Nintendo continues its domination on the Japanese Hardware Chart for a second week in a row. The Nintendo DS seems unstoppable as it tops the chart yet again for the week ending the 9th of December. Nintendo’s popular handheld sold 168 267 units this week, up roughly 43 000 units from last week’s 124 627 units, and clearly gaining more momentum with the festive season now upon us.

The Wii beat Sony’s PSP for a second week, recording sales of 115 057 units, shooting up from 74 764 units last week. The PSP also saw a decent increase in sales, selling 91 481 units this week in comparison to 74 626 last week.

The PS3 is holding steady, slightly up from last week’s 37 092 units with 38 123 units while the PS2 experiences a marginal drop with just 11 987 units, down from last week’s 13 703 units. The Xbox 360 records an improvement with 8 876 units (up from 6 632 units last week) while the GBA sold 114 units and the Nintendo GameCube 46, both up from last week’s 33 and 32 respectively.

The performance of the Nintendo DS and Wii on this week’s hardware chart is not surprising given that the top ten on the software chart was dominated by Nintendo with five Nintendo DS titles and three Wii titles.

Wii Fit topped the software chart with 150 000 copies while Super Mario Galaxy re-entered the top ten at number 9 with 45 000 copies and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games rounded off the top ten with 45 000 copies.

Mario Party DS sold well to claim second place with 107 000 copies while Namco Bandai’s Tales of Innocence debuted in third place with 104 000 copies. Last week’s number 1, Level 5’s Prof. Layton and Pandora’s Box, came in fifth place with 76 000 copies while Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IV sold 63 000 copies to earn it sixth place. Konami’s Powerful Pro-kun Pocket 10 was the last of the Nintendo DS titles in the top ten, debuting in eighth place with 54 000 copies.

The chart is sure to be both interesting and record-breaking in the coming weeks. Will the Nintendo DS have what it takes to beat the PS2’s record life-to-date sales before the end of 2007 and will the Wii pass the Nintendo GameCube’s life-to-date sales? Both consoles look on track to shatter these records so make sure you stay tuned for what is bound to be an exciting end to a wonderful gaming year.

To brush up on last week’s chart check out Nintendo DS going strong, Wii outsells PSP. Also be sure to browse this week’s software chart, Nintendo in good shape with Wii Fit.

Hardware Chart

Source: Media Create