360 Outselling PS3 Two-to-One in Europe

Europe is a biiig hunk of land, and its gaming numbers count more than they ever have. Sony is probably a little dismayed to learn that the Xbox 360 is outselling the Playstation 3 two-to-one over in the lands of wine and cheese.

(Yeah, every inch of Europe is known for its wine and cheese. Also its baugettes. Shut up, I totally know my geography.)

Kotaku posted the British sales charts, confirming that Xbox 360 sales have shot through the roof thanks to price cuts.

A reduction in the Xbox 360 ERP last week has brought the entry-level price point for Xbox 360 down to £129.99. The reduction is only part of the story though, as the largest marketing campaign in the history of Xbox also launches, inviting everyone to live their music, movies and family gaming‘moments’ with Xbox 360 through new television, print and poster ads as well as a totally new look for Xbox.com. Combined with new launches to add to its already impressive line-up of games, movies and wider entertainment content, Xbox 360 is set to drive forward the success that saw sales reach over 6 million in Europe last week.”

I haven’t even mentioned sales of the Wii or the Nintendo DS. Let’s just say that, right now, Nintendo could make little paper pirate hats out of million-yen bills for every dog and cat in the world (they won’t).

(Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are copyright Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. Image from Skattertech)