Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | 13:47 GMT
Japanese hardware sales – DSi reigns supreme
The latest Media Create Japanese hardware figures are in and it shows Nintendo’s DSi storming forward selling a whopping 245,150 units from the week through December 22 through 28.
In a clean sweep for Nintendo, Wii came in second selling 134,958.
All this whilst Nintendo is presumably still celebrating over three million Wii Fit sales.
It really is a happy new year for some.
Full hardware list below.
- NDS 245,150
- WII 134,958
- PSP 118,765
- PS3 45,989
- 360 13,011
- PS2 10,404
By Mike Bowden
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3 comments
#1
Blerk
07/01/09, 1:53 pm
The PS3′s done a fair bit better than I was expecting, they must be somewhat relieved. It’ll be interesting to see what happens to everything now that New Year is over.
#2
Tonka
07/01/09, 1:54 pm
Is it still ahead of the balance board?
#3
deftangel
07/01/09, 2:12 pm
Nope it’s behind and has been for a while. PS3 is roughly 2.6m, Wii Fit is 3m.
I’m not sure 45k is all that great for the PS3 given it’s the height of the Japanese holiday season and a big exclusive has just launched (White Knight Chronicles). It was still outsold by the original DS lite.
That said, hardware sales in Japan are down on the whole vs last year. I think the PS3 will have a PSP style Indian Summer in Japan once they get the slim model out. The question will be how many people will be making software for it.