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Article: Xbox Celebrates Successful Holiday Season, Gaining Share and Solidifying No. 2 Position Across North America and Europe.
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- January 23, 2003
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December Marks Record-Breaking Month for Xbox Console and Game Sales
One year ago, the Xbox(TM) video game system was the new kid on the block. Today, Microsoft Corp. confirmed that Xbox was a top holiday seller and is now firmly entrenched in the No. 2 market position in the United States and Europe. According to the NPD Funworld TRSTS December 2002, Xbox significantly widened the gap between the competition, established itself as the clear No. 2 video game platform and brought the overall next-generation market share for Xbox to 24 percent. Xbox console sales in December had a year-over-year growth of 48 percent, which was the highest among all next-generation ...