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Sony Only Send 222,000 PS3 to the UK
Sony’s gaming spokesperson describes Nintendo Wii fans as mere amateurs compared to PS3’s hardcore, committed gamers, but they still only send 222,000 to the UK. | Many Wii-owners may take offence to the latest comments made by Sony’s spokesperson Dave Karraker, he said: Wii could be considered an impulse buy more than anything else, but we believe the PS3 will be the console to attract hardcore, committed gamers, while Wii will do little beyond satisfying new and causal players.” |  | | This comment came at the same time as news that just 222,000 PS3’s are expected to arrive in the UK for the 23rd March launch date. With such a small number of consoles due to arrive Sony is advising gamers to make pre-orders immediately and ensure they are confirmed to guarantee getting one. Sony’s PS3 is the third next-generation games console to arrive in the UK in the last 14 months, following Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and the more recent and controversial launch of the Nintendo Wii. However, despite expectations of rife competition, Sony believes there is no comparison between the three, and sales of the PS3 will not be affected. |
By Lisa Malyon | | Posted 2nd Feb 10:57:15am By Lisa Malyon |  
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What Unbeatable.co.uk Users Said About This News Story Tom 2nd Feb They said there was no comparison between PS3 and Wii, he never mentioned the 360.
Also, 222,000 is quite a large number of PS3's for a small country like the UK, no doubt they will all be taken, but you dont need to be too worried about being at the front of the pre-order queue. replyRay 2nd Feb Those figures really need clarification. If (as the article says) it's 220k for launch date, that's a huge amount, more than the Wii and 360 put together. If it's for the whole launch period, it's not enough - the UK is the world's third biggest game market, after all. reply |
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