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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

Xbox 360 breaks..

..records, obviously. You may not be able to get one in the shops, but the Xbox 360 has become the fastest selling home-console in the UK. The previous record-holder was Nintendo's Gamecube, although both trail the handheld market, where the PSP sold 185,000 in the UK in its first week. With numerous reports about faulty consoles, Microsoft will be pleased with the figures although the aforementioned stock shortages suggest this record will only last until the next home console launches. Top-selling 360 game was Perfect Dark Zero, with PGR3 not far behind. The other first-party exclusive, Kameo, fared less well.

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