Contrary to Reggie's comments that the Xbox 360 is not being widely accepted in Europe, MS has issued a response which reveals their pleasure at the adoption rate of the Xbox 360 throughout Europe. MS also stated that they are also on track to sell 12 million consoles WORLDWIDE by June 2007.

Speaking about the Wii's competition, the Nintendo of America boss said: "360 is selling well only in one country: UK. Across the rest of Europe, it is not performing well."

But Microsoft disagrees, telling CVG: "We're very happy with how Xbox 360 is performing in Europe. We do not release figures by country, but we are on target to meet our goal of 12 million consoles sold worldwide by the end of June 2007, have sold more than 10.4 million consoles globally as of December 2006, and have built a global Xbox Live community of more than 6 million people.

"European gamers love Xbox 360 and we're looking forward to bringing exciting next-generation experiences like Halo 3, Forza 2, and Mass Effect to the platform in the coming months."


CVG