For First Time Sony PS3 Outsells Nintendo Wii In Japan
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It took some time to accomplish the task, but Sony has finally outsold Nintendo in Japan. This news is helping restore the belief that Sony might again dominate the global game console market.
Sony, which launched the consoles a year ago, sold 183,217 PS3 in Japan in the four weeks to November 25, topping sales of 159,193 Wii consoles, according to game magazine publisher Enterbrain, a key watcher of trends in the sector.
Sony dominated the game industry for about a decade with previous generations of its PlayStations but lost its crown to the low-cost Wii with its new idea of a motion sensor in the control unit.
This opened the way to a whole new range of games and even exercise programs and helped expand the gaming population beyond core users of young males to women and the elderly.
Not all analysts are confident that the latest news means Sony is back on top. The PS3 is still the most expensive console, so sales numbers may change in the next few months.
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