The Xbox 360 looks like it could be entering a post Halo 3 lull, if recent figures from Europe prove indicative of things to come, the PlayStation 3 out-selling Microsoft's machine by nearly two-to-one, with Sony also closing the gap on Nintendo's Wii.

The Wii still leads the way, but Sony's autumnal price cutting and PR push seems to be working with the PS3 just 6,000 sales short of the Wii for the week ending October 21st. The Xbox, meanwhile, was unusually off the pace - languishing on 37,000 for the week.

The figures were compiled by VGChartz and are unofficial, but certainly seem to suggest improving fortunes at Sony, while Microsoft will be looking to games like Mass Effect in order to re-assert their previous dominance - which followed so naturally Halo 3's release.

Here's a full run-down of the week's sales:

  1. DS: 171,260
  2. Wii: 70,322
  3. PS3: 64,087
  4. PS2: 57,152
  5. PSP: 54,449
  6. 360: 37,303
  7. GBA: 2,286

By Luke Guttridge

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  1. de-ville Unregistered 1 year ago

    so sorry u refer to vgchartz which probably 1 of the worst estimators out there. use ign, simexchange or nexgenwars for better numbers.

  2. jonarimaru Unregistered 1 year ago

    cool, i guess?

  3. Amidamaru Unregistered 1 year ago

    Nexgenwars is completly unreliable. if you look up nexgenwars debunked you'll see the story.

  4. nosferatu Unregistered 1 year ago

    we're supposed to believe this garbage? nexgenwars is much better than vgchartz. trust me. I looked up nexgenwars debunked and a lot of what I'm seeing is viral garbage fromfanboys of vgchartz. by the way, vgchartz does not track sales through retailers even though he says he does. Goes to show you, you can't and shouldn't believe everything you read, especially on the Web. If you call Microsoft and Sony and the others, they will be quick to tell you that vgchartz is not an industry-supported site. It's a fanboy site, no different from nexgenwars.