Nintendo launch successful, but sales figures still falter behind Sony and Microsoft
by VGLN Staff

Tuesday, December 18, 2001

Nintendo sells 600,000 cubes but still 300,000 units shy of either Sony or Microsoft during the same period of time.

Sony Corp.'s year-old PlayStation 2 is leading the multibillion-dollar video game console race, followed closely by Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox and Nintendo Co.'s GameCube, according to a report released Monday by Credit Suisse First Boston.

Sony sold 962,000 PlayStation 2 consoles between Nov. 11 and Dec. 8, according to CSFB estimates based on figures compiled by research firm NPDFunworld. Microsoft, which launched Xbox on Nov. 15, sold 934,000 consoles. The GameCube, introduced Nov. 18, sold 602,000.

A recent reader poll from Time.com reported that many gamers looked away from Nintendo due to it's "youth" driven image with titles such as "Luigi's Mansion" and "Super Smash Brothers" being the primary sellers of the console.

--- VGLN Staff