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Bloomberg reported today that Nintendo has sold more than twice as many Wii consoles in Japan as Sony has sold PlayStation 3’s.

Nintendo has sold 1.95 million Wii units as of March 25 since it debuted on Dec. 2 last year, compared to Sony who has sold 812,000 PS3’s since November 11, 2006.

The data came from Tokyo-based research firm Enterbrain Inc.

Bloomberg also reported Sony will struggle to make up for selling the PS3 at a loss if it continues to lose market share in Japan.

The Wii’s lead is significant considering the PS3 launched a month before Wii in Japan.

cliffdodger

That's really not all that surprising when the PS3 costs twice as much as the Wii. Easy to guess that twice as many people could justify buying it.

One thing I wonder about with the statistics is does it take into account that the Wii hasn't taken that entire market share from Sony - The Wii has attracted attention from markets that were not interested in hardcore gaming consoles like the PS3. They can't be compared directly. Wii is more for kids and families and casual gamers. The PS3 is more geared towards serious gamers.

wanda5

Why is Kinect not getting any attention at all?