Nintendo Continues Japanese Domination
Nintendo's PlayStation 3 [http://www.wii.com]is showing signs of a possible resurgence.
The Wii tripled the sales of Sony's [http://www.sony.com] offering in August, with sales of 245,653 units compared to 81,541. The good news for Sony is found in the shrinking ratio: In July, the Wii quadrupled PlayStation 3 sales with 396,752 against 91,987 and in June sold over six times as many, selling 270,974 units to Sony's 41,628. Sales of all three major console system suffered a drop in August, following significant spikes for the Wii and PlayStation 3 in June, but Sony experienced the least precipitous decline. Unit sales for the Wii were down 38 percent, while PlayStation 3 sales saw only an 11 percent dip.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 [http://www.xbox.com]continues to languish in near-irrelevance in Japan, selling 11,288 units in August, a 37 percent decline from the previous month.
moves [http://www.nintendo.com]for the holiday season may lead to a jump in their fortunes.
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Nintendo's PlayStation 3 [http://www.wii.com]is showing signs of a possible resurgence.
The Wii tripled the sales of Sony's [http://www.sony.com] offering in August, with sales of 245,653 units compared to 81,541. The good news for Sony is found in the shrinking ratio: In July, the Wii quadrupled PlayStation 3 sales with 396,752 against 91,987 and in June sold over six times as many, selling 270,974 units to Sony's 41,628. Sales of all three major console system suffered a drop in August, following significant spikes for the Wii and PlayStation 3 in June, but Sony experienced the least precipitous decline. Unit sales for the Wii were down 38 percent, while PlayStation 3 sales saw only an 11 percent dip.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 [http://www.xbox.com]continues to languish in near-irrelevance in Japan, selling 11,288 units in August, a 37 percent decline from the previous month.
moves [http://www.nintendo.com]for the holiday season may lead to a jump in their fortunes.
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