Console Wars: Wii Gets The Early Lead
The Toronto Star nicely summarizes the obvious:
“Wii was definitely the most popular by far,” said Paul Webber, manager of EB Games near Victoria Park and Danforth Aves. “It was 10 to 1. Twenty to 40 people were lined up every morning in front of the store. A PS3 would take a whole day to sell while a Wii was gone in 20 minutes.
“While holiday sales totals are the subject of much speculation on the web, the research firm NDP Group estimated that Wii’s sales figures for November were more than double those of its technologically beefier competition. According to the firm, Wii sold 476,000 units, while the PS3’s figures were put at 197,000.
In fact, those numbers may be low. In late November, Nintendo said it had sold 600,000 consoles in just the first eight days after its Nov. 19 launch across the Americas.
