Around 1.3m games sold for the platform too. Xbox 360 leads over PS3 by nearly 8m users in the US, with 23m Xbox Live subscribers.
Software wise, Mass Effect 2 scored second place in the US chart which isn’t bad for only being on sale for six days - it sold 572.1k Xbox 360 copies. Modern Warfare 2 sold 326.7k, Army of Two: The 40th Day 246.5k and Darksiders 171.2k - all 360.
Here are Microsoft’s major points from their NPD response, courtesy of VG247:
- US installed base lead over the PS3 by nearly eight million units.
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With January 2010 console sales topping 333K units in the US, contributing to $313 million in total spend on Xbox 360 hardware, software and accessories last month.
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Consumers spent more than $158 million on Xbox 360 games alone last month, driving our industry-leading software attach rate of 8.8.
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In January 2010, Xbox 360 owners spent $150.5 million on third-party games, more than competing next-generation consoles.
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The Xbox LIVE community now tops 23 million, making it the biggest social network connected to the TV.
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Additionally, 2.3 million Xbox LIVE members set a record last month, marking the most concurrent users online at any given time and reaffirming Nielsen’s findings that Xbox 360 is the most-used console on the market.
Crackdown 2 is slated for June and that’s sure to push up those software figures.
