Tokyo - Nintendo's Wii video game console sold nearly three times as many units in Japan last month as did rival Sony's PlayStation 3 console, Reuters reported, citing data from Japanese game magazine publisher Enterbrain.

The Wii sold 405,000 units in Japan in January, while the PlayStation 3 sold 148,000 units; overall, Nintendo has sold 1.4 million Wii consoles in Japan, compared with 614,000 PlayStation 3 units sold to date by Sony.

Enterbrain cited the Wii console's lower price and greater range of games for its early success.

"There could be a price cut for the PS3 by the end of the year, and more software titles will hit the market. I expect the PS3 to be doing better after awhile," Enterbrain president Hirokazu Hamamura told Reuters. "Of course, the Wii will keep running ahead all the while."

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