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Microsoft wobbles over global figures announcement

Kotaku quite rightly called Microsoft out over its claim yesterday that Xbox 360 was the leader in the "current-generation console" race, forcing a smirk-worthy climb-down from the firm.

Wii has a global installed base of around 25 million compared to 360's now-confirmed 19 million. From the site:

When contacted for clarification about the 360's numbers versus the Wii's—which stood at 24.5 million worldwide as of March 31, according to Nintendo financials—Microsoft reps told us that "Xbox 360 has the largest global install base of any current gen high definition gaming console." That emphasis? Mine. They also apologized for any confusion this may have caused.

Never would have happened under Peter Moore.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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