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The seventh generation in the United States began with the release of the Xbox 360 in November 2005 and the PlayStation 3 and Wii in November 2006. Microsoft strategy of releasing early enabled them to have a 3 million unit advantage before the release of its competitors. Since that point, the Wii's intuitive controller and lower price point allowed it to surpass the Xbox 360 in June of 2008. The PlayStation 3 has struggled to record high sales at its initial cost, though it saw strong growth in 2008. It appears as though all three companies intend to extend their system's lifecycle longer than the typical 5 years. The next-generation systems are expected to arrive in 2012 at the earliest. The US video game market share as of July 2009 is: Wii (46.7%), Xbox 360 (35.3%), PlayStation 3 (18.0%). The situation is similar on a worldwide scale. (more)
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- September 2009
- Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 have price cuts in September
- August 2009 NPD sales report released
- August 2009
- July 2009 NPD report released
- July 2009
- Nintendo and Sony release Q1 2010 financial report
- Microsoft Q4 2009 financial report released
- June 2009 NPD sales figures released
- June 2009
- May 2009 NPD sales figures
- E3 2009 conference begins
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- April 2009 NPD sales figures
- Nintendo and Sony 2009 fiscal report released
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- March NPD 2009
- March 2009
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- October 2008
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- September NPD 2008 - Xbox 360 price cut sees 42% boost in sales
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- September 2008
- August NPD sales figures
- August 2008
- PS3 outsells 360 in NPD July 2008
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- Microsoft 2008 financial report has Xbox 360 at 20 million worldwide
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