Nintendo reports healthy sales over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday although numbers are down from last year...

The yearly spending spree that is Thanksgiving week has boosted Wii sales in the U.S. to 550,000 sold in just one week, while October saw only around 500,000 purchased the whole month. While Nintendo did sell more than the PS3 (which sold through 440,000 over the week) and considerably more than the Xbox 360 (for which Microsoft have elected not to release sales figures, which is telling in itself), the numbers are down considerably on last year's.

Industry analysts have commented that despite a State-side $50 reduction in price, the Wii sold 30% less over this key holiday sales period than last year, when it sold through some 800,000 units.

The DSi on the other hand lead the pack with incredibly strong sales, shifting over a million units (that's 150 sold every minute). This breaks the record the GBA set way back during Thanksgiving 2002. Wowza.

Is there anyone out there who doesn't have a Wii or DS yet?