Kinect claims electronics sales record from Guinness World Records

Microsoft announced today that Kinect for Xbox 360 has sold over 10 million units, setting a new consumer electronics sales record according to Guinness World Records.

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Microsoft announced today that Kinect for Xbox 360 has sold over 10 million units, setting a new consumer electronics sales record. Guinness World Records has officially named Kinect the fastest selling consumer electronics device, after selling approximately 8 million units in its first 60 days on the market.

Paired with the announcement was word that over 10 million standalone Kinect games have been sold as well. "The sales figures here speak for themselves," said Gaz Deaves of Guinness in the announcement. "According to independent research, no other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span, which is an incredible achievement considering the strength of the sector."

This isn't the first we've heard of strong Kinect sales. After Microsoft's forecast of five million in the holiday season, we heard it had sold a cool million in ten days and 2.5 million in a month.

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    March 9, 2011 3:15 PM

    Comment on Kinect claims electronics sales record, by Steve Watts.

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      March 9, 2011 3:15 PM

      Summary: Microsoft announced today that Kinect for Xbox 360 has sold over 10 million units, setting a new consumer electronics sales record according to Guinness World Records.

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        March 9, 2011 3:29 PM

        lol doubtful. was that sold to customers or sold to stores?

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          March 9, 2011 4:53 PM

          I find the sincerity of your doubt, doubtful!

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      March 9, 2011 3:23 PM

      Device X in vague category Y sells fastest in arbitrary time period Z!

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      March 9, 2011 3:27 PM

      Is this 10m all the way to consumers, or 10m to the channel?

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      March 9, 2011 3:31 PM

      That's amazing if true. Even 5 million for an unproven and expensive peripheral would be impressive. Microsoft did something worthwhile and innovate. It is good they didn't try to make a better Wiimote like Sony did. I think killer apps that use the sensor will eventually arrive.

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        March 9, 2011 3:46 PM

        Eventually, I hope so, but for now, no. Very little even moderately interesting for most "hardcore" people, though I hesitate to use that term.

        However, on the hacking side, lots of interesting things that are only going to get better with supposed driver support! Is it sad that a gaming system peripheral garners more neat stories and breakthroughs OUTSIDE of it's original intended use? Or is that just me?

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      March 9, 2011 4:13 PM

      How is Sony's dildo doing?

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      March 9, 2011 4:17 PM

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      March 9, 2011 4:36 PM

      Hey im impressed, I guess that means we can get some games now?

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        March 9, 2011 5:32 PM

        Get ready for the fabulous line up of new games:

        Dance Your Ass Off
        Dance the Night Away
        Dancing with the Stars
        Dancing X-Treme
        Boogie Down Dance Extravaganza
        Chicken Dance-a-palooza!
        Pokie Wokie Tournament

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      March 9, 2011 4:51 PM

      Its sold more than any item thats ever been named Kinect!

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      March 9, 2011 5:34 PM

      Well then, I must run out and buy one, it MUST BE XTREME-AMAZING

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      March 9, 2011 5:38 PM

      It's like the Britney Spears of the console market.

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      March 9, 2011 5:44 PM

      Now release some good games, fgts.

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      March 9, 2011 5:54 PM

      It's good to see the market supporting innovation. I think developers have enough of an insentive to develope a good game for the kinect.

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      March 9, 2011 8:16 PM

      With the eventual price drop, possibly as early as this summer, as well as the PC SDK this number could go significantly higher. I still won't get one until I see some damn games though. No matter how my kid whines about wanting it, if its going in my game room it's play some real games first!

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      March 10, 2011 2:03 AM

      i returned mine. The only game it works well is dancing. Move works much better for the average gamer.

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        March 10, 2011 7:42 AM

        Matter of opinion or pure fanboy rant as usual? I'm going with the latter.

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