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According to reports, there may be some truth in speculation that MS is lying about sales of the Xbox 360. Recently, they claimed that 10 million units of the 360 were sold in the USA this year, however, NPD stats total at around 4.7 million for the year!
News Source: MCVUK
QUOTE said:That number comes from a Microsoft statement released in the wake of NPD’s December and 2009 report which reads: “In 2009 US Xbox 360 console sales topped 10m units, with more than 1.3m sold in December, contributing to a worldwide Xbox 360 install base of 39m.”
However, eagle-eyed MCV readers have pointed out that this number seems very much at odds with NPDs own numbers.
Though NPD has not released concrete 2009 figures, adding together the Xbox 360 sales from each of the firm’s monthly reports from 2009 comes to a total of 4.7m – less than half of Microsoft’s claimed amount.
News Source: MCVUK