Time for some data crunching!! NPD’s stats for month of January bring out some good news for Microsoft.
January NPD figures have revealed that Xbox has sold the most games across all console platforms in January with 2.27 million units sold, making up 47 percent of software market share. U.S. consumers have purchased an average of 2.7 games per console since launch. During the month of January, Xbox* held five of the top 10 spots on the console game title list in the U.S.: “Battlefield 4,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts” (Xbox 360 and Xbox One), “Grand Theft Auto V” and “Minecraft.” Gamers love Xbox.
Also as revealed by Microsoft, Xbox One consoles have sold at a rate of 2.29 times faster than Xbox 360 in the U.S. in the same timeframe for the first three months on the market. Though Xbox One is still available in only 13 markets around the world, with promise of many more markets to come this year.
