Microsoft has announced today that strong Thanksgiving week demand has led to strong sales of the Kinect motion control system.
The software giant says sales have now hit 2.5 million worldwide since launch on November 4th.
Adds Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft:
“We are thrilled about the consumer response to Kinect, and are working hard with our retail and manufacturing partners to expedite production and shipments of Kinect to restock shelves as fast as possible to keep up with demand. With sales already exceeding two and a half million units in just 25 days, we are on pace to reach our forecast of 5 million units sold to consumers this holiday.”
Kinect is available in 38 countries.
Result for: software giant
Microsoft has confirmed that the Kinect motion control system has hit its first major milestone today, reaching 1 million in unit sales.
The accessory went on sale in the U.S. and Canada just 10 days ago, and in the E.U. last week.
As a standalone device, Microsoft sells the system for $150. The software giant says it expects to sell 5 million by the end of the year.
Kinect is headed to broader Asia and finally Japan starting this week.
Microsoft sells Kinect as part of console bundles or standalone.
Result for: software giant
Microsoft has said today that it has already sold 240 million Windows 7 licenses, making it the fastest-selling operating system in the company’s history.
Windows 7 went on sale last October.
The software giant noted that by the end of September, Windows 7 was running on 93 percent of new PCs, with the OS jumping to 17.1 percent global OS market share, surpassing Vista during the summer.
Windows XP still accounts for a majority 60 percent of the global market.
IW notes that Microsoft has seen their bottom line grow significantly thanks to the strong success of the operating system, with the company seeing a 48 percent increase in net income year-on-year for the fiscal Q4 ended June 30th.
