The PS3 launched in PAL territories last Friday, and we’re not getting reports of sales numbers from Europe.

In the UK, we now have a new leader for the fasting selling launch console ever. The PS3 sold 165,000 units, trouncing the competition in it’s opening weekend. The Xbox 360 sold around 70,000 units in it’s opening weekend in the UK, with the Wii seeing around 105,000 units sold in it’s opening stint.

This is pretty surprising, given the media coverage for the PS3 launch in Europe. All reports were of slow sales, but this turns those reports around.

In the same breath, PS3 games are leading the UK sales charts, with Resistance and Motorstorm claimed the top two spots.

Maybe the PS3 isn’t so doomed after all…