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Wii out paces PlayStation 3 to 1 in January

by Mike Bantick
Sunday, 03 February 2008
! The release of Wii Fit in Japan has helped Nintendo race out to an early 2008 sales lead against the Sony PlayStation 3. Related stories New Midnight Club Los Angeles trailer shows customisation options Guitar Hero World Tour dated and priced Xbox 360 now cheaper, will Nintendo cut the Wii price? Smashing Pumpkins debut single “G.L.O.W.” in Guitar Hero World Tour Xbox 360 gets 30 percent cut in Japan The Nintendo Wii has gone home to 479,931 Japanese households during January according to Enterbrain marketing data company. This compares with a solid showing by the Sony PlayStation 3 which shipped 165,719 consoles for the same period. The numbers were compiled before the release of Super Smash Bros Brawl, which hit the market on Jan 31, but did include the highly successful Wii Fit period. Wii Fit with its wireless balance board and further promise of video game based activities has sold 1.21 million units during the nine weeks it has been on sale in Japan Microsoft's Xbox 360 continues to be a distant third on the home turf of Nintendo and Sony, shipping 27,044 units for January. Wii Fit is slated for a Q2 release elsewhere in the world. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Consoles Games Japan Microsoft Mike Bantick Nintendo PlayStation Sony Wii Xbox Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now