Apart from the DS beating the PSP to top the hardware chart in Japan this week, the latest Media Create figures showed that the Xbox 360 sold five times as many consoles as the previous week. It also beat the PS3, selling over twice as many units, 24 962 to be exact.

The boost in sales can be largely attributed to the release of Tales of the Vesperia, which sold 108 328 copies in its opening week, earning it number 4 on the software chart. Tales of Vesperia took the title of biggest first week for an Xbox 360 game in Japan, with the previous best first week of software for the Xbox 360 being Blue Dragon with 80 000.

Clearly most retail outlets did not anticipate the increased demand for the 360. It is being reported that Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara, a large electronics store in Tokyo, sold out of all the versions of the Xbox 360 console last week Thursday. The question is whether they will stock up for the coming week and whether the 360 can retain its lead over the PS3 or will plummet to the bottom of the charts again. At the moment Amazon of Japan is sold out of two of the three versions of the Xbox 360.

Source: www.cheapassgamer.com