Wii No 1
The week before yhe Chrismas holiday was a dream come true for the producers of PlayStation3 and Wii. This two products have enjoyed the biggest sales last week end in Japan since their launch in November
Nintendo’s Wii was the best-selling gaming console at 108,237 units. The retail market data provider ranked Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation 3 in second place among consoles at 70,942 units and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 in third at 17,168 units. According to Media Create, 81,639 PS3 systems were sold in the 24-hours of its introduction in Japan.
The figures mean both the new consoles recorded their best week of sales in Japan in the pre-Christmas shopping season, with the exception of the launch weeks.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 saw sales drop during the week but they were still relatively good for the year-old machine. Over 35,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold in the week from Dec. 4 to 10 thanks to the launch of the Blue Dragon video game.
The game was created by a famous Japanese games developer and had been eagerly awaited in Japan. To push sales of the console Microsoft created a special edition with Blue Dragon face plate and copy of the game bundled with the core edition console for the same price as the console usually sells.
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