New iPad sales surpass three million over weekend
Apple’s new iPad(3) has sold over three million units since going on sale last Friday. It was estimated that the iPad 2 had a million sales during its launch weekend last year. According to the Cupertino corporation, this is the “strongest iPad launch yet.”
It’s an impressive start for the tablet, which also moonlights as a gaming device, when not handling Netflix, Twitter updates, email or silly executives trying to take notes using the virtual keyboard. To compare with dedicated gaming handhelds: Sony announced the PlayStation Vita reached 1.2 million sales shortly after its launch in the States and Europe. Nintendo announced in January that the 3DS reached 15 million sales globally in 2011; regionally it reached 4.5 million units in the States on its first birthday.
Short version: Don’t expect talk about universal apps and iOS gaming to slow down any time soon.Continue reading New iPad sales surpass three million over weekendNew iPad sales surpass three million over weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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