December 13, 2014 - 09:00 AMT
Microsoft sells 1.2 million Xbox Ones in Nov

Microsoft said it sold 1.2 million Xbox Ones during the November sales month, topping sales of competing consoles for the period, PCWorld reports.

Microsoft cited sales figures from NPD, which tracks retail sales of game consoles, OCs and more in the United States.

Overall, video game sales at U.S. retail stores totaled $2.41 billion, down 11 percent from a year earlier, according to market researcher NPD Group. Hardware sales dipped 23 percent to about $1 billion.

“Response to the holiday lineup of games on Xbox One was incredible, with Xbox One fans buying more games in November in the U.S. than any other gen-eight platform and enjoying over 357 million hours of gameplay globally,” said Mike Nichols, corporate vice president for Xbox marketing.