Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 motion sensor Kinect has sold more than 1 million units worldwide in its first ten days on sale, and is apparently on track to hit 5 million by the end of the year.

“We are appreciative of the response we have seen from consumers that has culminated in sales of more than 1 million units in the first 10 days on the market for Kinect for Xbox 360,” said Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “This is a great start to the holiday season, and we will continue to work with our retailer partners to keep pace with high demand and deliver against our plan to sell more than 5 million Kinect sensors worldwide by the end of this year.”

Kinect went on sale in the US on 4 November, with UK and South African launches following shortly afterwards on 10 November. The final region launches will take place in Australia on 18 November, and in Japan on 20 November.