Wii sales big in Japan

Less than a month ago, the Wii was reported to be outselling the PlayStation 3 by two to one in Japan--this week, the gap has widened even further, and Nintendo's console is now selling more than four units to every PlayStation 3 sold in the country.

Media Create has released figures for the week of January 22 to 28 that show the Wii sold 83,754 units, compared to 19,996 for the PS3. The week's overall top seller was the Nintendo DS Lite with 194,526, followed by the Wii, with the PlayStation Portable at three with 35,700. The PlayStation 2 was outselling the PS3 last week, with 20,995 units shifted. The Xbox 360 came in sixth with 7,365 units sold.

The release of the figures has renewed rumours that the PS3 will soon be getting a price cut. Last week Sony senior vice president Takao Yuhara told the Associated Press that one of the back-to-profit options it would be considering would be a price cut, although no time frame was given.