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'FFXIII' inspires PS3 sales boost

Published Monday, Dec 28 2009, 15:12 GMT | By Liam Martin
'FFXIII' inspires PS3 sales boost
Japanese PS3 sales have trebled following the release of Final Fantasy XIII.

According to Kotaku, last week's sales of the PS3 were more than triple that of the week before, with Sony shifting 237,086 units.

Wii sales were also significantly higher, with Nintendo selling 191,915 consoles, plus a further 95,227 DSis, and 75,241 DSi LLs and 12,879 DS Lites.

The PSP was the fourth-highest selling machine, with the handheld selling 79,194 units, compared to the PSPgo, which only sold 3,260.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 sold a little under 9,000 units, while the PS2 managed 2,982 sales.
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