Xbox360 Outsells PS3 and Wii
According to MSN.com, despite the large demand for both the PS3 and the Wii, the Xbox 360 has actually outsold the two newcomers in the time since their launch. Even though gamers everywhere flocked to line up for the PS3 and Wii, the Xbox 360 juggernaut Gears of War plus cheap packages boosted its sales above the competition. The article refers to Canada, but the numbers are true for all of North America.
A Electronics Manager at Great Canadian Superstore said this about the launch,
“Retailers had a great four-day run and pretty much everything is gone. Sony dropped the ball and Nintendo didn’t do that much better. They over-promised and under delivered in terms of the quantity of Wii systems that were available. Sony on the other hand warned everyone that supplies would be severely limited. Microsoft was the big winner. They had lots of systems and they had them priced right with game bundles that gamers were interested in.”
The launch of the PS3 and Wii was a great tactical win for Microsoft, but the real race starts in a few months, when Sony and Nintendo start shipping a lot more consoles.
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