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DSi punched its way back to the top of the Japanese hardware sales charts this week, overtaking both PSP and PS3. Normality is restored.

Last week’s chart here. Data below from March 16-22.

• DSi – 71,233
• PSP – 65,765
• PS3 – 25,435
• Wii – 18,095
• DS Lite – 8,948
• Xbox 360 – 5,441
• PS2 – 5,067

Yet another big week for PlayStation hardware in Japan, although the joint PSP-PS3 fgiure isn’t as impressive as last week.

Wii’s up a bit, though. And 360′s down a lot. Keep the edge of your seat warm for next week’s data.

• PSP – 43,463
• PS3 – 28,014
• DSi – 27,564
• Wii – 17,941
• DS Lite – 11,571
• Xbox 360 – 8,378
• PS2 – 4,844

PlayStation hardware roared over Japan like Godzilla standing on the Tokyo Tower this week, with PS3 and PSP selling almost 100,000 units between them.

PS3 sales have actually risen since Yakuza 3 launched two weeks ago, so Sony will be pleased and punch. Probably pleaseder.

Data for March 2-8. Last week’s chart here.

• PSP – 59,568
• PS3 – 39,835
• DSi – 32,102
• Wii – 16,560
• Xbox 360 – 14,994
• DS Lite – 11,240
• PS2 – 4,954

PS3 outsold all other hardware formats in Japan last week, thanks to rocket sales of Yakuza 3.

Sony will probably be “chuffed”.

Last week’s data here.

• PS3 – 36,513
• DSi – 35,827
• PSP – 35,588
• Wii – 17,876
• Xbox 360 – 11,795
• DS Lite – 11,774
• PS2 – 5,099

Good gravy. The latest Japanese hardware figures show just what the power of the RPG does in the Japanese console market. Microsoft’s probably loving Square a bit.

Think we missed a week with these. Here’s the last lot.

• DSi – 41,839
• PSP – 29,552
• Xbox 360 – 25,334
• Wii – 16,973
• PS3 – 16,149
• DS Lite – 9,975
• PS2 – 5,029

In short: down, down, down, down, down, up, down.

Yep: Xbox 360 was the only hardware platform to see a sales rise in Japan last week, up a phallus-engorging 204 units.

Thrilling stuff. Last week’s data here.

• DSi – 49,529
• PSP – 34,969
• Wii – 20,412
• PS3 – 16,082
• DS Lite – 12,484
• Xbox 360 – 8,311
• PS2 – 5,089

It’s all steady in Japan. Up a bit, down a bit, not doing very much a bit. Last week’s chart here.

• DSi – 55,613
• PSP – 44,135
• Wii – 23,278
• PS3 – 17,405
• DS Lite – 15,147
• Xbox 360 – 8,107
• PS2 – 5,334

In a nutshell: everything sold less well than it did last week, but DSi won. Be sure to check back for more in-depth analysis next Friday.

• DSi – 51,618
• PSP – 38,280
• Wii – 26,770
• PS3 – 17,708
• DS Lite – 13,686
• Xbox 360 – 7,663
• PS2 – 5,077

Probably the most amazing about these figures is how PS2 refuses to die. Just goes to show. Everything’s down a bunch, if you look at last week’s charts.

• DSi – 62,525
• PSP – 42,559
• Wii – 32,333
• PS3 – 20,690
• DS Lite – 18,809
• Xbox 360 – 9,576
• PS2 – 5,760

It’s all about DSi in Japan, apparently, as the Nintendo handheld revision surges forward this week to over 125,000 units, up from 87,000 in the previous week.

The full banana:

• DSi – 126,648
• PSP – 54,782
• Wii – 56,702
• PS3 – 30,309
• DS Lite – 12,096
• Xbox 360 – 9,988
• PS2 – 5,743

DSi stable; DS, Wii and PS3 well up; Xbox 360 and PSP down; PS2 bumbling along. It’s the multi-directional rollercoaster that is weekly Japanese hardware sales.

Last week’s data here.

• DSi – 87,185
• PSP – 55,090
• Wii – 49,848
• PS3 – 34,978
• DS Lite – 26,851
• Xbox 360 – 11,423
• PS2 – 5,628

DS Lite and Xbox 360 have had something of a renaissance compared to last week in Japan, with sales of each both rising, well, lots.

PS3 sales were static, as were DSi’s. Wii’s doubled, selling to all the fabled Japanese people that still don’t own one.

Last week’s data here.

• DSi – 88,843
• PSP – 61,226
• Wii – 35,298
• DS Lite – 18,580
• PS3 – 17,436
• Xbox 360 – 15,474
• PS2 – 5,281

Broadly: DSi dropped further; DS Lite died; PS3, 360 and Wii were a bit noncommittal.

It’s all go. Last week’s charts here.

• DSi – 85,327
• PSP – 38,153
• Wii – 26,787
• PS3- 17,448
• Xbox 360 – 7,983
• PS2 – 5,421
• DS Lite – 3,559

DSi held up well into a second week on sale in Japan, according to Media Create figures released overnight, with more than 100,000 units sold compared to 172,000 in its launch week.

PS3 sales more than halved compared to last week, and 360 sales more than doubled. So that’s neat.

Figures:

• DSi – 104,897
• PSP – 43,726
• Wii – 24,726
• PS3 – 18,354
• Xbox 360 – 12,759
• DS Lite – 8,381
• PS2 – 5,743

The latest Famitsu estimates are out and data predicts that the PS3 has sold a mere 4,800 units for week ending October 17. The 360 outsells PS3 yet again, this time by 1,200 units. However, Wii, DS, PS2 and PSP show them both how it should be done.

Full list below. Thanks, NeoGaf.

• PSP　- 156000
• DS -　34000
• Wii　- 25000
• PS2　- 7800
• 360　- 6000
• PS3　- 4800

By Mike Bowden

Oh dear. The latest Media Create figures paint a grim picture of PS3′s fortunes in Japan right now, with the machine now the lowest selling current gen console on the market, and by far at the lowest level it’s ever been in Japan. Xbox 360′s still doing relatively well, tracking above both PS3 and PS2.

Last week’s chart here. Data for the week ending October 12.

• DS 31,914
• PSP 23,901
• Wii 22,877
• Xbox 360 7,763
• PS2 6,982
• PS3 5,734

Enterbrain figures have shown this morning that Xbox 360 outsold PS3 in Japan in September.

Microsoft sold 53,547 units of the 360 in the four weeks to September 28, compared with 33,071 units of the PS3.

Wii sold more than both of them put together, obviously: the machine moved 109,548 units in the month.

Quoting Enterbrain figures, the Nikkei – as relayed by Reuters – has reported that the Japanese games market has actually shrunk in the past six months, down 21.3 percent in the April to September fiscal first half compared to the same period last year to be worth 238.8 billion yen.

Apparently, hardware sales fell 33.5 percent to 95.23 billion yen in the first six months.

Deary us. More through there.

Enterbrain’s reported Japanese hardware sales for July, and PSP’s still flying in the Far East with over 250,000 units sold. No Xbox 360 figures were released, unfortunately “not pretty” probably sums it up. Details below.

• PSP – 256,765 units
• DS – 217,639 units
• Wii – 171,851 units
• PS3 – 54,823 units

We’ve given up trying to make a story out of these. PSP’s always top. Data’s for the week ending July 27. Last week’s figures here. Thanks, Media Create.

• PSP – 67,452
• DS – 56,968
• Wii – 41,024
• PS3 – 10,692
• PS2 – 9,291
• Xbox 360 – 4,941