Hardware sales were in general higher this week, no doubt helped along by the boost in software sales. The Nintendo DS was again the best-selling console in Japan, selling 107 423 units, roughly 18 000 more than last week. The DS Lite accounted for 18 580 of these sales and the remainder, 88 843, were sales of the DSi.

The DS dominated the software side of things, racking up six of the Top 10 games, most notable of which was Chronos Trigger DS which sold 271 000 copies to land second place on the chart.

The PSP also experienced a significant boost in sales, selling 61 226 units this week in comparison to last week’s 38 153. Although there was just one PSP title in the Top 10 software chart, that title (Gundam vs Gundam) performed well in its debut week with sales of 267 000 copies.

The Wii came in third place with 35 298 units, up 8 500 units from last week. This week’s big seller on the Wii was Animal Crossing: City Folk which debuted at number 1 with 305 000 copies.

The PS3 was next with sales of 17 436, much the same as last week. This despite one PS3 title earning a spot in the Top 10, Way of the Samurai 3 held on at number 10 with 20 000 copies.

The Xbox 360 performed well this week. It almost doubled its sales with 15 474 units. Its success this week can likely be attributed to The Last Remnant which sold 101 000 copies on the Xbox 360 and earned the number 4 spot.

The PS2 rounded off the hardware chart with 5 281 units, slightly down from last week’s 5 421.

Hardware Chart

• NDS - 107 423
• PSP - 61 226
• Wii - 35 298
• PS3 - 17 436
• Xbox 360 - 15 474
• PS2 - 5 281

Source: Media Create