PS3 has outsold the Wii in Japan?
While powering its way to the top of the charts, the PS3 continues to eye bigger mountains to scale and conquer. The recent Sony sales surge certainly rocketed the console up, but the next mountain is one that has stood firm for the last few years and will be tougher to climb than all the PS3’s previous hurdles – this mountain is Mount Wii. Following the latest figures, it seems that the PS3 may have gotten slightly ahead of the Wii in terms of sales in Japan for the year.
While powering its way to the top of the charts, the PS3 continues to eye bigger mountains to scale and conquer. The recent Sony sales surge certainly rocketed the console up, but the next mountain is one that has stood firm for the last few years and will be tougher to climb than all the PS3’s previous hurdles – this mountain is Mount Wii. Following the latest figures, it seems that the PS3 may have gotten slightly ahead of the Wii in terms of sales in Japan for the year.
Japan hardware sales from January 4th to Oct 24th, 2009:
- Wii: 1,012,924
- PS3: 1,006,810
- Xbox 360: 284,943
Estimates for next week’s sales charts, January 4th to Nov 1st, 2009:
- PS3: 1,044,310
- Wii: 1,038,924
- Xbox 360: 294,943
If these estimates are correct, then the PS3 may have really gotten ahead of the Wii in Japan for the year. This would be another bad first for the Wii – the first time it would not come out on top on yearly sales.
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