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Nearly all platforms saw improved sales on the Japanese hardware sales charts this week, with the Nintendo DS experiencing the largest improvement overall, reports tracking firm Media Create. For the week ended October 31, the combined versions of the Nintendo DS line sold 59,126 units, an approximate 25,000 unit increase from last week. The DSi LL saw the most substantial sales growth, more …

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Nintendo DS Leads Japanese Hardware, PSP Go Sales Triple

The Nintendo® World store in New York has reopened its doors to the public after a brief remodeling. The two-story, 10,000-square-foot Rockefeller Plaza store has received a host of upgrades, including new Nintendo graphics, new flooring and fun new ways for visitors to interact with Nintendo games and products.

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A New World Awaits at a Remodeled Nintendo World Store in New York

Portly plumber’s 25th anniversary compilation dethrones Pokemon as Vanquish, Medal of Honor, more new releases storm Japanese sales charts.

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Big in Japan Oct. 18-24: Super Mario All-Stars

Sony’s gaming handheld, which has been trying hard to keep up with the Nintendo DS, gets a $50 price cut. Originally posted at The Digital Home

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PSP Go’s price drops to $199

Pokemon Black and White cling to top spot for fifth straight week, and Wii string-themed installment for Nintendo’s pink puffball mascot takes second as Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Red Dead Redemption slip slightly.

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Big in Japan Oct. 11-17: Kirby’s Epic Yarn

Total sales of the Nintendo DS line — DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite — led all other platforms in Japan this week, while Sony’s PSP and PlayStation 3 saw a sales boost, according to tracking firm Media Create. For the week ended October 17, the PSP-3000 sold 37,127 units, approximately a 4,000 unit increase from last week, and the PS3 saw a roughly 2,000 unit increase, jumping from number four to …

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Nintendo DS Line Tops Japan Hardware Charts

Sony’s PSP and PlayStation 3 saw a sales boost in Japan this week, putting the two platforms on top of the individual platform sales charts, reports tracking firm Media Create. For the week ended October 17, the PSP sold 37,127 units, approximately a 4,000 unit increase from last week, and the PS3 saw a roughly 2,000 unit increase, jumping from number four to number two on the charts. The PSP Go …

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PSP, PS3 Lead Nintendo DS Sales In Japan

Filed under: News , In The News , Weird But True , Opinions , New In Pop Culture We have to imagine that the amazing story of the Chilean miners being rescued after languishing underground for 69 days enraptured the Japanese console buying public’s attention so much over this past week that, well, they plum stopped buying systems. Aside from a slight uptick in Nintendo DS Lite and PlayStation 2 …

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Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 4 – Oct. 10: Mining in Chile edition

A recent survey shows widespread ignorance among the Japanese public about Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld, with a second survey showing many think the system’s planned price as too high. The first survey, conducted by online research firm Macromill for the Nikkei Shimbun newspaper (both surveys via 1up), found 55.9 percent of 1,000 online respondents hadn’t heard of the Nintendo 3DS, despite …

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3DS Seen As Expensive, Unknown In Japanese Surveys

Nintendo’s creature hunter RPG continues dominance, as seven new games crack Media Create’s weekly chart; Dead Rising 2 debut = 123,000 units.

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Big in Japan Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Pokemon Black/White