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Using VGC only the DS has any significant difference between others and Americas:

Hardware data for the period 05th Jan 2008 to 10th May 2008:

ConsoleWiiPS3X360PSPDSPS2 Total w/out DS
 Total
America
2,648,933
1,440,395
1,410,332
1,356,494
2,706,968
1,214,966
 8,071,120 10,778,088
Total Others
2,579,274
1,978,873
1,388,468
1,426,221
4,493,645
1,233,043
 8,605,879 13,099,524


The last 5 weeks show more of what you mean though:

Hardware data for the period 12th Apr 2008 to 10th May 2008:

ConsoleWiiPS3X360PSPDSPS2Total w/out DS
Total 
America
890,863
446,767
376,694
372,767
749,750
210,153
 2,297,244 3,046,994
Total Others
928,995
631,755
477,701
344,937
1,161,351
279,500
 2,662,888 3,824,239


Perhaps the US economy really is getting to the console market.
Also Nintendo were shipping more Wiis to Europe than America despite the shortages (until recently) due to the poor dollar, It looks like this will be changing soon though with (once more) almost 50% of supply going to America.