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Over One Million Xbox One Consoles Sold In Just One Day

Xbox One Launch

Microsoft is calling the launch of Xbox One, the biggest launch in Xbox history. More than one million consoles were sold worldwide in less than 24 hours – surpassing day one Xbox 360 sales and setting a new record for for the company. Xbox One launched in 13 markets on Nov. 22.

Here are some more numbers you may find interesting. In the last 24 hours:

  • Over 60 million zombies have been killed in Dead Rising 3 
  • Over 3.6 million miles driven in Forza Motorsport 5 
  • Over 7.1 million combos in Killer Instinct 
  • Over 8.5 million enemies defeated in Ryse: Son of Rome
  • Over 43.3 million Fit Points were earned in Xbox Fitness.

There are 22 game titles for Xbox One available at launch including 10 exclusive titles. Microsoft says it is working to restock supplies where the consoles have been sold out. 

[Image courtesy: Microsoft]

 

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