The Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005, in North America, followed by December 2, 2005, in Europe and December 10, 2005, in Japan[1][2][4]. The console launched in other regions such as South Korea (February 24, 2006), Taiwan (March 2, 2006), Hong Kong and Singapore (March 16, 2006), and Australia and New Zealand (March 23, 2006)[5].