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Video Business, November, 2006 by Netherby, Jennifer; Ault, Susanne; Chronis, George T.
By Jennifer Netherby, Susanne Ault and George T. Chronis Blu-ray, HD DVD sales see bump from new players Retailers and others were left scrambling to fill PlayStation 3 orders last week, with analysts estimating that Sony shipped half of the 400,000 units the company had planned.
Sony didn't say how many PS3 units it shipped at launch, but analysts and industry sources estimated anywhere between 150,000 and 250,000 units made it to stores. A Sony spokesman said the company would continue to ship units to retailers and expects more than 1 million units out by year-end. Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter said there weren't any reliable numbers on initial PS3 or Nintendo Wii sales. Even Blu-ray Disc-backing studios were left...
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