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NEWS: PS3 sales catching up with Wii

pocket-lint.co.uk
05-Jul-2008
        
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Sony console sailing off shelves NEWS: 5 July 2008 15:00 GMT by Katie Scott Nintendo's Wii is still the top selling console in Japan, but the latest stats would suggest that it's losing its lead. Game magazine publisher Enterbrain has released its latest stats and it seems that the Sony PS3 is gaining popularity in the Japanese market. The Wii outsold its rival console by 1.7 to 1 in June, making it the number one game console for a seventh consecutive month. But the mag put this figure into perspective adding that, in May, the Nintendo console had a 6-to-1 lead. Nintendo sold 235,990 units of its Wii console in the five weeks ended 29 June, while sales of the PS3 came to 139,494 units, Enterbrain said. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is currently trailing the pack, with sales of 10,964 units. PS3 sales are believed to be being driven... [read full story]                    

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