The Xbox 360 is neither slowing down nor giving up its lead in the U.S any time soon. On Thursday, Nov. 8, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 continues to lead the U.S. game console market for 22 consecutive months, with 56% of total console sales.

According to the official Microsoft blog, the U.S. NPD highlights are as follows:

• "Xbox 360 sold 270,000 units in October, more units than any other console, and held 56 percent share of current-generation console sales in the U.S. This marks the 20th consecutive month that Xbox 360 has held more than a 40 percent share of current-generation console sales in the U.S."
• "Total retail spend on the Xbox 360 platform in October (hardware, software and accessories) reached $315 million. Consumers spent more on Xbox 360 products in October than they spent on the other two current-generation consoles combined."
• "During the month of October, Xbox 360 held six of the top 10 U.S. console game titles including: "NBA 2K13," "Medal of Honor Warfighter," "Resident Evil 6," Dishonored," "Madden NFL 13" and "Borderlands 2"."

Pretty impressive for a console that is slowly approaching its seventh birthday, and was considered the underdog at launch. No doubt Microsoft did a magnificent job with the Xbox 360, but that work is not over just yet.

The Xbox 360 is gearing up for a massive overflow of games coming its way. Games like Halo 4, Forza Horizon, Nike + Kinect Training, Dance Central 3, Fable: The Journey, Kinect Nat Geo TV, and Kinect Sesame Street TV. The year 2013 is shaping up to be another success for the Xbo 360, as Gears of War: Judgment, Crysis 2, BioShock Infinite, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist are all schedule for release.