Resurgent PS3 continues Japanese sales success

Sony's PlayStation 3 has managed to outsell the Wii in Japan for a second week running, as Sony's console continues to gain solid footing in the crucial territory.

The PlayStation 3 sold 39,178 units for the week ended November 18, although this was down from almost 56,000 the previous week.

Nintendo's Wii sold 36,230 units, a slight improvement over last week's 34,546.

However, comparing lifetime-to-date sales from Media Create data, Nintendo is streets ahead of its Sony rival, with 3.8 million consoles sold compared to 1.3 million.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 still struggles in Japan, with only a further 6525 units sold, bringing the total number of sales since release to 459,943.

Nintendo is still winning the battle of the handhelds, with a further 76,084 DS Lite's sold, but Sony also enjoyed strong sales for the PSP as it shifted another 65,609 units.