The latest Media Create data has revealed that Sony’s PlayStation 3 console has managed outsell the Wii and Xbox 360 for its third consecutive week in Japan.
Sony’s black behemoth shifted just north of 50,000 units for the period September 15-21, surpassing sales of both Nintendo and Microsoft’s latest home consoles, which sold 16,698 and 4,965 units each, respectively.
As with previous weeks, the only system to eclipse PS3’s efforts was the DSi, which sold just over 66,000 units during the same period. PSP also turned in another solid performance, with sales rising by over 2,500 compared to the previous week. See below for the full hardware sales chart.
01 Nintendo DSi – 66,073
02 PlayStation 3 – 51,055
03 PlayStation Portable – 21,073
04 Nintendo Wii – 16,698
05 Nintendo DS Lite – 13,555
06 Xbox 360 – 4965
07 PlayStation 2 – 2723