According to data posted by Japanese game magazine Famitsu, Nintendo’s DS was (by far) the best selling console in Japan over 2009, racking up sales of just over 4 million units, contributing to lifetime sales of 29 million units for the console in the region.

The second-best selling console in Japan last year was the PSP, followed by the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Full sales figures for each console follow below:

• DS Sales
  • 2009: 4,025,313 units sold
  • Life to date: 29,160,589 units sold
• PSP Sales
  • 2009: 2,307,971 units sold
  • Life to date: 13,386,455 units sold
• Wii Sales
  • 2009: 1,975,178 units sold
  • Life to date: 9,501,999 units sold
• Playstation 3 Sales
  • 2009: 1,727,041 units sold
  • Life to date: 4,391,407 units sold
• Xbox 360 Sales
  • 2009: 331,706 units sold
  • Life to date: 1,197,873 units sold

Source: VG247