Wii Selling 6+ Times Better Than PlayStation ...

Wii Selling 6+ Times Better Than PlayStation 3 In Japan

Just as the PlayStation 3 was finally confirmed to be in "full production", reports are coming in from Japan that Sony's next-gen console is getting its ports kicked all over again by the Wii. Sixfold! For every PS3 sold in Japan throughout the month of June, Nintendo was selling more than 6 Wiis, as indicated by the latest data from magazine publisher Enterbrain (via Reuters). In fact, the Wii/PS3 sales ratio was just over 6.5 to 1 last month, in an accelerated rise from 4:1 in April, and 5:1 in May.

According to Enterbrain, Nintendo sold 270,974 Wii units in the four weeks ended June 24, while Sony only managed to push 41,628 PS3s off the selves. As usual, Microsoft lagged even further behind, with 17,616 Xbox 360s sold. Then again, considering that's nearly half of what Sony sold, it's not bad at all.

However, this "next-gen battle" still pales in comparison to the handheld market, as the Nintendo DS continues to hold its ground as the best selling games system in Japan, by far! During one week alone in late June, there were almost 164,000 DS units sold in the territory, which is more than all other consoles combined.

Apparently the only place in the world where the PlayStation 3 is actually doing better than the Wii and Xbox 360 at retail is Australia:

"In an interview with GameSpot AU, [managing director Michael Ephraim] quoted figures from data trackers GfK Australia, which show that the PS3 has sold more than 50,000 units since it was launched on March 23, 2007. In comparison, the Wii has sold 100,000 units since its launch on December 7, 2006. "Based on GfK since launch, PS3 has been the number one next-gen console, outselling Wii and Xbox 360 every week, except for last week," Ephraim said."

Now, I dare anyone to say that the Aussies don't have "issues"!

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