360 has 'biggest ever sales week' in Europe (thanks, economy!)

by Christopher Grant { Nov 26th 2008 at 3:14PM }

While price cuts and Fable 2 appeared to boost Xbox 360 sales over here in the new country, in Europe – a magical land comprised mostly of stone buildings and quaint traditions – Microsoft is attributing "its biggest ever sales week" to something entirely foreign here in the colonies: family. While the current economic crisis has turned most American families (a term we use loosely) to disband and, in extreme cases, sell each other for lunch money, "British families are set to spend more quality time together than in the last ten years this Christmas." Uh, thanks economic downturn?

Unfortunately, the press release doesn't mention specifics for this record-breaking week, instead recalling the recent 7 million consoles milestone in Europe while trumpeting the upside of an economic crisis (families!). But this line of reasoning isn't limited to Europe; it works in America too! "Out of work? Hours cut at the factory? Starving? Consider an escape from your troubled existence with Xbox 360." Catchy, eh?

Tags: Europe, Microsoft

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

brickwalker0 @ Nov 26th 2008 3:19PM

glad you got it all out of your system? :)

DigDug @ Nov 26th 2008 6:31PM

Not that great, considering PS3 has spanked it badly all year.

Just like Japan, you get a couple of weeks of good 360 sales, and Microsoft are shouting from every rooftop. The times they arn't shouting, is when it's going badly. I don't recall Sony shouting from rooftops when they obliterated Microsoft's 7week Japan run, in a single friggin week..

Snowblind @ Nov 26th 2008 6:57PM

I wouldn't say the PS3 "spanked" it. The sales of the PS3 have only slightly been above the 360's, and even then only for the past few months. The 360 was leading at the begining of the year, and more recently it's been well above the PS3.

And beating Microsoft in Japan wasn't exactly anything to be proud of.

Wesley Burchnall @ Nov 26th 2008 8:12PM

Digdug, what the hell are you talking about? All throughout the first year of the PS3s existance when it was losing exclusives left/right, bad sales, etc you would non-stop hear PR agents, execs and other's talking out their asses like they were king of the world and going to overtake the xbox 360 soon.

'This, will be the year of the PS3'....well, no, not that year....THIS next year. Yeah yeah, this time we'll do it. Ok ok, maybe not that year but NEXT year trueeeely is the YEAR* of the PS3.

*Year may be limited to one to two months, only in Japan and possibly Europe.

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 3:25PM

*Bloop*

(Achievement Unlocked!)

1000G - Had Biggest Sales Week EVAR In Europe

joeymoto @ Nov 26th 2008 3:37PM

*Bloop*

(Trophy Unlocked!)

Gold- You have successfully survived the economic crisis.

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 3:55PM

Umm, Trophies dont go *bloop*, ya dummy. :P

Moar like a chime sound :)

Also,

1000G >> 1 Gold Trophy

Titanium_Orchid @ Nov 26th 2008 3:59PM

Trophies to "Bling!"

As in:

Bling bling!
Everytime I come around yo city
Bling bling!
Pinky ring worth about fifty
Bling bling!
Everytime I buy a new ride
Bling bling!
Lorinsers on Yokahama tires
Bling bling !

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 4:11PM

Slowdown woadie! Cash Money Rekadz fa life ya heard me? (apparently not though)

:P

Ahh the memories....

ssuk @ Nov 26th 2008 4:30PM

Bleep Bloop.

Mogster @ Nov 26th 2008 3:35PM

Oh please Microsoft, family has nothing to do with your sale figures. We know you're trying to make the 360 into a family machine, but there's no need to lie!

Everyone knows that families go for the Wii. They always will.

The reason for the sudden spurt of sales is the huge price cuts, which has been lapped up by Nintendo's hardcore. Those who could only previously afford one console are now taking up the oppurtinity to get a second console. A prime example of such people is, you know, me.

joeymoto @ Nov 26th 2008 3:39PM

Real European families read books to each other while sitting in the living room in front of an open fire.

Jake B @ Nov 26th 2008 3:44PM

Lies! Hitler said that families spent their time touring the Autobahn in a finely crafted German automobile.

Superstar90 @ Nov 26th 2008 4:08PM

Europeans either a) go out to eat baguettes, smoke and drink wine or b) climb mountains and yodel, with their hair in neat symmetrical pigtails.

It's a national passtime.

KarlW @ Nov 26th 2008 4:25PM

In Britain, we binge drink and have unprotected sex with teenagers.

colinbell @ Nov 26th 2008 5:06PM

Dont worry we will soon hve the "binge drink and unprotected sex" game on wii with waggle controls

WilhelmThe1st @ Nov 27th 2008 2:46AM

In Soviet Russia, console plays you!!

Esat Dedezade @ Nov 26th 2008 3:45PM

My launch 360 RROD on me out of the blue today after a bit more than two and a half years. I knew my surviving launch console lasting out this long was too good to be true but a least its inside the extended warranty.

Oh well, I can't say it wasn't a fun ride and while it lasted it's been shipped off in the next few days for a few weeks maybe I can finally write up my report and get some bloody work done!