PLAYSTATION 3 Rising In North America

When the 40GB PLAYSTATION 3 launched in Japan, it was an immediate success. Then on November 2, 2007, the 40GB PLAYSTATION 3 launched in North America. Was it a success?

Since the launch, the PLAYSTATION 3 sales have rose greatly. However, Sony never officially came out and gave confirmation on the 40GB PLAYSTATION 3’s success in North America.

Sony has revealed that sales of the 40GB and even 80GB models have “more than doubled” overall in North America. Highlighting on the exact numbers, Sony mentioned that the sales has increased by 192% in the top ten retailers in North America. This is all great news for Sony, but it must be noted that Sony should definitely increased the number of units shipped per month. In October, the Nintendo shipped 519,000 units of the Wii while Microsoft shipped 366,000 units. This is in comparison to the mere 121,000 shipped PS3 units.

Lets see how it does this time for Christmas 2007.

[Via PSU]