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Microsoft Kinect 'fastest-selling device on record' | Microsoft Kinect 'fastest-selling device on record' |
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Microsoft has sold more than 10 million Kinect sensor systems since launch on 4 November, and - according to Guinness World Records - is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device on record. | |
The sales figures outstrip those of both Apple's iPhone and iPad when launched, Guinness said. | |
Kinect is an infrared camera add-on for Microsoft's Xbox 360 games console that allows it to track body movements. | Kinect is an infrared camera add-on for Microsoft's Xbox 360 games console that allows it to track body movements. |
The success of Kinect has also helped to drive games sales, Microsoft said. | The success of Kinect has also helped to drive games sales, Microsoft said. |
More than 10 million games have been sold worldwide to date, it added. | |
Gaz Davies, editor of Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition, said: "We can confirm that no other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span, an incredible achievement considering the strength of the sector." | |
Guinness World Records said that Microsoft sold eight million devices between 4 November last year and 3 January at an average rate of 133,333 a day. | |
Despite the strong sales of Kinect, in January Microsoft reported profits of $6.63bn (£4.1bn) for the last three months of 2010, down from $6.66bn a year earlier. | Despite the strong sales of Kinect, in January Microsoft reported profits of $6.63bn (£4.1bn) for the last three months of 2010, down from $6.66bn a year earlier. |
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