XBOX 360 news

While it's clear that nothing is truly recession-proof, video games are doing a heck of a job trying to buck the trend.
that software and hardware combined reached $1.33 billion in revenue for the month, a 13 percent jump over $1.18 billion in January 2008. Nintendo continues to dominate with Xbox 360 making a very impressive showing.
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 777K
2. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 415K
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 292K
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in Japan in recent weeks, what we weren't aware of was just how much growth Microsoft 's platform has experienced across the Pacific for a good chunk of 2008. According to the latest Famitsu Marketing data received by
, for the period of March to September, the Xbox 360 has actually enjoyed more unit sales growth year-over-year than any other platform.
While the PSP has surged with 132 percent growth, the Xbox 360 grew 157.1 percent during the Continue reading »

January 16, 2009
Exclusive: U.S. Sales Analysis Reveals Slowing Growth
[Ahead of Gamasutra's full NPD analysis on Monday, an exclusive graph shows the story behind
-- that year on year growth rates are dramatically slowing as we move into 2009.]
According to figures released yesterday by the NPD Group, U.S. video game industry revenue in 2008 grew by 19% year-on-year and reached a record total of $21.3 billion.
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Netflix reaching out beyond just the PC as a streaming platform was a tremendously good move for the company – most people do not want to sit in front of their PC when watching a movie or shows. Now that they have the Roku and third-party hardware with streaming options, Netflix has seen a surge in new accounts. The Xbox 360 however has been cited by analysts as a huge player in that, perhaps
, and will continue to be so.
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