Last week the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 by almost two to one in Japan, this week not only does the Xbox 360 outsell it again but the PS3 finishes in last place on the Media Create Hardware Chart.

All the consoles record a decrease in sales this week. The DS is still the best-selling console, selling 65 313 units for the week ending the 23rd of August. Of those sales, the DSi sold 59 578 units and the DS Lite 5 735. The PSP follows in second place with 27 187 units with the Xbox 360 next with 8 979 units.

The PS3 finishes in last place this week, selling 2 052 units, placing it behind it’s younger sibling the PS2 which sells 3 295 units.

Hardware Chart

• NDS – 65 313
• PSP – 27 187
• Wii – 26 972
• Xbox 360 – 8 979
• PS2 – 3 295
• PS3 - 2052

Source: Media Create