leader was the Nintendo 3DS at 1.1 million units. The PlayStation Vita was second at 639,730, in third at 613,785 was the PS4, The PS3 was fourth at 300,386, while fifth was held by the Wii U at 291,605. What’s more, F.....
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Exceed Launch Unit Sales Expectations

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Exceed Launch Unit Sales Expectations

JAN. 7, 2014 • Both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One achieved better than expected launch unit sales through the end of 2013. Using the industry focus on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Sony Computer Ent. president and group chief executive Andrew House disclosed that 4.2 million PlayStation 4s had been sold through at retail world between November 15 and December 28. The day be.....