Nintendo's Wii outsells Sony's PS3 fivefold in May: report

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A model displays Nintendo's game console Wii during a press preview in Makuhari ... Nintendo's Wii video game console outsold rival Sony's PlayStation ...

 

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Nintendo's Wii outsells Sony's PS3 fivefold in May: reportPage 1Nintendo's Wii outsells Sony's PS3 fivefoldin May: reportA model displays Nintendo's game console Wii during a press preview in MakuhariJapan in 2006. Nintendo's Wii video game console outsold rival Sony's PlayStation3 by more than five to one in Japan in May a research company has said.Nintendo's Wii video game console outsold rival Sony's PlayStation 3 by more than five to one inJapan in May a research company said Tuesday. Nintendo sold 251794 Wii consoles last month while Sony sold just 45321 PS3s according to Enterbraina Japanese publisher that tracks video game console sales.The figures indicate that Nintendo is extending its lead over Sony on the Japanese electronics giant's hometurf. In April the Wii outsold the PS3 by about four to one in Japan according to the research firm.Sony and Nintendo along with Microsoft maker of the Xbox 360 are locked in fierce competition inthe nextgeneration home game console market.Nintendo which has long dominated portable consoles has enjoyed brisk sales of the Wii console knownfor its innovative motionsensitive controller.In total Nintendo has sold about 2.49 million Wii consoles in Japan since it was launched last Decemberwhile Sony has sold 928642 PS3s since it was introduced here last November.Sony was forced to delay the global launch of the PS3 by about six months due to problems with thehighdefinition DVD player and pushed back the rollout again until March in Europe and some othermarkets. 2007 AFPThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study research no partmay be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.Original story at www.physorg.com/news100252323.htmlPage 1/1

 

 

 

 

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