Microsoft's Xbox One was No. 1 console in US after selling 908,000 units in December

Research firm NPD Group has released December sales figures for the Xbox One, and Microsoft liked them so much it decided to share the results on its Xbox Wire blog.

According to NPD group, Microsoft's Xbox One was the No. 1 console in the US after selling 908,000 units during December. It sold an additional 643,000 Xbox units during the month, too. That means the Xbox 360 was the No. 3 top-selling console, though it was No. 1 for last-generation hardware.

"Together, Xbox One and Xbox 360 held 46 percent of the hardware market share in the U.S. and showed a 10 percent year over year growth from December 2012," quoted Microsoft on its blog.

NPD also revealed that consumer retail spending hit $1.39 billion for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 (50 per cent came from the US alone), and that six of the top 10 new-generation game titles were for Xbox One. In fact, US consumers have purchased an average of 2.9 games per Xbox One console since launch.

"We’re grateful for the excitement and support of our fans [...]," added Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of marketing, strategy and business for Xbox at Microsoft. "Our journey is just starting, with more innovation, games and entertainment coming in 2014 and far beyond."
Source: Microsoft