1 May 2009
Wired
Chris Kohler
The sales reports for U.S. videogame hardware rarely change from month to month: Wii on top, Xbox 360 in a distant second, PlayStation 3 in third. In Japan, it’s been a totally different story during 2009.

The past two years have seen Nintendo in a definitive first place in its home country, which on a total installed units basis is still rock-solid — one estimate says Nintendo has sold 8 million Wii consoles in Japan versus 3 million PS3s and 1 million Xbox 360s. More on Sony PS3 v Wii sales