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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (11827)	11/7/2002 2:46:38 PM
From: AugustWest	Respond to of 57110

Thanks Lizzy. Do you think they will confirm future guidance? I just saw a headline fly by this morning about X-Box pulling ahead of game cube. I imagine that will be reflective in reported earnings tonight.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (11827)	11/7/2002 2:55:56 PM
From: AugustWest	Respond to of 57110

Lizzy here's the article I mentioned earlier. (COMTEX) B: Xbox pulling ahead of GameCube in UK B: Xbox pulling ahead of GameCube in UK Nov 07, 2002 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- While UK sales of the PS2 continues to thrash everything out of sight, the battle for second place is where the real action is, with Microsoft forging ahead of Nintendo in the latest figures released. Largely thanks to the Sega value bundle, Xbox sales for the week ending November 3rd soared by some 42% to 10,371, according to ChartTrack figures. GameCube sales rose by a mere 15% , to 6,657, a platform that hasn't been helped lately by a dearth of 'must have' exclusive titles. UK installed base figures for the two consoles also makes for interesting reading: Xbox has overtaken GameCube in the past week, with a ChartTrack figure of 233,503 for Xbox versus 230,876. These figures are thought to represent between 70 and 80% of 'real' sales of the machine in the UK, due to the ChartTrack panel not accounting for all retailers. Meanwhile the PS2 is set to top the three million mark imminently. Source: Gamesindustry.biz URL: datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon Copyright (C) 2002 Datamonitor. All rights reserved -0- SUBJECT CODE: Microsoft Corporation Nintendo Co., Ltd. Sony Corporation * end of story *