BKK2 on 09 February 2009
Google translation of Press Release:
09.02.2009 09:54
Sony and Media Markt have every reason to celebrate: A total of 1 million PS3 since its release on 23 March 2007 in Germany and the millions went to Media Markt on the table. An impressive sum, because the sale was therefore target two months before the end of fiscal year 2008 achieved.
Even the triumph of PlayStation ® 2 (PS2 ™), continues: 5.8 million have been sold in Germany, including 500,000 in the previous calendar year. This is the most popular PlayStation 2 video game system in Germany, especially for family entertainment. This is not at least as successful series SingStar ® or BUZZ! ™. In these games it is the controller to one side and by microphones or replace buzzer. In addition to these favorite games of the nation, also for PS3 to have considered, but also fans of Action, Adventure Racing and not too short: MotorStorm ® Pacific Rift, Gran Turismo ™ 5 Prologue, Ratchet & Clank ™: Quest for Booty, LittleBigPlanet ™, and Killzone ™ 2 - the range of products offers the right choice for every taste.
"We are very pleased and are very proud that we have exactly two months before the end of fiscal year 2008 our goal of one million PS3 for sale in Germany, have achieved. For all our customers, we would like to warmly thank for their confidence. You have given us in our previous strategy, which we have been the introduction of PS3 in March 2007 have taken, and thus confirmed contributed to the success of PlayStation continue. This also means that with a market share of 47 percent is still one in two in Germany selling TV-based game console, a PlayStation, "explains Uwe Bassendowski, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Germany.
Source: Press Release
Sony and Media Markt have every reason to celebrate: A total of 1 million PS3 since its release on 23 March 2007 in Germany and the millions went to Media Markt on the table. An impressive sum, because the sale was therefore target two months before the end of fiscal year 2008 achieved.
Even the triumph of PlayStation ® 2 (PS2 ™), continues: 5.8 million have been sold in Germany, including 500,000 in the previous calendar year. This is the most popular PlayStation 2 video game system in Germany, especially for family entertainment. This is not at least as successful series SingStar ® or BUZZ! ™. In these games it is the controller to one side and by microphones or replace buzzer. In addition to these favorite games of the nation, also for PS3 to have considered, but also fans of Action, Adventure Racing and not too short: MotorStorm ® Pacific Rift, Gran Turismo ™ 5 Prologue, Ratchet & Clank ™: Quest for Booty, LittleBigPlanet ™, and Killzone ™ 2 - the range of products offers the right choice for every taste.
"We are very pleased and are very proud that we have exactly two months before the end of fiscal year 2008 our goal of one million PS3 for sale in Germany, have achieved. For all our customers, we would like to warmly thank for their confidence. You have given us in our previous strategy, which we have been the introduction of PS3 in March 2007 have taken, and thus confirmed contributed to the success of PlayStation continue. This also means that with a market share of 47 percent is still one in two in Germany selling TV-based game console, a PlayStation, "explains Uwe Bassendowski, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Germany.
Source: Press Release
German
This article says Wii has sold around 2 million:
1 million PS3 in Germany
Sales figures by the manufacturer reached earlier than expected
One million PlayStation 3 (PS3) have been sold in Germany. For the Playstation 2 (PS2), there are about 5.8 million pieces.
Sony Computer Entertainment Germany (SCED) sells the Playstation 3 since 23 March 2007. Around one million PS3 systems durchverkaufte expected the company only for the March 2009, the end of the current fiscal year. The one million mark, according to an official announcement in January 2009 already cracked.
In the Playstation 2 predecessor, the sales figures continued to decline. Yet 2008 was around 500,000 PS2 sold in Germany. Altogether there are thus 5.8 million PS2 here.
By comparison, Nintendo's latest Wii game console has so far about 2 million copies sold. In Germany, the Wii in December 2006 on the market.
Sales figures by the manufacturer reached earlier than expected
One million PlayStation 3 (PS3) have been sold in Germany. For the Playstation 2 (PS2), there are about 5.8 million pieces.
Sony Computer Entertainment Germany (SCED) sells the Playstation 3 since 23 March 2007. Around one million PS3 systems durchverkaufte expected the company only for the March 2009, the end of the current fiscal year. The one million mark, according to an official announcement in January 2009 already cracked.
In the Playstation 2 predecessor, the sales figures continued to decline. Yet 2008 was around 500,000 PS2 sold in Germany. Altogether there are thus 5.8 million PS2 here.
By comparison, Nintendo's latest Wii game console has so far about 2 million copies sold. In Germany, the Wii in December 2006 on the market.
German
These are almost certainly shipped numbers as he says they hit their internal targets 2 months ahead of schedule. Spain is a similar size market to Germany for PS3 and SCE Spain's expectation for shipped units was 50k higher than sold through units, so we can expect similar here.
