The head of Microsoft Corp's year-old video game business said on Wednesday he is confident a raft of new games and the launch of online gaming will jumpstart sales of its market-trailing Xbox console. For J. Allard, general manager of Microsoft Xbox, the optimism comes amid mounting pressure to boost sales. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Tuesday added pressure on the unflappable Allard, saying he "expected" Xbox to overtake Nintendo's GameCube to become Europe's second-best selling console.
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