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XBOX 360 leads the next generation again this Christmas

story @ Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

xbox360.jpgMr Gates is smiling this morning. The results are in and last year’s Next Gen winner, is also this years Next Gen winner, out gaining the long anticipated consoles from Nintendo and Sony.

According to NPD’s preliminary estimates, around 2 million Xbox 360 units were sold in North America from November up until December 25.

The figure for Nintendo Wii stood at 1.8 million units - despite the fact the console only launched in North America on November 19. Stock shortages were an even bigger problem for Sony. Around 750,000 PlayStation 3 units were sold during the same period.

NPD is expected to release complete figures later this month.

[via GameIndustry.biz]

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