Okay, I know I'm on tricky territory with these comparative sales stories - you may recall my 'gap decreases between Wii and PS3' debacle (I'm not providing a link to it on purpose). However, this one seems straightforward enough. Last Friday, Reuters reported on figures from magazine publisher Enterbrain showing that PS3 outsold Wii in Japan during November. Apparently Sony's machine shifted 183,217 units while Nintendo's managed just 159,193.
Pundits aren't seeing this as the beginning of a sustained fightback however - "It's nice to see the system selling much better than six months ago. But is it a sustainable trend? Is it going to really escalate from here? I'm not so sure," said KBC Securities analyst Hiroshi Kamide, really earning his money there.
More specifically, with Wii Fit launched in Japan over the weekend, it looks like Sony's mini victory is likely to be shortlived. When the sort of people who were impressed by the possibility of playing tennis with a remote control find out that they can now stand on a plank and head imaginary footballs, Wii will once again be top dog.
