Andre Yoskowitz
13 Nov 2008 23:23
Nintendo sold 803,210 Wii consoles in the United States for the month of October, marking a large jump from last month.
According to figures from market research firm NPD, the Nintendo had better supply for its hit console and increased sales from 687,000 units last month.
Sales of the Sony PlayStation 3 fell again from 232,400 units in September to 190,000 for October. Because of a recent across the board price cut, the Microsoft Xbox 360 saw a decent sized sales jump from 347,200 units in September to 371,000 for October
“The price reduction on the Xbox 360 is paying dividends at retail as the platform realized a 7% unit sales increase over September,” said analyst Anita Frazier. “Keeping in mind that September was a five-week month while October had four [weeks], the sales pace increased 33%.”
Even with diminished sales, the PS3 still made huge progress year-on-year selling 57 percent more consoles than in October 2007.