Posted on Sunday, October 17 2010 @ 3:42 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Joystiq
reports Sony has already sold 1.5 million PlayStation Move controllers in Europe, exceeding Sony's original hopes and spurring the firm to increase production of the peripheral. Sales in the US are not as wild though, as Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter estimates Sony sold only around 300,000 units, but these are not official figures.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Sony Europe's Andrew House noted "very significant sales" for the Move, saying that it has sold "somewhere in the region of 1.5 million units for the new controller across just Europe." He added that sales have exceeded Sony's original hopes, and that the company will likely increase production of the peripheral.
Sales may not be as motivated in America, however. In a report released to the media, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter estimated that the motion controller sold around 300,000 units in its US debut, including Move console bundles; though it's important to note that SCEA has not released official sales figures.
