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Wii sales up, PS3 and Xbox 360 down on Ebay
by Marcus Lai

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Sales for Nintendo Co.'s Wii are up while sales for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 are down at auction site Ebay.

In the latest sales data for the site, Wii sales have increased one percent over the past two weeks to rank as the No. 1 most popular video game system at the site. Wii carries an average sale price of $367.01.

Xbox 360 premium sales are down seven percent in the same period to rank at No. 2. It carries an average selling price of $345.99.

The PS3 incurred a five percent decrease in sales to rank as the third most popular video game hardware. It holds an average sale price of $583.24.

Wii is the best-selling video game console in the U.S. and has helped broaden the appeal of video games outside its core audience.

Titles like Wii Sports and Wii Play have been solid sales hits among casual gamers who have become attracted to new motion-sensitive game titles.

Microsoft will release the Xbox 360 Elite later this month in order to offer a hardware SKU that better competes with the PS3. The Elite will offer HDMI and a 120GB hard drive for $479.99.

The PS3 recently launched in Europe and experienced a plunge in second-week sales after brisk opening sales. In addition, game titles incurred a 60 percent decrease in sales in week two.

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