Las Vegas - Sony Computer Entertainment America announced on Monday that it shipped more than one million PlayStation 3 consoles to North American retailers in 2006, in the six weeks after the product's launch on Nov. 17.

"SCEA went to great lengths to help meet demand for PS3, including airlifting systems into North America on a weekly basis to ensure a steady stream of units were available to consumers throughout the holiday season," said SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton. "The fact that we were able to reach the one-million mark faster than our top-selling platform, PS2, further validates the strength of the PlayStation brand and our belief that consumers are ready to experience true high-definition gaming."

Separately, Sony said that it has been given an Emmy Award for the Sixaxis wireless controller for the PlayStation 3 by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The motion-sensing controller was introduced with the PlayStation 3, and uses similar technology to that found in the Wii Remote for Nintendo's next-generation Wii console.

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