Australia and next-gen sales figures

The Australian reports that recently released the current next-gen sales figures for Australia indicate a rise in gaming system purchases in the Nation.

Anyhow, for those curious about how each console in the Australian version of the console wars, here are the results: The PlayStation 3 saw around 36,000 consumers on its side a month after the launch, despite the AU$ 1000 price tag. The Xbox 360, has around 160,000. The Wii is somewhere in the middle of the two, with at least 80,000 units sold in the country.

As for the size of the online network, Microsoft says that more than half of its Australian user base have subscribed to Xbox Live. Sony says that around 35 percent of their users are active on PlayStation Network.

Nintendo has yet to give an indication of how many Wii users are connecting their systems to the Internet.

The Australian reports that recently released the current next-gen sales figures for Australia indicate a rise in gaming system purchases in the Nation.

Anyhow, for those curious about how each console in the Australian version of the console wars, here are the results: The PlayStation 3 saw around 36,000 consumers on its side a month after the launch, despite the AU$ 1000 price tag. The Xbox 360, has around 160,000. The Wii is somewhere in the middle of the two, with at least 80,000 units sold in the country.

As for the size of the online network, Microsoft says that more than half of its Australian user base have subscribed to Xbox Live. Sony says that around 35 percent of their users are active on PlayStation Network.

Nintendo has yet to give an indication of how many Wii users are connecting their systems to the Internet.