Nintendo's little white box passes another significant milestone in its home country...

While hardware sales in Japan may not be as hysterical as they once were, Wii still undoubtedly commands the home console market every week, and as such has recently passed another milestone in the Land of the Rising Sun.

According to Enterbrain, 10,009,736 Wii consoles have been sold in Japan since its launch on December 2nd 2006. To date, the PS3 has managed to sell 4,766,408 units, while Microsoft has shifted 1,235,049 Xbox 360s. The ten million barrier certainly is a major one to pass in Nintendo's homeland, yet it should be noted Sony's PS2 managed the feat in 131 weeks, compared to Wii's 170 weeks.

With an incredibly tasty-looking selection of exclusives on the horizon, including Square-Enix's Dragon Quest X, Mistwalker's The Last Story and Nintendo's own Super Mario Galaxy 2, it seems fairly certain the Wii platform will enjoy a strong momentum throughout the year.