Sony executives received surprising sales results last month. After crunching numbers coming in across Japan, they learned their 7-year-old PlayStation 2 outsold the brand new PlayStation 3 in Japan in late January for the first time. During the week of Jan. 22-28, sales of the PlayStation 2 consoles reached 20,995 units, while PlayStation 3 clocked in at 19,996, according to research firm Media Create. The company receives data from around 3,000 stores across Japan and uses that to estimate nationwide sales.
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PlayStation 2 Is No. 1 In Japan
Posted by: Tim Gray February 5, 2007 02:51 PMSony executives received surprising sales results last month. After crunching numbers coming in across Japan, they learned their 7-year-old PlayStation 2 outsold the brand new PlayStation 3 in Japan in late January for the first time. During the week of Jan. 22-28, sales of the PlayStation 2 consoles reached 20,995 units, while PlayStation 3 clocked in at 19,996, according to research firm Media Create. The company receives data from around 3,000 stores across Japan and uses that to estimate nationwide sales.