kotaku.com - 12/1/2008
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Black Friday may have swamped stores across the country, but it also lead to some massive shopping on eBay as well. Top of the list for most searched for item? The Nintendo Wii. eBay sent out a press release today to crow about their Black Friday successes, talking up the most searched for ...
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Did You Buy A Console On Black Friday?
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... a Nintendo kiosk set up at the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, California. I found the picture when I searched the Getty Images database, a supplier of stock photos. This one, and the photo of Mr. Claus below, were the only video game-related pictures I found taken during Black Friday when I searched for “Wii.” Various combos of Xbox 360 and PS3 didn’t turn up any Black Friday pics. Perhaps this is because the Wii was the most sought-after console during the holiday shopping weekend. eBay reported that it sold 3,171 Wiis and 1,059 copies of “Wii Fit” on its site. (Or maybe ...
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