Very expected, salon's eighth generation of Microsoft and Sony consoles were launched in November. Real success business, early January, Sony announced that 4.2 million of PS4 had already been sold. Microsoft advanced a somewhat less important figure of 3 million. Certainly, the sales will slow down, but those launches are successful and much higher than sales of Wii U. Between early April 2013 and end March next, Nintendo estimated that 2.80 million units will be exchanged.
But how many home consoles are sold in France, in the year 2013?
According to GfK, commercialized end of 2012 Wii U was sold to 118 000 copies on one end of this year.
In 2013, despite a late start, the PS4 has been the favorite console of the French. In just 33 days, it sold 236 998 copies. In second place we find the Wii U. According to the Director of Nintendo France, 178 000 units were exchanged throughout the year 2013. Finally, the Xbox One is sold to the tune of 126 201 copies in 40 days.
After the successful PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launches, and a difficult year for the Wii U, need to see if manufacturers and games are still there and good sales results.
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