Report: Sony sold 490,700 PS3s in U.S

Sony Corp sold 490,700 PlayStation 3 game consoles in the United States in December, according to figures research firm NPD Group released Thursday.

Sony has said it shipped 1 million PS3s to North America in 2006, but that figure includes Mexico and Canada.

NPD said Microsoft Corp. sold 1.1 million of its competing Xbox 360 console in December, while Nintendo sold 604,200 units of its new console, the Wii. Like Sony, Nintendo contended with supply shortages.

Analysts are closely watching sales of the new generation of consoles because they could indicate which platform becomes the dominant one. The Xbox 360, which came out last year, has had a head start.

In all, consumers spent $3.7 billion on video game software and hardware during the month, up 28 percent.
The top game sold was the Xbox title "Gears of War," by Microsoft.

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