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500,000 European Dreamcasts Sold and
Counting!
Sega
Europe has hit their latest milestone weeks ahead of schedule. The
future is looking bright.
December 9, 1999
Breaking
more records today, Sega Europe announced that it has now sold over
a staggering 500,000 machines across Europe in less than two months,
confirming its position as the fastest selling games console ever!
With no less than 150,000 online registrations to boot, the boys
in blue have certainly reason to be happy. Sales now lie at around
180,000 in the United Kingdom, which is expected to rise to over
200,000 during the Christmas period, as sales throughout Europe are
set to increase to over 650,000 by January.
Jean Francois Cecillon was delighted with their results so far,
stating, "We're very excited about the phenomenal sales figures
announced today and are looking forward to a strong Christmas
period. Dreamcast is the first console with evolutionary
capabilities. The console will continue to grow and change to match
advances in technology, allowing it to further its development as a
multi-purpose platform. The next generation console has arrived and
everyone at Sega Europe is proud to be part of it."
With their next target of 1 million sales, we're confident that
goal will be achieved in time for Easter next year. Now, with
success in America and Europe, here's hoping the situation in
Australia and Japan will improve quickly.
-- Matthew Langan,
IGNDC
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