Weekend console sales winner = Xbox 360 !

[Blade_Runner]

Weekend console sales winner = Xbox 360 !

Some good old-fashioned marketing and one heck of a bundle deal could prove to be the shot of adrenaline that the Xbox 360 needed to boost its system sales here in North America.

Bill Gates told the world about six months ago that Halo 3 would be released day and date with the PlayStation 3, but that proved to be more of a smoke screen than a promise.

Retailers and analysts across North America confirm that the hottest selling gaming console this past weekend was the Xbox 360.

In Canada Microsoft Game Studios was offering a three game deal with a system with a 20GB hard drive and an extra controller at one retailer for $449.99. One of the free games was Gears of War and when that sold out gamers could get the new Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Xbox Live Arcade: Unplugged.

A quick trip around to several stores on Sunday saw all Nintendo Wii systems sold out, but the majority of gamers who were coming to get a Wii or a PlayStation 3 were taking advantage of the $449.99 Xbox 360 deal.

Microsoft also dropped the price of several of their Xbox 360 games and peripherals to try and out-market Sony and Nintendo.

The rest @ Nintendo and Sony Get Caught in Microsoft's Xbox 360 Mousetrap

 

[thexfactor]

Check this out too ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the next four weeks, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN - News) will let customers decide which fantastic deals are offered this holiday season. "Amazon Customers Vote" starts today and continues through the next four weeks. Every Thursday, a new set of four extraordinary deals will be announced on the Amazon.com homepage. Some are popular items this holiday season and others are unique products that customers can only find on Amazon.com. These deals go well above traditional holiday discounting, so customers must vote on the one deal they want Amazon.com to offer each week. For week one, customers can vote today through next Tuesday (November 21), the deal with the most votes will be announced next Wednesday (November 22), and that deal can be purchased beginning at 11 a.m. PT next Thursday (November 23, Thanksgiving Day) -- the same day the next four deals will be up for voting.

The first week's four deals that are up for voting on the Amazon.com homepage today include:
1,000 Xbox 360 core systems, each for $100 (normally $299.99)
2,500 Mongoose dual-suspension mountain bikes, each for $30 (normally $139.99)
2,000 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses interactive Genevieve dolls, each for $10 (normally $49.84)
2,000 Amazon Prime memberships for $40 (normally $79) and receive a free $100 Amazon.com Toys Store promotional certificate.

Amazon.com Lets ''Customers Vote'' for Extraordinary Deals This Holiday Season: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Looks like the xbox will surely get the most votes...too bad amazon doesn't ship electronic goods here...anyway expect those 1000 xbox'es to vanish in no time

 

[arrow055]

Less than Rs 5k!!OMG!! Ya they should have shipped to india.

 

[Mohit]

amazing deal ........but not for us

wish i cud get one....damn.