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Nielsen Ratings show Xbox 360 has the most active users in 2009
Nielsen Ratings show Xbox 360 has the most active users in 2009
  According to the newest report by the Nielsen Company, Xbox 360 has the most active users in 2009, while the Nintendo Wii has the fewest! What “active users” translates into is the amount of console owners who regularly turn on ...
Wii Has Fewest Percentage of Active Users, says Nielsen
Wii Has Fewest Percentage of Active Users, says Nielsen
industrygamers.com — The Wii may have the largest installed base among consoles by far, but those people aren't exactly... very active gamers.  (more) Wii Has Fewest Percentage of Active Users, says Nielsen
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Xbox 360 is the most-used console
HBO — ... Xbox 360 is the most-used console According to the Nielson Company (via the Examiner), the Xbox 360 is the gaming platform with the most 'active users' - the percentage of owners of a particular console that regularly use their console for gaming. (Halo 3 can almost certainly be credited with a significant portion of this success - and Halo 2 is holding up the original Xbox numbers, as well.) The least-used system? The Wii. I guess once you buy it... it just sits there. (Louis Wu 18:01:23 ...

Xbox 360 is the most-used console
My Halo News.comAccording to the Nielson Company (via the Examiner), the Xbox 360 is the gaming platform with the most 'active users' - the percentage of owners of a particular console that regularly use their console for gaming. (Halo 3 can almost certainly be credited with a significant portion of this success - and Halo 2 is holding up the original Xbox numbers, as well.) The least-used system? The Wii. I guess once you buy it... it just sits there. (Louis Wu 18:01:23 UTC) ...

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