Sony’s PlayStation 3 Sales Boost in Japan

Thanks to last week’s release of Final Fantasy XIII sales of the PlayStation 3 were up. According to data released last week sales of the PS3 totaled 237,086 units in the week of Dec. 14 of which about 92,000 units were a “Final Fantasy XIII” special edition offered by Sony. This has been the best week for the PS3 since the week the Slim PS3 (with its lower price tag) was released back in late September.

Japanese consumers bought just over 1.5 million copies of Final Fantasy XIII from its first four days of sale.