Xbox One launch biggest in Australia’s history, says EB Games

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Xbox One released overnight in Australia, proving the most successful console launch the nation has seen to date, accoridng to one specialst retail chain.

“We’re proud to announce that this was officially the biggest launch in Australian gaming history,” EB Games Australia merchandising director Shane Stockwell said in a press release.

“EB Games has been operating in Australia for over 15 years, and we have never seen anything remotely like this before – it’s an extremely good time to be a gamer.”

“What we’re seeing here is absolutely unprecedented. When you’ve got literally thousands of people showing up to hundreds of stores across the country, you know that the gaming industry is a bigger deal than it has ever been before,” national brand, event and engagement manager Debra McGrath added.

EB Games expects demand to outstrip supply “in a few days”.

“It is looking very likely that we will be sold out of stock extremely soon,” Stockwell added.

EB Games opened 317 stores nation wide for the launch last night, and Microsoft lit up various Sydney skyline features in green. No sales figures have been released yet, so it’s not clear whether Microsoft the Xbox One set a sales record or whether EB Games’ comments refer to attendance at launch events.

Of course, there’s another bid for the sales record just a week away; the PlayStation 4 launches in Australia on November 29, when it also rolls out to Europe and selected further territories.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/21/xbox-one-launch-biggest-in-australias-history-says-eb-games/

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NDSUPosted:

Obviously its the biggest. come on its the XBOX ONE

LiquidvladePosted:

THCv3 EB games still exist? Wow.


wikipedia.org/wiki/EB_Games

They are everywhere, they are known as GameStop.

WhisPosted:

It deserves the biggest launch, it looks like a very great console.

THCv3Posted:

EB games still exist? Wow.

BigRedMachinePosted:

Pretty cool for Australia considering it's population, great for Microsoft.

KatsumiPosted:

KronikShadow I think these posts are dumb. Like someone said before of course it is the biggest launch to date because what else would compete with it?


Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and the PlayStation 2 just to name a few of them.

KronikShadowPosted:

I think these posts are dumb. Like someone said before of course it is the biggest launch to date because what else would compete with it?

KatsumiPosted:

-LOST- The amount of money Microsoft and Sony are making from launch is just redonk. They should donate like $1 from each unit sold and donate it to a charity. Would be an amazing donation.


That would be a huge donation to charity.. i would much like to see that happen despite it being unlikely

GregPosted:

maascourt13
HDITeRRoRiZeI
Treyarched
VictorZazuetaM
KV-2
-LOST- The amount of money Microsoft and Sony are making from launch is just redonk. They should donate like $1 from each unit sold and donate it to a charity. Would be an amazing donation.


too bad they're a little money hungry


Money hungry? Microsoft founder, Bill Gates has donated a **** ton of money during his life


And a lot of that money was out of his own pocket and not Microsoft's money.


Where do you think he got his money from? He's still the a chairman at the company.


He donated every 5 or 10 years half of his money to charity, sometimes he donates like 20 billion dollar.


Agreed, bill gates has donated millions upon millions of dollars to charity... It may not be the companies money, but at least it then goes back into the company to produce a better product (just my own opinion, not bashing on the ps4 at all).

maascourt13Posted:

HDITeRRoRiZeI
Treyarched
VictorZazuetaM
KV-2
-LOST- The amount of money Microsoft and Sony are making from launch is just redonk. They should donate like $1 from each unit sold and donate it to a charity. Would be an amazing donation.


too bad they're a little money hungry


Money hungry? Microsoft founder, Bill Gates has donated a **** ton of money during his life


And a lot of that money was out of his own pocket and not Microsoft's money.


Where do you think he got his money from? He's still the a chairman at the company.


He donated every 5 or 10 years half of his money to charity, sometimes he donates like 20 billion dollar.


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