XBox One and 360 Outsell PS3, PS4, Wii, and Wii U on Black Friday
Microsoft's Xbox One ranked number one on all Black Friday sales, recent reports have claimed, while the company's previous console, the 360, came in second.
According to InfoScout, graphics based on Walmart and Target sales, Xbox One accounted for 31% of all sales while the 360 was a close 30%. The Sony consoles, PS3 and 4 sold 15% while Nintendo's Wii U was 6% and the Wii just 1%.
Important to note is that in many places the PlayStation 4 was in limited supply, and it appears Microsoft was better prepared for the mass amounts of consoles they had to get rid of.
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Venturebeat reports that Target sold the XBox 360 for $180 and Walmart for $99. Together with the XBox One, they equated for 61% of all sales. The PS3 sold for $149 at Walmart and $199 at Target. With the PS4, the two consoles totaled for 30% of sales.
The two Nintendo consoles, Wii U and Wii combined had 7% of sales. The Wii sold for $99 at Walmart and $129 at Target.
Both Target and Walmart sold the next-gen consoles at their asking prices. The Xbox One for $499, and the PS4 for $399, and the Wii U for $299, which came in a bundle with a game or two depending on the promotion.
The survey did not factor in handheld console's, the 3DS and PS Vita.
Call of Duty: Ghosts was the No. 1 selling game according to InfoScout with Disney Infinity in second, Skylanders: Swap Force in third, and Grand Theft Auto 5 and Madden NFL 25 rounding out the list at four and five.
InfoScout based their survey off of 3,000 different people on Black Friday, and 83,000 shopping receipts. From there, they concluded that 83% of those people said those presents were Christmas gifts. Also, 85% of those who purchased a console, said they were likely to buy another game before Christmas.
