None can touch the Wii

Microsoft is killing off the PS3, according to the latest sales figures.

According to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Group PR Manager, David Dennis, who spoke with Game On it looks as if Microsoft slashing the price of all three of its Xbox 360 models paid real dividends.

September is typically a slow month, so even taking the price cut into consideration, Microsoft seems to have done well. With the price cuts, the Xbox 360 is "$50" less than the Wii and half the price of the PlayStation 3.

Despite that, Nintendo still managed a 34 percent sales surge, up from 453k units in August to 687k units in September.

The figures were:

687k - Wii
537k - Nintendo DS
347k - Xbox 360
238k - PSP
232k - PlayStation 3
174k - PlayStation 2

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