After the UK sorta-kinda love fest that took place with the PlayStation 3, it now seems as if the land of big knives and beer and ex-cons -- oh, and apparently girls that love Nex? -- is also madly in love the with the console. While the numbers when you first hear them may seem small, read the words around them to get the full effect:
New figures released by Sony Computer Entertainment Australia have revealed that more than 27,000 PlayStation 3 units were sold in the region during the first ten days after launch.
According to data trackers GfK, the launch of PS3 on March 23 resulted in a significant boost in videogame sales for the Australian market. "Our data revealed that in a matter of just ten days the PlayStation 3 created a spike in retail spending not previously witnessed at the launch of any other console in Australia," commented GfK's Daniel Morse.
"This spending continued into the second week of trading, resulting in sales of 27,083 PlayStation 3 consoles in just ten days."
Now, 27,000 PS3s is nowhere near anything to get excited about, but when you see things like "spike in retail spending not previously witnessed at the launch of any other console," your little ears are forced to perk a bit.
[Via GamesIndustry]
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12:13 PM on 04.05.2007
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Journos are supposed to find the actual news, not be shills.
(wtf mate?)
"PS3 is selling just fine"
*zip* *thud*
"THAT'S a game cons...
...
What have I done?"
1. Gather up all Japanese/North American unsold PS3s from shelves
2. Get bigger truck, there were more in the back
3. Wipe off dust
4. Sell everywhere else
5. Call it massive sales and hope no one looks at the sales numbers for the following week
All the stores are stuck with tons they can't sell.
I mean, one store near me has 64 consoles they can't sell and it seems to be about the same just about everywhere.
* Australian 4 day Xbox 360 launch: 30,421 consoles sold
* Australian 4 day Nintendo Wii launch: 32,901 consoles
sold
* Australian ten day PlayStation 3 launch: 27,083 consoles
sold