Kinect sells 2.5 million Microsoft units at the end of 5 million

Local network (compilation/Sky White) Microsoft announced yesterday that the Xbox 360 game controller, the Kinect, has sold 2.5 million units worldwide within 25 days of listing, and Microsoft expects the Kinect to achieve 5 million sales by the end of the year.　　This hot sales situation in the early days, Microsoft released the Kinect's sales in Europe and the United States can be expected, at that time the Kinect sales exceeded the million mark. Sales of these 2.5 million units also include the Japanese region.　　But according to media create survey, in Japan, the Kinect sales in Europe and the United States compared to the backwater, in the first week only sold 26,000 pieces, perhaps the Japanese people are waiting for Sony's PS move bar.　　Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, which start selling in mid-November, will be included in the next round of sales statistics. "We are delighted with the consumer's enthusiasm for the Kinect and are trying to negotiate with our retail and production partners to achieve faster production speeds to keep pace with the Kinect as much as possible," he said.　　"Don Mattrick, the Microsoft Gaming Business unit, said in a statement, Tang Matrick. In an interview with Gamasutra in September this year, Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's director of Xbox products, predicted that the Kinect would sell 3 million units this year.　　But he clearly underestimated the market potential of the Kinect. According to current sales, Microsoft has readjusted its projected sales and is expected to sell 5 million units worldwide by the end of this year. (Edit/Ming)