490,700 PlayStation 3 devices have been sold in the US

Sony Corporation, despite being in trouble with supply, has sold 490,700 PlayStation 3 game consoles (PS3), in the US market, last December. That is the market survey information released by NPD Group on January 12.

In addition to the estimated PS3 consumption in November, Sony has sold a total of about 678,700 PS3s since November 17 until the end of 2006.

Sony's representative said the company shipped 1 million PS3s to the North American market in 2006, including the number of goods in Mexico and Canada, but some may not have been shipped in time. launched.

According to NPD statistics, 'giant' Microsoft sold about 1.1 million Xbox 360 game consoles in December 2006. And Nintendo Co. sold 604,200 new Wii game consoles. Like Sony, Nintendo also faces obstacles due to lack of supplies for the market.

Picture 1 of 490,700 PlayStation 3 devices have been sold in the US Photo: Yahoo Analysts are now closely monitoring the consumption of these new generation gaming devices, as it will help show where the technology is superior. Currently, the Xbox 360 is leading the race.

' Clearly, the PS3 is lacking in stock, ' said Anita Frazier, an NPD analyst, who said: ' Sony could have sold more than that if they had enough supplies. for retail market '.

' Last December was the month of Xbox 360, because it also met the entertainment needs of customers during the holidays ' - Frazier continued. ' Xbox 360 will continue to promote its advantages in the race, if its partners continue to launch attractive game programs '.

According to statistics, customers spent $ 3.7 million to own video game software and hardware last month, up 28%.

The most interesting game program is 'Gears of War' playing on Microsoft's Xbox. According to Frazier, it is the attractiveness of game programs that helps boost the power of game consoles.

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