News: DS comfortably ahead in Japan

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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DS Line Leads Stagnant Hardware Sales In Japan

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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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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Dragon Quest and DS Top Last Week’s Japanese Sales Charts

After a big week for the PSP in Japan two weeks ago, the DS saw another solid performance last week (in Japan! ). Media Create sales numbers (via CVG ) for May 3 – May 9 show that, while total sales of the PSP (including both Go and non-Go versions) dropped from 61,205 units to 36,697, the DS (Lite, DSi, and XL) increased slightly from 45,265 to 46,393, good enough for first place. The PSP took …

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PSP Edges Out DS Line In Japan Weekly Hardware Sales

The Sony PSP hardware line edged out the Nintendo DS family by a margin of less than 200 units in Japan for the week ended April 25, tracking firm Media Create reported on Friday. Total PSP sales were 30,302 units, which includes 28,758 units of the PSP-3000 and 1,544 units of the newer UMD drive-less PSP Go. That’s compared to combined DS sales of 30,105, a total that includes 16,676 units of …

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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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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)

News: DS family outsells rivals in Japan charts (Eurogamer)

While God Eater PSP tops software list. The PSP was the top-performing individual console in Japan for the period of 8th to 14th February according to the latest Media Create numbers.

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News: DS family outsells rivals in Japan charts (Eurogamer)

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