Sony Corp.'s new 40GB Playstation 3 has entered in the top 15 at Amazon Japan on pre-sales for the product.

On Wed. morning, the 40GB PS3 SKU, which includes a Blu-ray Disc player, Wi-Fi, and a 40GB hard drive, ranked at the No. 14 sales position at Amazon Japan's Video Games division.

The latest model will be sold in Japan on Nov. 11. It was introduced in Europe on Oct. 10.

Sony last week announced a 10 percent price cut for the 20GB and 60GB PS3 model. The 40GB SKU will be sold for 39,980 yen.

The PS3 has held lower-than-expected sales in Japan due to high price and limited game library. Enterbrain in Oct. said that Nintendo Co.'s Wii outsold the PS3 by 4-to-1 between Apr. and Sept.

The PS3 has sold more than 1 million units in Japan to date. Popular software titles include Everybody's Golf 5 and Bladestorm.

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