Jonesing for the New Xbox 360?

Sooner rather then later gamers like you and I willseveral games, including Microsoft's Kameo,
get a chance to see Xbox 360 up close andActivision's Call of Duty 2, and King Kong. The
personal at retailers nationwide.demonstration disc also features movies of
In some surprising news Microsoft is planning toseveral titles, including Project Gotham Racing 3,
deliver Xbox 360 demo kiosks to retailers acrossNeed for Speed Most Wanted, and Ghost Recon.
North America as early as October 24th.The buzz continues to build for Xbox 360 as
Although the Xbox 360 console doesn't launch untilretailers prep for the Thanskgiving launch.
November 22nd, Microsoft intends to get theNumerous online retailers, including and
console out to the public early with these demoAmazon.com, have pre-sold out of the $299 Core
Kiosks. Be sure to check your local retailers theSystem and $399 premium edition.
week of October 24th.Brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy, Circuit
Xbox 360 demo kiosks have been reported toCity, and Target, have set up promotional posters
appear in various Wal-Mart locations across theand take-home leaflets to start the marketing
United States. The Xbox 360 demonstration unitsblitz.
are hooked up to an HDTV LCD monitor andMicrosoft is expected to produce 1.5 - 2 million
include a slot to insert a memory card tounits for the Xbox 360's global launch. Most units
download promotional data.are said to be allocated for the North American
Microsoft's Xbox 360 console will drop to retailmarket, followed by Europe and Japan.
chains on Nov. 22nd. The next-generation systemMicrosoft has sold 22 million Xbox units across the
is due for a global launch in North America,U.S. on hits like the Halo franchise. Sony's PS2
Europe, and Japan this holiday season and it isleads the U.S. game market, while Nintendo's
sure to be a huge hit.GameCube ranks third.
The Xbox 360 kiosk contains playable demos of