July Game Sales Rise 37% On Strong Console Sales

by Dana Massey, posted on 24 Aug 2007 13:54

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Game sales were up 37% in July, powered by strong console sales. The Nintendo Wii continued to lead the way, but the Playstation 3 made a strong bid to catch up to the Xbox 360 after its price cuts and the later's problems. Sony sold 159,000 PS3s, the most since January, while the Xbox 360 eeked out second place with 170,000 units sold.

Sony sold 159,000 units of the PlayStation 3, which had seen monthly sales drop to less than 100,000 units in each of the previous three months, after cutting the price by $100, to $500.

"That was exciting and very much in line with expectations, especially since we're talking about the doldrums of summer," Jack Tretton, head of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said in an interview.