PS3 Catching Up to Wii in Japan
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July 3rd, 2008
The wide-open chasm between the sales of the Wii and the PS3 has lessened a lot if the latest numbers are any indication. While the Wii outsold the PS3 in Japan last month, its lead has faltered, only outselling its rival console by 1.7 to 1, a far cry from the 6 to 1 lead the Wii had in May.
The launch of Metal Gear Solid 4 may have something to do with this however. Nintendo sold over 235,000 units of the Wii, with sales of the PS3 coming in at around 140,000. Always at the distant end of the line, Xbox 360 came in with sales of about 11,000 units. Interestingly, Sony owns the handheld sales, with PSP selling 274,000 units, surpassing Nintendo, who sold 195,000 DS units.
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