Dive Summary:
- Microsoft’s popular consumer game console Xbox 360 boasted over $200 million in sales for April 2013, according to a report.
- U.S. retailers sold nearly 130,00 units of the gaming device last month, helping it maintain the spot of best selling game console for a 28th consecutive month.
- Retail gaming sales saw total revenues amounting to $495.2 million, down 25% from 2012.
From the article:
April spending on all Xbox products, including the console, Kinect motion-sensing peripheral and software, totaled $208 million, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said today in an e-mail, citing NPD Group Inc. data. Microsoft sold 236,000 consoles a year ago.
