Reuters: Technology News: Sony's PlayStation3 beats Nintendo's Wii U over Black Friday

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Sony's PlayStation3 beats Nintendo's Wii U over Black Friday Nov 29th 2012, 20:45 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Microsoft Windows 8 makes lukewarm debut: sales tracker 2:56pm EST Microsoft sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in month: exec Tue, Nov 27 2012 UPDATE 2-Microsoft sold 40 mln Windows 8 licenses in month -exec Tue, Nov 27 2012 Online sales jump on Cyber Monday, eBay shines Mon, Nov 26 2012 UPDATE 2-Nintendo sells 400,000 Wii U consoles in first US week Mon, Nov 26 2012 Analysis & Opinion Carney at BoE changes the game for UK banks With a new Wii, new problems for Nintendo Related Topics Tech » Media » Black Friday » Sony's Playstation3 and its game controller are displayed at a showcase at an electronic shop in Tokyo May 1, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:45pm EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp sold over 525,000 PlayStation3 consoles in the United States during the week of Black Friday that kicks off the holiday shopping season, surpassing sales of Nintendo's new Wii U. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc said on Thursday that sales of its six-year-old PlayStation3 jumped 9 percent over the same period last year. The sales compared with over 400,000 units sold of Nintendo's Wii U, the new console on which the Japanese company is staking much of its future. Microsoft Corp sold over 750,000 units of its Xbox 360 console during the week of Black Friday, one of the heaviest U.S. consumer-spending periods of the year. The results could deal a blow to Nintendo, which is hoping that the Wii U, which comes with a touchscreen "GamePad" controller, will revive growth and pull it out of the red in coming years. Since its November 18 U.S. launch, the Wii U has been marred by technical glitches, including long software download times. Analysts have said the initial sales numbers may have been curbed by insufficient supply, common during the launch of new products. On Monday, Nintendo said Wii U consoles were "effectively sold out" in U.S. retail stores. Sales of consoles and portable handheld game devices like the Nintendo 3DS are crumbling as gamers migrate to offerings on smartphones and tablets. According to research firm NPD Group, video game hardware sales slid 37 percent in October from a year ago. The battle between the three game makers is expected to intensify when Sony and Microsoft launch their own next-generation PlayStation and Xbox consoles, expected in 2013. (Reporting By Malathi Nayak; Editing by Leslie Adler) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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