Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) issued a statement today saying the European launch of the PS3 console has constrained supplies of the system in North America.

This came during a statement from Sony saying PlayStation 3 sales were up by 2 percent in March 2007. However, SCEA added, "We continued to find ourselves supply constrained in March due primarily to the shift in manufacturing focus to the PS3 PAL version to support the launch of the system in Europe."

The PlayStation 3 was the only console to show a rise in sales- both the XBox 360 and Nintendo Wii had drops in units moved. The PlayStation 2, meantime, continues to outsell all 3 consoles.