PS3 Sales Recover in Japan

Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 recovered somewhat in Japan in July, closing the gap between it and market leader Nintendo according to sales data compiled by Japanese gaming publisher Enterbrain. The PS3 is now being outsold by the Wii by a four to one margin, as opposed to the six to one margin in June. By the numbers, the Wii sold 396,752 consoles to the PS3's 91,987 units. The Xbox 360 sold 17,970.

There really is no single reason that the uptick in sales can be pinned to. However, Sony has made a concerted effort to get more gaming titles on store shelves. This, along with the PS3's high price, have been seen as the biggest problems that it needs to overcome. The Wii sells for 25,000 yen in Japan, half the price of the base-level PS3.

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