Japan October Sales: Sony PS3 closing gap on Nintendo Wii
Filed under: Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation 3 | By: Daniel
Posted on: November 6, 2007 | 25 Comments
The Sony PlayStation 3 console has started to make some ground on the Nintendo Wii in Japan’s October sales; the PS3 was being outsold 6-to-1 by the Nintendo Wii in Japan.
October 07 saw the PS3 close the gap, with the Nintendo Wii selling 110,415 units and the PS3 selling 47,183 units in Japan.
It’s hard to tell if this is a more long term trend until we see the next few month’s figures, but that will include the very important Christmas month.
The facts are that the Wii still outsells the PS3 2-to-1 in Japan and that might have something to-do with the price.
Nintendo are very happy at the moment as they are apparently Japan’s third-most valuable company thanks to high demand for the DS handheld player and Wii.
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Please, enough of these articles suggesting that the Wii is LOSING ground. Show me the month that the PS3 outsold the Wii. That’s right… it hasn’t happened yet. Headlines like this belong in the trash. The line should be “Wii sales slow, as PS3’s stagnate.”
To suggest that PS3 is “closing” the gap is completely illogical. being outsold 6:1 and than being outsold 2:1 does not mean the gap is closing it just means the gap is widening at a slower pace. For the gap to close the PS3 would have to be out selling the Wii, not be outsold by less. If you spot me 10 points and than I outscore by 1 point for the rest of the way you will never catch me!!
lol go back to school kevin… it seems your engrish and matsh dont quite cut grammar pre-school levels yet
O.K, this is the last time i’ll post this: THE WII IS NOT IN DIRECT COMPITETION WITH THE PS3 - PERIOD/FULL STOP - the Wii is a secondary console as far as hardcore gamers (the ones who spend the most money on games), after the PS3 and Xbox 360. Comparing the Wii to the PS3 is like comparing a Seaga Mega Drive to a PSone - duh!
dumba!ss kevin he didnt say the gap was closed but said it was getting narrower probably going to close
ur stupid
That’s right the wii has ceased to be in direct competition with the PS3 since it became clear that the PS3 would never catch up. Gimme a break James.
Comparing the Wii to the PS3 is like comparing the PSone to the Dreamcast-duh!
With the PS3 being twice the cost of a Nintendo Wii - that means they are almost level pegging in terms of revenue that they generate.
The Wii to the PS3 is like comparing oranges to apples. They may be round but they are completely different beasts targeted at a very different audience.
When will fools stop trying to compare these 2 consoles!
What sells more a Porche or a ford. The ford of coarse. Its cheap and serves people needs. But there are a few of us that need more than that. We need Horse power we need more features so we buy a porche. The same goes for the Wii and Ps3.
If you want a console to have fun with then buy the Wii. If you are looking for graphics than buy a good PC. The truth is, graphics on the PC will always whoop anything a console can ever produce. In 6 months the PS3 will be obsolete graphics wise anyway. Meanwhile, a few upgrades later and my computer will be on top again :).