( Mashable ) -- Microsoft has sold more than 10 million Kinect systems for the Xbox 360 to retailers , the company announced Wednesday . Kinect , a controller-free gaming system that competes with the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 Move , has been selling at an impressive rate since it launched in November . During the first three months after its launch , this rate was fast enough to earn Kinect the title of `` fastest-selling consumer device . '' According to Guinness World Records , which officially confirmed the record today , Microsoft sold an average of 133,333 units per day between November 4 and January 3 . `` The sales figures here speak for themselves , '' said Gaz Deaves , gaming editor for Guinness World Records in a statement from Microsoft . `` According to independent research , no other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span , which is an incredible achievement considering the strength of the sector . '' In comparison , it took the Nintendo Wii about two years to pass the 10 million sales mark ( although to be fair , Nintendo 's system was about $ 100 more expensive at launch than Microsoft 's sensor ) . Kinect sales have unsurprisingly slowed since the holiday season and the initial launch . If sales had continued at the newly announced record rate , Microsoft would be announcing it had sold more than 18 million units instead of 10 million . Even so , at this point it looks safe to call the device a smash hit . © 2013 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Microsoft has sold more than 10 million Kinect systems for the Xbox 360 . The company is also working on a new version of its operating system that will be available later this year. Sales rate fast enough to earn Kinect title of `` fastest-selling consumer device ''