Japanese Sales of PlayStation 3 Outpace Nintendo's Wii in November - WSJ.com

Of course, if the situation in Japan is similar to the one in North America, it could simply be that the Wii is simply supply-constrained in Japan

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console outsold Nintendo Co.'s Wii console in November in Japan for the first time, according to an industry survey.

In the four weeks through Nov. 25, Sony sold 183,217 PS3s in Japan, while Nintendo sold 159,193 Wii consoles, according to market researcher Enterbrain.

The data show that the PS3 has outsold Nintendo's offering for the last three weeks, indicating that recent moves by Sony may be paying off. The company introduced a new, cheaper entry model that it began selling in Japan on Nov. 11 and cut prices of existing models in October.

Japanese Sales of PlayStation 3 Outpace Nintendo's Wii in November - WSJ.com