Japan: PS3 Beating Wii in 2010
Nintendo getting squeezed in both US and Japanese territories.
The race for the best-selling home console of 2010 in Japan has taken a new turn, as the PlayStation 3 has overtaken Nintendo's Wii in annual sales.
Figures from Media Create dating back to January show that the PS3 has sold 1,017,094 units to date, compared to 1,015,513 Wii consoles. The release of several high profile titles for Sony's platform - including Yakuza 4, Sengoku Basara 3 and Fist of the North Star: Warriors - has kept the PS3 in good stead.
MCV notes that in the US, the Wii is also being overtaken in 2010 sales by the Xbox 360. While Nintendo's white box was the darling of the sales charts for several years, it seems to be being beaten in momentum by the launch of PlayStation Move and the promise of Kinect.
It's worth noting that the Wii's total install base is much greater than either the Xbox 360 or the PS3. But this trend surely can't be pleasing for Nintendo. What say you, readers?
Figures from Media Create dating back to January show that the PS3 has sold 1,017,094 units to date, compared to 1,015,513 Wii consoles. The release of several high profile titles for Sony's platform - including Yakuza 4, Sengoku Basara 3 and Fist of the North Star: Warriors - has kept the PS3 in good stead.
MCV notes that in the US, the Wii is also being overtaken in 2010 sales by the Xbox 360. While Nintendo's white box was the darling of the sales charts for several years, it seems to be being beaten in momentum by the launch of PlayStation Move and the promise of Kinect.
It's worth noting that the Wii's total install base is much greater than either the Xbox 360 or the PS3. But this trend surely can't be pleasing for Nintendo. What say you, readers?
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Non story move along... 21 Sep 2010 10:38
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The wii is like multi-level marketing. The overtake the wii total sales then your saying something annual sales eh...
It's amazing that it's still selling a million units
It's amazing that it's still selling a million units
sourgrapes lol 21 Sep 2010 12:36
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@Non_story_move_along...
did you even read the title? it's about the sales figures for 2010... lol
did you even read the title? it's about the sales figures for 2010... lol
yup non story 21 Sep 2010 16:41
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wii 70 million ps3 38 xbox 41.
and it will be a non-story if ps3 surpasses xbox in overall. no one buys american but americans run to buy foreign chit and that a fact.
and it will be a non-story if ps3 surpasses xbox in overall. no one buys american but americans run to buy foreign chit and that a fact.