PlayStation3 Outsold Nintendo Wii Last Week in Japan

In a stunning turn of events, Sony snatched the sales crown from Nintendo last week. The release of the 40GB PS3 increased PS3 sales by 38%, as Nintendo Wii sales fell by 10%. Unfortunately for Sony, these are not the overall sales figures, these are only sales figures for the week ending November 11. Here are where the other consoles placed last week...

• Nintendo DS: 78,884 units
• PSP: 58,964 units
• PS3: 55,924 units
• Wii: 34,456 units
• PS2: 9043 units
• Xbox 360: 5817 units