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Nintendo minigame collection and Capcom historical action game hold sway as no new releases crack the Japanese top 10.

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Big in Japan August 9-15: Wii Party, Sengoku Basara

Nintendo’s minigame collection continues rocking the Japanese sales charts weeks after release, PSP action RPG enjoys strong debut.

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Big in Japan July 19-25: Wii Party, Fate/Extra

Remember how, like, a brazillion years ago, Dragon Quest IX came out in Japan, and lifted all iterations of the Nintendo DS up to the high heavens? Remember how much you wanted to be a part of that cultural phenomenon? Well, here’s your chance. Continue reading Japanese hardware sales, June 28 – July 4: Throwback edition Japanese hardware sales, June 28 – July 4: Throwback edition originally …

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Japanese hardware sales, June 28 – July 4: Throwback edition

Nintendo’s machines dominate. The latest Japanese sales charts show DS dominating the field, selling twice as many units as the nearest competitor, PSP. Specifically, the three versions of Nintendo’s handheld – DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL – combined to sell 53,523 units, according to Media Create. Sony’s handheld managed 21,766 sales. Nintendo’s flagship console Wii is also back on top, selling 19 …

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News: DS comfortably ahead in Japan

As you text-skippers have already noticed, there’s been a pretty significant shake-up in this week’s Japanese hardware sales chart, with all three incarnations of the Nintendo DS getting substantial sales boosts. There’s been a lot of speculation as to how these increases came about — most seem to think it has something to do with Japan’s recent discounting of all three handhelds, as well as …

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Japanese hardware sales, June 14 – June 20: Rise of the Touchables edition

When Peter and I got to the Nintendo meeting rooms behind the Japanese gaming giant’s huge E3 booth, Satoru Iwata was pecking away at one of Apple’s Macbook Pro laptops. He folded it shut and quickly stood up to greet us, but I found it telling that the president of Nintendo’s worldwide operations would be

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E3 2010: Techland Interviews Nintendo President Satoru Iwata

Nintendo will soon offer the DSi LL (or as we know it, XL) in a multitude of bright colors (and by multitude, I mean three) come June 19…in Japan The extra large handheld will come in a fashionable blue, yellow, or green. To sweeten the deal, Japanese Nintendo enthusiasts can also take advantage of a price drop. T he DS Lite will go from ¥16,800 to open pricing; The DSi will go from ¥18,900 to …

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Nintendo To Release DSi XL In Multiple Colors

Combined sales of the three-model Nintendo DS line led Japanese hardware sales charts for the week ended May 23, as overall hardware sales were stagnant week-on-week, according to Media Create’s latest sales charts. Total DS sales — including the DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite — were 26,145, down from last week’s 28,564. During the most recent week, the DSi LL sold 14,108, the DSi sold 9,356 and the …

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DS Line Leads Stagnant Hardware Sales In Japan

Sony PSP hardware fell to second place on Media Create’s Japanese hardware sales charts, as combined sales of the Nintendo DS line saw a small sales bump that solidified a first place finish for the week. Media Create said Friday that sales of PSP hardware — including the PSP-3000 and PSP Go — were 36,697 for the week ended May 9, good enough for second place on the combined sales charts. That …

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Weekly PSP Sales Drop As DS Hardware Leads In Japan

We hit the highlights from Satoru Iwata ‘s investor Q&A yesterday based on a summary of the Japanese version. Nintendo has since posted an official translation of the full Q&A, so now, if you’d like, you can read Iwata’s comments on the subjects of the 3DS announcement, piracy, and the future of the Wii — at length. ” As for consumers holding off on purchases now,” Iwata said in his 650-word …

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Nintendo investor Q&A now available in English