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Wii outsells Sony PS3 5-fold in Japan Print E-mail
Sony took another blow with Nintendo's Wii game console outselling its PlayStation 3 by more than five to one in Japan last month, raising doubts over Sony's nascent earnings recovery.

 Sony sold 45,321 units of the PS3 in May, compared with 251,794 units of the Wii. In April, the ratio was four to one in favor of the Wii. Sony's game division posted an operating loss of 232 billion yen ($1.91 billion) in the year ended due to hefty start-up costs of the PS3, dragging down Sony's overall profitability...

 
There are investor concerns that a turnaround in its electronics division, led by robust sales of Bravia-brand flat TVs, could be offset by continued losses at the game unit. Sony thinks if it would spend 60 billion yen over the next three years to boost its capacity to make image sensor chips it can get more profit in Japan.


Source: Reuters
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