Xbox 360 software sales hit the 1 million mark in Australia and New Zealand

360 News | That's a lot of discs.

Microsoft has announced today via a press release that it has sold 1 million Xbox 360 software units in Australia and New Zealand since the system's launch in March last year. The mile-stone number has also set a new record which Microsoft pointed out as showing: "gamers across the region have resoundingly declared that the Xbox 360 is their next-generation console of choice."

Daniel Morse, Account Director, GFK Australia, stated, “Hitting the one million mark in a mere 14 months means Xbox 360 has reached the milestone faster than any previous console, and is currently outperforming other next generation consoles in terms of software sales. Titles such as Gears of War, Saints Row and Call of Duty 2, the top three selling Xbox 360 games, have played major roles in the success of the platform.”

Microsoft also took the time to point out a few interesting facts:

After a year on store shelves, the Xbox 360 console had the highest ever software attach ratio with the average consumer owning over 5 Xbox 360 games.
Over 160 high definition games are now available for the Xbox 360.
The number of available Xbox 360 games is expected to increase to 300 by the end of 2007 including Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3 and Bioshock.

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29 Comments

Itachi

4 years ago

Congrat Microsoft you so deserved this. I have bought many games for the 360 and will continue to do so.

Achievements FTW

slapshakle

4 years ago

I bumped that number by around 40. Go me... I guess.

Sunrider

4 years ago

There must be alot of owners with only one or two games, because I know I probably bumped that average up. Heck, I think I bought five games at launch!

Benno

4 years ago

I only bought 1 at launch, but now have 11, I've only actually finished 1, I don't know anyone that as less than 7 at least. How many consoles are there sold in Australia?

ugh the boot

4 years ago

Well Microsoft really need to sort out their hardware issues as the software side of things is very solid. I think Microsoft have been awesome with their own releases because games like Kameo, Gears of War and Viva Pinata were some of my faves on the system. I have ahh...man I forget how many games I got. I bought 3 at launch and 2 like a week later.

LeonJ

4 years ago

I just don't see how you can be a serious gamer and not have a 360 atm. It's got such a complete software line up atm and brillant online service.

ittekimasu

4 years ago

i'm personally waiting for an elite, dont like seeing friends around me drop like flies when it came to their 360's dying.

Passa

4 years ago

Well, seems like I'm the only one who has owned an original Xbox for five years and still has only seven games.

Yet I'm going to get more than eight when I buy a 360 on June 14th (Forza 2 bundle..) The 360 definitely seems to have a more enticing game lineup.

Crestfallen

4 years ago

Passa wrote

Yet I'm going to get more than eight when I buy a 360 on June 14th (Forza 2 bundle..) The 360 definitely seems to have a more enticing game lineup.

As opposed to what, the PC???

Spanca

4 years ago

The PS3 and Wii perhaps?

legend166

4 years ago

I'm personally waiting until I'm not poor as hell. Also, I'd like to be able to buy a console and have the piece of the mind that it won't break down within a year of purchase.

Although, I might not get one if we get a new PC game. I can't think of many 360 games that I'm interested in that aren't on the PC.

TheAnswer

4 years ago

I know I've bumped that number up about 60-70 with all the games I've brought from stores

Well done microsoft

Passa

4 years ago

crestfallen wrote

As opposed to what, the PC???

Read my post next time. I commented I never bought many original Xbox games, yet I'm going all out on the 360.

Congratulations, you get a medal for trying to flame me for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

Crestfallen

4 years ago

Passa wrote

crestfallen wrote

As opposed to what, the PC???

It was a legit question (your sig is PC based) and since you started a new paragraph how was I to know you were still talking about the Xbox1??

legend166 wrote

Although, I might not get one if we get a new PC game. I can't think of many 360 games that I'm interested in that aren't on the PC.

Yeah that's my situation. Bioshock and Alan Wake are both coming to PC and since MS have Live Anywhere running, I can only guess that alot more games are coming to PC as well.

Shame about Forza 2 though... hopefully Gran Turismo 5 works out well.

Passa

4 years ago

crestfallen wrote

It was a legit question (your sig is PC based) and since you started a new paragraph how was I to know you were still talking about the Xbox1??

Realising the topic was about the 360 and that it wouldn't have made sense for me to bring up the story of my original Xbox for nothing? Just because your sig (and avatar) is of Gordon Freeman, doesn't mean every post you make has to relate to him..

crestfallen wrote

Your lucky Luke updated the swear censor...

I'm lucky in the sense that.. you didn't swear at me? Rightio.

Crestfallen

4 years ago

Passa wrote

crestfallen wrote

It was a legit question (your sig is PC based) and since you started a new paragraph how was I to know you were still talking about the Xbox1??

So you're trying to convince me what I was thinking?? Good luck with that.

Passa

4 years ago

crestfallen wrote

So you're trying to convince me what I was thinking?? Good luck with that.

So you're trying to post meaningless sentences to make it seem like you've won this lame internet fight??1!?1/!?!1?!!1/!!!!?/

Good luck with that.

Seriously though, I have no idea what the hell you're going on about. How in the world am I trying to convince you about what you were thinking?

Crestfallen

4 years ago

Passa wrote

crestfallen wrote

So you're trying to convince me what I was thinking?? Good luck with that.

There is no spoon.

?oe?oe

4 years ago

C'mon major price drop!

ObsoletE

4 years ago

Passa wrote

crestfallen wrote

As opposed to what, the PC???

well, you managed to confuse me and Crest into thinking you were talking about a comparison with PC (for the same reason actually), and Spanca assumed you were comparing to the other consoles of this generation (PS3 and Wii), so i guess you deserve some form of commendation for ambiguity.

i'll let you google a suitable image though, i cbf.

Benno wrote

How many consoles are there sold in Australia?

with an average of 5 software titles per console, that points to roughly 200,000 consoles (less actually, since the average "over 5" and 1,000,000 / 200,000 = exactly 5.)

Passa

4 years ago

ObsoletE wrote

I'll admit that I overreacted to crestfallen's comment, but I didn't appreciate his comment when my post made perfect sense.

Passa wrote

Yet I'm going to get more than eight when I buy a 360 on June 14th

Yeah. More than the seven titles I bought for my original Xbox, how could that post be misunderstood?

ObsoletE wrote

i'll let you google a suitable image though, i cbf.

But anyway uh.. back on topic.. the 360 achieves this because of its very mature software lineup. The Wii is still awaiting many of its most anticipated first party titles, while the PS3's lineup completely pales in comparison to both consoles.

This however is evidence that the playing field could be very much different this time next year.

Benno

4 years ago

Passa wrote

Not cool.

David

4 years ago

Sunrider wrote

There must be alot of owners with only one or two games, because I know I probably bumped that average up. Heck, I think I bought five games at launch!

Yeah, it's probabaly higher for most owners, but people who just bought the console would only have one or two games to begin with, which drops the average.

So just under 200,000 360s sold in Australia, I wonder how many PS3s have been sold so far here?