360 Black Friday sales rival Wii, double PS3
by Dustin Burg 
{ Nov 30th 2007 at 12:00PM }
Black Friday console sales brought in the big bucks for all three major players who all benefited from the crazy shopping madness. But one (or we guess two) stood out among the rest and sold its metaphorical bum off all week long.Early reports coming from the Microsoft camp are telling us that the week of Black Friday, Xbox 360 hardware sales hovered around 310,000 units. And if the reports are accurate, those 310,000 units in one week would nearly equal all of last month's sales combined. Bravo Xbox 360, we know we spotted you in numerous shopping carts when we were out and about last Friday. It also should be known that the Nintendo Wii also shared similiar Black Friday sales moving an estimated 350,000 units, but the PS3 didn't do as well. Microsoft is claiming that their Xbox 360 sales doubled that of the PS3's (ouch!) during the same seven day period although those numbers can't be confirmed until NPD numbers are released or until Sony musters up enough courage to release their own estimates. But we don't need to mud sling, because 360 sales are just dandy fine and we've got hot chocolate to drink. Life is good.
[Thanks, Iliad Force]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ten Dolla Bill @ Nov 30th 2007 12:08PM
Let the fanboy roasting begin.
Tony @ Nov 30th 2007 12:30PM
That's better than I expected. I did read that DS was something like 650,000 units for the week though. Man lol.
Supposedly Super Mario Galaxy moved 500,000 units too. I've not heard anything about any actual 360 numbers, although that article points out a bunch of stats of software selling like crazy for the thing overall for the week.
Ben @ Nov 30th 2007 12:46PM
While making the rounds on Black Friday I noticed stacks of PS3s, but no 360s or Wiis to be found anywhere.
ccc @ Nov 30th 2007 12:47PM
PS3, LMAO!
Dadidito @ Nov 30th 2007 12:49PM
@ Ben, I see the same thing. My boss and the receptionist had to order thru Amazon. The Best buy and the Compusa here in Midtown Manhattan as of yesterday afternoon sold out of the xbox premium and Wii(of course no surprise there! :)). In
Tony @ Nov 30th 2007 12:54PM
I actually expected the PS3 to do better than it currently seems it did. I mean, for the October numbers, Sony was making a big deal that their price cut helped them sell 75,000 units in the final week of the month. That's a good 300,000 units a month if it was kept up.
It's starting to sound like it was just a few hangers on waiting for a price cut, assuming what's being said in that article is true. I imagine if it kicked ass Sony would have put out releases like Nintendo has, though.
ccc @ Nov 30th 2007 1:21PM
True that Tony, Sony has nothing but a bad time with the ps3. And now it HAS been here for a year and look at it, really nobetter off than it was a year ago. Last year they said "just wait a year, 360 didn't really have any good games worth playing the first year either". Well, its been a year and the console still blows with the only games on it worth playing are already on the 360 with a much better online network and running smoother. A year after 360 hit the shelves we had Gears of War, what you got Fony? You got Jack and shit and Jack left town.
Justin @ Nov 30th 2007 3:38PM
Wow. You guys believe anything as long as it's in your favor don't you? Look where the information is coming from. From Microsoft...in the form of a 'claim'. No proof.
Read the countless other sites where Sony outright denies Microsoft's 'claims' that it sold 2X as much as the PS3.
In fact, here's the direct quote.
"It's SCEA's policy not to disclose our unit sales numbers until NPD numbers are officially released which will be December 13th. However, I can assure you that Microsoft's estimates of our PS3 unit sales numbers are way off and they did not outsell PS3 2:1 during Black Friday week."
Stop being sheep please....
Please?
Re-read the article and focus on the word 'claim' they sold double what the PS3 did.
Sony has stated that it will release its' numbers mid-December and that Microsoft's clamis are
edward camp @ Nov 30th 2007 3:45PM
you do realize you're on 360"fanboy" right? I think you want to hang out at ps3 fanboy not here.....
Kalroy @ Dec 7th 2007 8:14PM
"Wow. You guys believe anything as long as it's in your favor don't you?"
...
"Read the countless other sites where Sony outright denies Microsoft's 'claims' that it sold 2X as much as the PS3."
I find it interesting that after all the incredibly blatant lies that have come from Sony you seem to believe them without regard to their track record.
Kalroy
Justin @ Nov 30th 2007 3:39PM
damn new system...
well, I didn't finish my statement, but I feel I've said enough.
Justin @ Nov 30th 2007 3:47PM
Being a fanboy doesn't mean you have to live a lie and ignore things that sit right in front of you, just to feel better about your 360.
Brucie B @ Nov 30th 2007 4:25PM
So your one of those...
Do you live under a bridge to...
Justin @ Nov 30th 2007 7:29PM
...I don't get it.
ryan @ Nov 30th 2007 11:18PM
the old billy goats gruff fairy tale. with the troll who lived under the uh...
baka_07 @ Dec 2nd 2007 11:22AM
hahaha damn that is soo funny.. got him straight at the nose.
Trekster_Gamer @ Dec 6th 2007 8:55PM
I just jumped on the 360 bandwagon! I watched the big three since there release, no matter what who says about what was sold be it MS or Sony anyone who can use a search engine can go look around and easily tell that the Xbox360 offers the most next gen games, even the games that are released on both the PS3 and 360, the 360 appears to look much better and play smoother. I think the 360 is really hitting it's stride, I also do like the Wii but the controller would go only so far with me. I think it is a bit underpowered for most of the games I play.
They say the PS3 will enjoy a 10 year lifespan, prolly because it will take that long for them to make any money with it. I can see the 360 being around for 5 more years or so and I am onboard with that.