Japan’s hardware and software charts for June 30 to July 7

The release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots shook up the Japanese hardware and software charts  a few weeks ago, but its influence is waning and the figures in the latest Media Create sales stats show that everything seems to be going back to normal. More details after the jump.

The effects of Konami‘s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots are starting to wane down on the Japanese sales charts as figures came back to their normal states this past week. The PlayStation Portable still leads the market in the hardware category, while Daigasso! Band Brothers DX for the Nintendo DS is showing some dominant form in the software rankings.

Here are the past week’s sales figures in Japan:

Hardware

• PSP – 56,439
• NDS  – 47,455
• WII – 44,525
• PS3 – 14,359
• PS2 – 11,768
• Xbox 360 – 4,776

Software

1. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo DS) – 47,000
2. Initial D Extreme Stage (PS3) – 43,000
3. Derby Stallion (DS) – 38,000
4. Wii Fit (Wii) – 31,000
5. Nanashi no Game (DS) – 30,000
6. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) – 28,000
7. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World (Wii) – 27,000
8. Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball (Wii) – 20,000
9. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – 18,000
10. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) – 18,000

Via Media Create