Kinect Confirmed As Fastest-Selling Consumer Electronics Device

Kinect
Confirmed As Fastest-Selling Consumer Electronics Device




New
Kinect Device sells quicker than the iPhone and iPad


Guinness
World Records, the global authority on record breaking, today confirm that the
Kinect for the Xbox 360 is the Fastest-Selling Consumer Electronics Device.
The hardware, that allows controller-free gaming, sold through an average of
133,333 units per day, for a total of 8 million units in its first 60 days on
sale from 4 November 2010 to 3 January 2011.



The sales figures outstrip both the iPhone and the iPad for the equivalent
periods after launch.



Gaz Deaves, Editor of Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition, said: “The
sales figures here speak for themselves. We can confirm that no other consumer
electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span, an incredible
achievement considering the strength of the sector.”



The new record will be included in the next Guinness World Records Gamer’s
Edition, which recognises record breaking achievement in the world of
videogames. The current Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition is
available in both book and eBook versions at http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com.