Considering how often they seem to break down, it's amazing that there are any users left at all. But, according to a New York Times report cited by the following article, growth has been consistent.

Ross Honey, senior director of Microsoft's media entertainment group cites the addition of games like "Happy Feet" to the market as appealing to families, and bringing in a wider variety of users.

That's according to a New York Times report which also said growth has been consistently in the double digits since the service began.

"The people we’ve partnered with see this as a good way to re-connect with the consumer," said Ross Honey, senior director of Microsoft's media entertainment group.

"We allow a consumer who’s very engaged in games to shift, with the same box, to watching The Departed."’
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    JJBDude Jul 4, 07
    Well what can I say, the Marketplace is an ingenious idea and a great addition to the Xbox 360. It has very little flaws in my opinion and it doesn't suprise me to hear it's growing by double digits each month.
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    Deviant Jul 4, 07
    Wow... that's a lot of Xbox360's... I mean doubling? And I hear that the Wii is still more popular... -.-

    Wow.... just think of all the profits they're getting.......
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    Final Blade Jul 4, 07
    I don't care for this, i find it junk.
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    Shadow of Death* Jul 4, 07
    Uhhhh Floatzel...Double Digits, not Doubling....Double digits means anywhere from 10 - 99....And this is the amount of Marketplace content, so at least 10 items get added a month, which isn't surprising considering it gets updated on Wednesday and usually has around 5+ content each of those days...
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    Evanster Jul 4, 07
    wow double digits. that's a lot considering the Xbox failure rate.
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    Storm Jul 4, 07
    The Wii has already surpassed their Virtual Console numbers...and M$ that's been out for almost two years now are barely heading to three digits.

    Final, don't post if you don't care...seriously...
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    tidus04 Jul 5, 07
    Really good to hear this increasement in what it is offering.

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