Sony hits top spot with PS3

It looks as though Sony’s decision to introduce a budget version PS3 has paid off. Sales jumped through the roof in Japan immediately making the PS3 the likely best-seller this Christmas. The huge increase in sales enabled the PS3 to take the top spot in full-sized console sales from Nintendo’s Wii console for the first time in Japan. The Wii typically sells less than 35,000 per week in Japan, although sales have risen to 37,500 following the release of Super Mario Galaxy.

The 40GB unit retails for $100 less than older models. The new console also lacks a few features, such as a flash memory device reader, two of the original four USB ports, and backwards compatibility with PS2 games. The Japanese version of the 40GB PS3 features a new ‘Ceramic White’ case color.

Amazon are banging out the slightly less-trendy black version for less than $400 with a free Spiderman Movie pack. As I mentioned previously, the Playstation makes a sensible alternative to a Blu-ray disc player. It might not have all the special features, but who on earth wants to watch an interview with the cameraman’s second assistant’s third cousin anyway?

This is worth buying just for Ratchet and Clank’s Tools of Destruction. Get ‘em while they’re hot.

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