New numbers on the console sales figures:
- XBox360. 7.74 million units worldwide. 300,000 Japan, 4.95 million US, 2.49 million other countries.
- Wii. 3.19 million units worldwide. 1.01 million Japan, 1.32 million Americas, 0.86m other countries.
- PS3. 1.18 million units worldwide. 480,000 Japan, 700,000 Americas.
The XBox 360 has been out about 13 months now, while the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii have been out a little over a month. The Wii, the last to release, is pummeling the PS3 in sales (to be fair, the PS3 started out in the race with an injury to their manufacturing facilities not building blue lasers fast enough), and catching up quickly to the XBox 360. With 3.16 million sold in a month and a half, it really won't be long before the Wii eclipses the XBox360 in sales. No doubt the lower price point of the Wii ($250, with a game!) as well as the new innovative game controls are helping to drive the sales of the system past their competitors.
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