Microsoft Kinect 'fastest-selling device on record'
10 March 2011 Last updated at 11:09 GMT
The popularity of the Kinect has helped to boost sales of games, Microsoft says
Microsoft has sold more than 10 million Kinect sensor systems since launch on 4 November, and is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device on record, according to Guinness World Records.
The sales figures outstrip those of both Apple's iPhone and iPad when launched, the body said.
Kinect is an infrared camera add-on for Microsoft's Xbox 360 games console that allows it to track body movements.
The success of Kinect has also helped to drive games sales, Microsoft said.
More than 10 million games have be sold worldwide to date, it added.
Gaz Davies, editor of Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition, said: "We can confirm that no other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span, an incredible achievement considering the strength of the sector".
Microsoft sold eight million devices between 4 November last year and 3 January at an average rate of 133,333 a day, Guinness World Records said.
Despite the strong sales of Kinect, in January Microsoft reported profits of $6.63bn (£4.1bn) for the last three months of 2010, down from $6.66bn a year earlier.
Credit: BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)
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