• 12Nov 07

  Halo 3 stimulate's the XBOX in Mexico

  MEXICO CITY (Notimex) - After The Launchmonths ago in Mexico of Halo 3, XBOX expects to close the year with a growth in sales top 30%, thanks to more accessible prices and translations to the Spanish, affirmed Daniel Cervantes.

  The regional director for Latin America of the Division of Entertainment and XBOX's Devices, said that the industry of the video game already exceeded in sales to the market of the music and only in 2007 38,000 million dollars were invoiced (mdd) worldwide.

  In case of Mexico, from XBOX's launch the annual growth consisted of the industry of video games has been 51% and IS expected to close sales this year superior to 550 million dollars.

  In agreement with the executive, the previous thing has stimulated that Mexico is located in the fourth world place in sales of consoles, since in addition it develops an important local industry of video games.

  In the frame of the celebration of five years of XBOX in Mexico, Cervantes underlined that in the first week of launch of Halo 3, the sales of consoles in Mexico increased 53 % and those of the accessories raised 45 %.

  With four million download's from XBOX's launch 360, Mexico is located in the seventh world place by the number of subscribers and in the fifth as the users monthly growth.

  Finally, he assured that the piracy has not concerned to the date the industry of video games, since the fans are kept faithful to the original products.

  http://www.cnnexpansion.com/negocios/2007/10/24/halo-3-impulsara-al-xbox-en-mexico

  • Posted Nov 12, 2007 8:26 pm GMT
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• 12Nov 07

  About Ubisoft

  Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 21 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated sales of 680 million Euros for the 2006-07 fiscal year. To learn more, please visit http://www.ubisoftgroup.com
  • Posted Nov 12, 2007 8:06 pm GMT
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