Wii U beats PS4 and Xbox One onto kids' Christmas lists Nintendo's Wii U and Apple's iPad range are set to be more popular than Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox One games consoles for kids this Christmas, according to social media analysis by Play.com. According to the company's analysis of what 'mummy bloggers', retail correspondents and toy retailers are talking about on Twitter, the brand new PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles are trailing in second and third place respectively behind the Wii U and iPad. This is despite the fact that both new consoles sold out on Play.com during Black Friday. Play.com sales support the findings, with data from the online marketplace indicating an almost 75 per cent uplift in sales of the family-orientated Wii U in October this year, despite the product launching over a year ago. The findings suggest that those on the hunt for the latest consoles are gamers rather than consumers buying for their loved ones. The news comes after a report from uSwitch last month revealed that UK parents will collectively be splashing out over £3 billion on tech gifts for their kids, spending £243 each to fulfil their children's Christmas wishes. The Christmas splurge on gadgets comes despite the fact that seven in ten parents limit how long their children can spend using technology, and over a quarter (26 per cent) believe they spend too much on gadgets for their children.