The Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Spokesperson Major Nelson recently announced that the Xbox sold exceptionally well ahead of NPD data. Â He also noted that the company ran out of Xbox 360 consoles to ship in the back end of the month (December). Â With supplies tight, Microsoft may be facing shortages of Xbox 360 units, and Kinect units in 2011.
Time will tell if this shortage will have a long lasting effect on supply in the near term or if it will persist throughout the year. Â With Microsoft and Xbox 360 having their strongest year in history, it’s definitely a problem that they want to be having at this late stage in the console’s life.
With a solid 5 years under its belt and having its best year yet, I don’t think Microsoft could have asked for a better situation to be in.
