Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii has rocketed into the Japanese software chart at number one, selling over a quarter of a million units in its first week on sale.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed to <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that it will be introducing a new model PlayStation 2 to the market in the new year.
The Nintendo Wii is still outselling the PlayStation 3 by 2-to-1 in Japan, although the gap between the rival formats has closed for the fourth consecutive month.
Western consumers looking to purchase the PlayStation 3's DualShock 3 controller from Japan next week are being warned that stock may be extremely limited.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is considering selling over 50 per cent of its digital and animation divisions, with investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin currently assessing the value.
Nintendo's DS continued to sell more than any other games platform in Japan last week, although units sold dropped over ten per cent on the previous week.
Sony Corporation, which released its latest financial results yesterday, saw its share prices rise as a result of strong revenues - but that was without any help from the company's games division.
Sony Corporation has announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2007, showing an overall revenue growth year-on-year of 12.3 per cent.
The Nintendo DS has remained in the weekly sales hardware number one slot in Japan and extended its lead over the PlayStation Portable as the effect of the Slim and Lite launch wears off.
Sony's PlayStation 3 title Lair has entered the Japanese software chart at number 7, selling 22,000 units in its first week of release, according to the latest data from Media Create.