Microsoft Says It Sold More Than 750,000 Xbox Consoles Last Week
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said it sold more than 750,000 Xbox consoles in the U.S. during the week of Black Friday, exceeding the company’s internal projections.
Xbox Live Gold Subscription card sales increased more than 50 percent compared with the same week of 2011, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The sales figure includes purchases made from Nov. 18 to Nov. 23.
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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Yusuf Mehdi, chief marketing officer for Microsoft Corp.'s Interactive Entertainment Division, talks about the company's Black Friday Xbox 360 sales results and the outlook for the gaming console's growth. Mehdi speaks with Adam Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)
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