In honor of this historic month, I've compiled a full list of November (Black Friday) performances throughout the decades to compare performances to.
Note: these numbers only represent the console in its prime (1996-present), and don't contain the November that the console launched in (because so many of these consoles have November launches).
November (Black Friday) month comparisons (post-launch year, 1996-present):
Sony:
344K (PS1, November 1996)
860K (PS1, November 1997)
977K (PS1, November 1998)
827K (PS1, November 1999)
909K (PS2, November 2001)
1284K (PS2, November 2002)
837K (PS2, November 2003)
696K (PS2, November 2004)
531K (PS2, November 2005)
466K (PS3, November 2007)
378K (PS3, November 2008)
710K (PS3, November 2009)
530K (PS3, November 2010)
894K (PS3, November 2011)
762K (PS3, November 2012)
Lowest month: 344K (PS1, November 1996)
Highest month: 1284K (PS2, November 2002)
Microsoft:
467K (Xbox, November 2002)
462K (Xbox, November 2003)
708K (Xbox, November 2004)
511K (360, November 2006)
770K (360, November 2007)
836K (360, November 2008)
820K (360, November 2009)
1374K (360, November 2010)
1688K (360, November 2011)
1259K (360, November 2012)
Lowest month: 462K (Xbox, November 2003)
Highest month: 1688K (360, November 2011)
Sega:
96K (Saturn, November 1996)
245K (Dreamcast, November 1999)
192K (Dreamcast, November 2000)
259K (Dreamcast, November 2001)
Lowest month: 92K (Saturn, November 1996)
Highest month: 259K (Dreamcast, November 2001)
Nintendo:
764K (N64, November 1997)
718K (N64, November 1998)
465K (N64, November 1999)
275K (N64, November 2000)
424K (GameCube, November 2002)
751K (GameCube, November 2003)
350K (GameCube, November 2004)
272K (GameCube, November 2005)
981K (Wii, November 2007)
2040K (Wii, November 2008)
1260K (Wii, November 2009)
1270K (Wii, November 2010)
863K (Wii, November 2011)
420K (Wii, November 2012)
Lowest month: 272K (GameCube, November 2005)
Highest month: 2040K (Wii, November 2008)