NEWS - Saturday, July 4, 2009
Xbox 360 has outsold Wii, DS and PS3 in UK, 2009
The Microsoft Xbox 360 has outsold all of its rivals in the UK this year, according to the latest figures released by Gfk Chart-Track.
Analysis of the difference between Chart-Track figures released in late January and those released now, at the end of June, collated by Gamezine.co.uk, show that the Microsoft Xbox 360 had sold 600,000 units in that time period. The Nintendo Wii sold 300,000 and the Nintendo DS and DSi together sold 400,000. The Sony PS3 sold 300,000 and the Sony PSP sold 100,000.
The overall picture still has the Nintendo DS and DSi having outsold all other consoles over its lifetime, with the Nintendo Wii the bestselling home console too. Lifetime sales are (in descending order): Nintendo DS/DSi – 9.4 million; Nintendo Wii – 5.4 million; Microsoft Xbox 360 – 3.9 million; Sony PSP – 3.3 million; Sony PS3 – 2.2 million.
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk
