News: DSi LL Japan’s best selling hardware

As Fire Emblem, Dragon Quest top chart. Nintendo’s DSi LL was the best selling game console this week in Japan, having shifted 28,916 units. Combined, DS sales were 51,264 (DSi LL 28,916, DSi 17,356, DS Lite 4992) and miles ahead of everything else, according to Media Create data. A joint PSP and PSPgo total of 25,467 (PSP 24,421, PSPgo 1046) sales was just enough to edge past Wii – with 24,604 …

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News: DSi LL Japan’s best selling hardware

DS, PSP Pass 1 Million Units Sold Mid-Year 2010 In Japan

Data from tracking firm Media Create on Friday revealed that both the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP were the only pieces of hardware to cross the million mark in Japan year-to-date through June. The DS sales figure includes includes three models: the DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite. PSP sales include two models, the PSP and PSP Go. Below are Media Create’s year-to-date hardware sales figures through June …

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DS, PSP Pass 1 Million Units Sold Mid-Year 2010 In Japan

DS Sales More Than Double In Japan After Price Cut

Total weekly sales of Nintendo’s line of handheld DS gaming hardware more than doubled in Japan following a price cut in the region, Media Create revealed Friday. For the week ended June 20, total sales of the DS line — which includes the DSi XL, DSi and DS Lite — were 53,523 units, up from 24,535 units the week prior. Nintendo cut the prices of the DSi and DSi XL on June 19. Individually, the …

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DS Sales More Than Double In Japan After Price Cut

PSP Leads DS In Weekly Japanese Sales

Sony’s PlayStation Portable platforms outsold Nintendo’s DS line of handhelds on a combined basis in Japan for the week ended June 6, Media Create reported Friday. Combined sales of PSP-3000 and the newer PSP Go were 24,614 units, the tracking firm said. That includes 23,588 units of PSP-3000 and 1,026 of PSP Go. The DS line — which includes DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite — had combined sales of 20 …

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Weekly PSP Sales Drop As DS Hardware Leads 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

Nintendo’s DS Line Retains Top Spot In Japan Hardware Charts

Sony’s PSP-3000 sold the most units on a per-platform basis in Japan for the week ended April 11, but combined sales of Nintendo’s DS line topped charts for the second week running. The combined sales of the Nintendo DS Lite, DSi and DSi LL were 36,459, tracking firm Media Create reported Friday. Individually, the DSi LL sold 19,372, DSi sold 13,738 and DS Lite sold 3,349. The PSP-3000 sold 29 …

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Big in Japan Apr. 5-11: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Slow week at retail sees not a single debut crack Media Create’s top 10; Nintendo’s platformer leads software, PSP tops hardware.

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Big in Japan Apr. 5-11: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Nintendo DS Line Reclaims Lead On Japanese Hardware Charts

Combined Japanese weekly sales of the Nintendo DS Lite , DSi and DSi LL outweighed total sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3, which led sales charts for the previous two weeks, Media Create said Friday. Total DS sales were 41,219 for the week ended April 4. That amount includes 21,583 units sold of the DSi LL, 15,526 of the DSi and 4,110 of the DS Lite . PS3 sales were 38,877 for the week, enough to put …

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Nintendo DS Line Reclaims Lead On Japanese Hardware Charts

Big in Japan Mar. 8-14: Pokemon Ranger returns (GameSpot)

Nintendo’s creature-battler reprises its finish atop Media Create’s weekly sales chart, as trio of new PSP releases lift Sony’s handheld.

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Big in Japan Mar. 8-14: Pokemon Ranger returns (GameSpot)

Japanese Hardware: DS Line Holds Top Slot As Rankings Stay Static (Gamasutra)

Hardware sales rankings were static week-on-week in Japan, as sales of Nintendo’s DS line of handhelds once again secured the top spot, with the PSP following in second, Media-Create said Friday. For the week ended February 14, the Nintendo DS line of hardware — which includes the DS Lite, DSi, and the DSi LL — sold 51,327 units, down only slightly from a total of 52,606 a week prior …

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Japanese Hardware: DS Line Holds Top Slot As Rankings Stay Static (Gamasutra)