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DS big hardware winner in Japan last year, says Famitsu

News by Johnny Cullen Contributor

Published on Jan. 5, 2010

According to figures released by Famitsu/Enterbrain, DS was the big winner in the hardware race last year in Japan, selling just over 4 million units.

The handheld's lifetime sales in Japan now stand at 29 million.

Wii outsold PS3 in '09 to win the battle on the home console front: Wii sold 1.9 million units, compared to PS3's 1.7 million.

The machines have now sold 9.5 million units and 4.3 million units in Japan respectively.

Find the full numbers below:

DS - 4,025,313 (29,160,589 LTD)
PSP - 2,307,971 (13,386,455)
Wii - 1,975,178 (9,501,999)
Playstation 3 - 1,727,041 (4,391,407)
Xbox 360 - 331,706 (1,197,873 )